Son of former Apollo-Flight Director George Low; bachelor of science in physics engineering from Washington & Lee University, 1978; bachelor of science in mechanical engineering from Cornell University, 1980; master of science in aeronautics and astronautics from Stanford University, 1983; hobbies: Tennis, squash, scuba diving, running; since February 1996 aerospace career with Orbital Sciences Corporation's Launch Systems Group, Dulles, Virginia; since September 2006 he was Senior Vice President and Program Manager for the Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS) program, Orbital Sciences Corporation's Launch Systems Group, Dulles, Virginia; died of colon cancer.