Birth Name:

Karl Gordon Henize

Male

Birth Date:

Sun, Oct 17, 1926

Time of Birth:

05:52 AM

Place of Birth:

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Age:

98

Zodiac Sign:

Libra

Astrology Data:

Sun

23°

Lib

19'

Moon

0°

Pis

50'

Asc

11°

Lib

0'

MC

12°

Can

35'

About Karl G. Henize

Karl Gordon Henize (/ˈhɛnaɪz/; 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.

Link to Wikipedia biography

External Links:

• Spacefacts biography of Karl G. Henize

• New York Times obituary

• Astronautix biography

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Astrological aspects and planetary data / tags for Karl G. Henize: Sun 23 Libra, Moon 0 Pisces, Mercury 11 Scorpio, Venus 14 Libra, Mars 17 Taurus, Jupiter 17 Aquarius, Saturn 24 Scorpio, Uranus 26 Pisces, Neptune 26 Leo, Pluto 15 Cancer, Asc 11 Libra, Mc 12 Cancer, Moon Opposition Neptune, Sun Sextile Neptune, Mercury Trine Midheaven, Sun Semi Sextile Saturn, Moon Sesquiquadrate Venus, Moon Sesquiquadrate Pluto, Mercury Sesquiquadrate Uranus, Mercury Trine Pluto, Mercury Semi Sextile Ascendant, Venus Quincunx Mars, Venus Trine Jupiter, Venus Semi Square Neptune, Venus Square Pluto, Venus Conjunct Ascendant, Venus Square Midheaven, Mars Square Jupiter, Mars Sextile Pluto, Jupiter Quincunx Pluto, Saturn Trine Uranus, Saturn Square Neptune, Saturn Semi Square Ascendant, Saturn Sesquiquadrate Midheaven, Uranus Quincunx Neptune, Neptune Semi Square Ascendant, Neptune Semi Square Midheaven, Pluto Square Ascendant, Pluto Conjunct Midheaven, Ascendant Square Midheaven

Categories related to Karl G. Henize: American astronomers, October 17 births, American astronauts, NASA civilian astronauts, Space Shuttle program astronauts, University of Michigan College of Literature, Science, and the Arts alumni, University of Virginia alumni, 1993 deaths, 1926 births, Scientists from Cincinnati, Mountaineering deaths on Mount Everest

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