Ken Bowersox (19th Co.) Returns to Academy for Annual Astronaut Convocation

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (Feb. 27, 2025) U.S. Naval Academy midshipmen attend an informal panel discussion led by Maj. Gen. Charles Bolden, USMC (ret.), former Administrator of The National Aeronautics and Space Administration, with Randy “Komrade” Bresnik NASA Astronaut, and U.S. Marine Corps Colonel (ret.), and Captain Bowersox Associate Administrator, Space Operations Mission Directorate, during the annual astronaut convocation held in Mahan Hall. As the undergraduate college of our country’s naval service,

The Naval Academy held its annual Astronaut Convocation with Maj Gen Charles Bolden ‘68, USMC (Ret.), Capt. Kenneth Bowersox ‘78, USN (Ret.), and Col Randy Bresnik, USMC (Ret.), Citadel. The U.S. Naval Academy has graduated the most astronauts of any American institution with fifty-four graduates venturing into the stars. Each year, some of these notable USNA graduates return to speak to the brigade about their time in the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Astronaut program.

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (Feb. 27, 2025) U.S. Naval Academy midshipmen attend an informal panel discussion led by Maj. Gen. Charles Bolden, USMC (ret.), former Administrator of The National Aeronautics and Space Administration, with Randy “Komrade” Bresnik NASA Astronaut, and U.S. Marine Corps Colonel (ret.), and Captain Bowersox Associate Administrator, Space Operations Mission Directorate, during the annual astronaut convocation held in Mahan Hall. As the undergraduate college of our country’s naval service,