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Karl Gordon Henize

1926 - 1993

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Karl Gordon Henize (; October 17, 1926 – October 5, 1993) was an American astronomer, space scientist, NASA astronaut, and professor at Northwestern University. He was stationed at several observatories around the world, including McCormick Observatory, Lamont–Hussey Observatory (South Africa), Mount Wilson Observatory, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory and Mount Stromlo Observatory (Australia). He was a member of the astronaut support crew for Apollo 15 and Skylab 2, 3, and 4. As a mission specialist on the Spacelab-2 mission (STS-51-F), he flew on Space Shuttle Challenger in July/August 1985. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Karl Gordon Henize is the 344th most popular astronaut (down from 319th in 2019), the 12,345th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,802nd in 2019) and the 170th most popular American Astronaut.

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Among ASTRONAUTS

Among astronauts, Karl Gordon Henize ranks 344 out of 556. Before him are Tamara E. Jernigan, Mike Mullane, Liu Boming, Michael Coats, Leroy Chiao, and Guion Bluford. After him are Takuya Onishi, Ulrich Walter, Yury Lonchakov, Scott Kelly, Naoko Yamazaki, and Reinhold Ewald.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1926, Karl Gordon Henize ranks 522. Before him are Alfonso Silva, Don Messick, Kenneth Williams, J. P. Donleavy, Aldo Tarlao, and Bruce Harlan. After him are André Testut, Doris Belack, Paul Lynde, Mona Freeman, Ruth Asawa, and Ernest Chapman. Among people deceased in 1993, Karl Gordon Henize ranks 295. Before him are Elizabeth Holloway Marston, Jón Páll Sigmarsson, Ruby Keeler, Kenneth Connor, Kerry Von Erich, and Michael Clarke. After him are David Brian, James Bridges, Hap Sharp, Arsène Auguste, Arnie Oliver, and Ben Klassen.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Karl Gordon Henize ranks 12,349 out of 20,380. Before him are Guion Bluford (1942), Nick Lachey (1973), Mireille Enos (1975), Warren G (1970), Amanda Schull (1978), and Jenna Elfman (1971). After him are Tyler Bates (1965), Marc Andreessen (1971), Frank Borghi (1925), Melissa Belote (1956), Carrie Coon (1981), and Artimus Pyle (1948).

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Among ASTRONAUTS In United States

Among astronauts born in United States, Karl Gordon Henize ranks 170. Before him are George D. Zamka (1962), Tamara E. Jernigan (1959), Mike Mullane (1945), Michael Coats (1946), Leroy Chiao (1960), and Guion Bluford (1942). After him are Scott Kelly (1964), Steven Lindsey (1960), Jerome Apt (1949), Charles L. Veach (1944), Guy Gardner (1948), and Michael R. Clifford (1952).

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