G. David Low

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David Low
Born	George David Low (1956-02-19)February 19, 1956 Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Died	March 15, 2008(2008-03-15) (aged 52) Reston, Virginia, U.S.
Education	Washington and Lee University (BS) Cornell University (BS) Stanford University (MS)
Space career
NASA astronaut
Time in space	29d 18h 5m
Selection	NASA Group 10 (1984)
Missions	STS-32 STS-43 STS-57
Mission insignia
Retirement	1996

George David Low (February 19, 1956 – March 15, 2008)^[1] 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.