Background
Bowles, Norman Charles was born on February 25, 1948 in Manila. Son of Kenneth Herbert and Esther Paz Cafuir Bowles.
Bowles, Norman Charles was born on February 25, 1948 in Manila. Son of Kenneth Herbert and Esther Paz Cafuir Bowles.
Bachelor in International Affairs, University Maryland, 1973. Student, Michigan State University, 1967.
Management intern, United States Federal R.R. Administration, Washington, 1973-1975;
management analyst, Office Management Sys., United States DOT, Washington, 1975-1980;
chief aviation and research, Office Management Planning, United States DOT, 1980-1983;
senior regulatory specialist, Office Commercial Space Transportation, Washington, 1984-1987;
associate director licensing and safety, Office Commercial Space Transportation, since 1987. Designer, manager regulatory regime for commercial space activities, approving official first United States commercial launch licensed, 1988, set insurance requirements for commercial launch industry, 1988. Senior federal official overseeing first lic.U.S. commercial launches, 1989.
Approved first operators licensed, 1991. Member standards executive county American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.
Member administrative council Church of Good Shepherd, Oakton, Virginia With United States Army, 1968-1970. Member National Space Society, Women in Aerospace, Reston Interfaith, Inc. (board directors).
Married Patricia Ann Baldi, December 1, 1973 (divorced 1982). Married Helen Elizabeth Sullivan, May 30, 1987.