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Karl Gordon Henize
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Karl Gordon Henize was an American astronomer, space scientist, NASA astronaut, and professor at Northwestern University. He was stationed at several observatories around the world, including McCormic
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Henize, then an employee at Dearborn Observatory, discussing the Ultraviolet Astronomical Camera Experiment with the Gemini 11 astronauts (1966)
Henize, then an employee at Dearborn Observatory, discussing the Ultraviolet Astronomical Camera Experiment with the Gemini 11 astronauts (1966)
The crew assigned to the STS-51F mission (1985)
The crew assigned to the STS-51F mission (1985)
Liftoff on July 29, 1985, sending Henize into Earth orbit
Liftoff on July 29, 1985, sending Henize into Earth orbit
Mount Everest
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Mount Everest is the highest mountain on Earth above sea level. It lies in the Mahalangur Himal sub-range of the Himalayas and marks part of the China–Nepal border at its summit. Its height was most r
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…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. Karl Henize was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, on October 17, 1926. He grew up on a small dairy farm outside…
Mount Everest
View of Mt. Everest from the west
View of Mt. Everest from the west
North Face of Everest as seen from the path to North Base Camp
North Face of Everest as seen from the path to North Base Camp
View from the south (Nepal) shows Everest rising behind the ridge connecting Nuptse and Lhotse; in the foreground are Thamserku, Kangtega, and Ama Dab
View from the south (Nepal) shows Everest rising behind the ridge connecting Nuptse and Lhotse; in the foreground are Thamserku, Kangtega, and Ama Dablam
The name "Mount Everest" was first proposed in this 1856 speech, later published in 1857, in which the mountain was first confirmed as the world's hig
The name "Mount Everest" was first proposed in this 1856 speech, later published in 1857, in which the mountain was first confirmed as the world's highest.