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Anthony W. England

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Anthony Wayne "Tony" England (born May 15, 1942) is an American former NASA astronaut. Selected in 1967, England was among a group of astronauts who served as backups during the Apollo and Skylab programs. Like most others in his class, he flew during the Space Shuttle program, serving as a mission specialist on STS-51-F in 1985. He has logged more than 4,000 hours of flying time and 188 hours in space. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Anthony W. England is the 330th most popular astronaut (up from 341st in 2019), the 11,856th most popular biography from United States (up from 12,492nd in 2019) and the 159th most popular American Astronaut.

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Among ASTRONAUTS

Among astronauts, Anthony W. England ranks 330 out of 556Before him are Yuri Shargin, Umberto Guidoni, Lee Archambault, Ronald J. Grabe, Jing Haipeng, and Loren Shriver. After him are William S. McArthur, Catherine Coleman, Robert L. Gibson, Joseph M. Acaba, Sergei Treshchov, and Vladimir Dezhurov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Anthony W. England ranks 670Before him are Michele Lee, Jon Kyl, Dave Cutler, Juan Carlos Oleniak, Guy Saint-Vil, and Jejomar Binay. After him are Bobbie Gentry, Alevtina Olyunina, Sandra Morgan, Susan Hill, Harry Chapin, and Ann Packer.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Anthony W. England ranks 11,858 out of 20,380Before him are Valerie Brisco-Hooks (1960), S. E. Hinton (1948), Tyler Hoechlin (1987), Diana Serra Cary (1918), Rodger Bumpass (1951), and Phil Silvers (1911). After him are Bobbie Gentry (1942), Tim Van Patten (1959), Dave Wottle (1950), Lorraine Hansberry (1930), David McCullough (1933), and Clyde Lovellette (1929).

Among ASTRONAUTS In United States

Among astronauts born in United States, Anthony W. England ranks 159Before him are Timothy Kopra (1963), Serena Auñón-Chancellor (1976), Lisa Nowak (1963), Lee Archambault (1960), Ronald J. Grabe (1945), and Loren Shriver (1944). After him are William S. McArthur (1951), Catherine Coleman (1960), Robert L. Gibson (1946), Joseph M. Acaba (1967), George D. Zamka (1962), and Tamara E. Jernigan (1959).