Curt Michel
American astronaut (1934–2015) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Frank Curtis "Curt" Michel (June 5, 1934 – February 26, 2015) was an American astrophysicist; a professor of astrophysics at Rice University in Houston, Texas; a United States Air Force pilot; and a NASA astronaut.
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Born | Frank Curtis Michel (1934-06-05)June 5, 1934 La Crosse, Wisconsin, U.S. |
Died | February 26, 2015(2015-02-26) (aged 80) |
Resting place | Houston National Cemetery |
Education | California Institute of Technology (BS, MS, PhD) |
Awards | Guggenheim Fellow (1979) Humboldt Prize (1983) |
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NASA astronaut | |
Selection | NASA Group 4 (1965) |
Retirement | August 18, 1969 |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Astrophysics |
Institutions | Rice University |
Thesis | The Beta Spectra of the Mass 12 Nuclei (1962) |
Doctoral advisor | Thomas Lauritsen |
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