Alice Bowman | |
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 Alice Bowman during the New Horizons extended mission in 2019 | |
| Born | 1960 (age 64–65) |
| Education | BA, physics and chemistry, University of Virginia |
| Known for | Mission Operations Manager for the New Horizons mission to Pluto |
| Children | Noah Carter Bowman |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | Applied Physics Laboratory, Howard County, Maryland |
Alice Bowman (born 1960) is the Mission Operations Manager for the New Horizons mission to Pluto. She is the first woman to fill that role at the Applied Physics Laboratory,[1][2] taking on the position in 2002 specifically for the duration of the three billion-mile space journey.[3][4]
- ^ "Earth Celebrates New Horizons' MOM, Mission Operations Manager Alice Bowman". The Mary Sue. 2015-07-15. Retrieved 2015-07-16.
- ^ "The women of New Horizons' Pluto flyby". EarthSky. 2015-07-14. Retrieved 2015-07-16.
- ^ Cowen, Ron (2017-02-21). "Cool Jobs: Probing Pluto". Science News for Students. Retrieved 2017-03-05.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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