Karl Gordon Henize, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American astronomer
Date of Birth: 17-Oct-1926
Place of Birth: Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Date of Death: 05-Oct-1993
Profession: scientist, astronomer, astronaut
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Libra 
About Karl Gordon Henize
- Karl Gordon Henize, Ph.D.
- (; 17 October 1926 – 5 October 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.
- He was awarded the NASA Exceptional Scientific Achievement Medal in 1974. He died in 1993, during a Mount Everest expedition while testing equipment for NASA.
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