G. David Low, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

G. David Low

American astronaut

Date of Birth: 19-Feb-1956

Place of Birth: Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Date of Death: 15-Mar-2008

Profession: astronaut, engineer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

George David Low (February 19, 1956 – March 15, 2008) was an American aerospace executive and a NASA astronaut.
He was born in 1956 to Dr.
George Low, the Manager of the Apollo Spacecraft Program Office.
With undergraduate degrees in physics and mechanical engineering and a master's degree in aeronautics and astronautics, he worked in the 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), before he left NASA in 1996 to pursue a career in the private sector.