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G. David Low

1956 - 2008

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George David Low (February 19, 1956 – March 15, 2008) was an American aerospace executive and a NASA astronaut. With undergraduate degrees in physics and mechanical engineering and a master's degree in aeronautics and astronautics, he worked in the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) at the California Institute of Technology in the early 80's, before being picked as an astronaut candidate by NASA in 1984. In addition to holding some technical assignments, he logged more than 700 hours in space (including stints on the Columbia, the Atlantis, and the Endeavour Space Shuttles), before he left NASA in 1996 to pursue a career in the private sector. He was the son of George M. Low, the manager of the Apollo Spacecraft Program Office, and later, the 14th president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. G. David Low is the 457th most popular astronaut (up from 488th in 2019), the 15,361st most popular biography from United States (up from 15,782nd in 2019) and the 242nd most popular American Astronaut.

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Among ASTRONAUTS

Among astronauts, G. David Low ranks 457 out of 556. Before him are Matthias Maurer, Andrew J. Feustel, Oleg Novitsky, Kjell N. Lindgren, Mark C. Lee, and Donald R. McMonagle. After him are Dominic L. Pudwill Gorie, Brian Duffy, Mark L. Polansky, Dominic A. Antonelli, Gregory Chamitoff, and Mark N. Brown.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1956, G. David Low ranks 739. Before him are Darrell Pace, Jon Tester, Betsy Nagelsen, Tatyana Lesovaya, David Sedaris, and Sam Brownback. After him are Mark L. Polansky, Viktor Lyapkalo, Mike Bruner, Kathleen Beller, Jean-Henry Céant, and John Naber. Among people deceased in 2008, G. David Low ranks 400. Before him are Rob Knox, Es'kia Mphahlele, Larry Norman, François Sterchele, György Kolonics, and Karen Asrian. After him are Eudy Simelane, Bill Brown, Tony Snow, Jacob Lekgetho, Jonathan James, and Agata Mróz-Olszewska.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, G. David Low ranks 15,367 out of 20,380. Before him are Mark Steven Johnson (1964), Michael Dokes (1958), Allen Drury (1918), Jermaine Stewart (1957), Ronnie Milsap (1943), and Mark Pellington (1962). After him are Kate DiCamillo (1964), B. B. Comer (1848), Bradley Pierce (1982), Cameron Dallas (1994), Danielle Brooks (1989), and Donald Cerrone (1983).

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Among ASTRONAUTS In United States

Among astronauts born in United States, G. David Low ranks 242. Before him are Daniel M. Tani (1961), Steven Hawley (1951), Daniel C. Burbank (1961), Andrew J. Feustel (1965), Mark C. Lee (1952), and Donald R. McMonagle (1952). After him are Dominic L. Pudwill Gorie (1957), Brian Duffy (1953), Mark L. Polansky (1956), Dominic A. Antonelli (1967), Mark N. Brown (1951), and David C. Hilmers (1950).

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