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Michael P. Anderson

1959 - 2003

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Michael Phillip Anderson (December 25, 1959 – February 1, 2003) was a United States Air Force officer and NASA astronaut. He and his six fellow crew members were killed in the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster when the craft disintegrated during its re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere. Anderson served as the payload commander and lieutenant colonel in charge of science experiments on the Columbia. He was posthumously awarded the Congressional Space Medal of Honor. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Michael P. Anderson is the 61st most popular astronaut (down from 30th in 2019), the 2,945th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,690th in 2019) and the 40th most popular American Astronaut.

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Among ASTRONAUTS

Among astronauts, Michael P. Anderson ranks 61 out of 556. Before him are Mirosław Hermaszewski, Gordon Cooper, Ellison Onizuka, Wally Schirra, Fred Haise, and Viktor Patsayev. After him are Christa McAuliffe, Jean-Loup Chrétien, Sunita Williams, Bruce McCandless II, Claude Nicollier, and Toyohiro Akiyama.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1959, Michael P. Anderson ranks 104. Before him are James Wong, Andrea de Cesaris, Andrey Belousov, Andrew Fire, Marcia Gay Harden, and Juha Kankkunen. After him are Richie Sambora, Paul McGrath, Thomas F. Wilson, Stephen Harper, Abu Omar al-Baghdadi, and Helmuth Duckadam. Among people deceased in 2003, Michael P. Anderson ranks 88. Before him are Princess Isabelle of Orléans-Braganza, Denis Thatcher, Prince Carl Bernadotte, Rik Van Steenbergen, Michael Kamen, and Kinji Fukasaku. After him are Janko Bobetko, Martha Scott, Jacques Deray, Valeriy Brumel, William Steig, and Wendy Hiller.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Michael P. Anderson ranks 2,945 out of 20,380. Before him are Langston Hughes (1902), George Reeves (1914), Alan King (1927), Irvin Kershner (1923), Heather Locklear (1961), and Charles M. Rice (1952). After him are Nick Holonyak (1928), Julian Schnabel (1951), Joseph Jenkins Roberts (1809), Gigi Hadid (1995), Audre Lorde (1934), and Richie Sambora (1959).

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Among ASTRONAUTS In United States

Among astronauts born in United States, Michael P. Anderson ranks 40. Before him are Don L. Lind (1930), Frank Borman (1928), Gordon Cooper (1927), Ellison Onizuka (1946), Wally Schirra (1923), and Fred Haise (1933). After him are Christa McAuliffe (1948), Sunita Williams (1965), Bruce McCandless II (1937), Barry E. Wilmore (1962), Judith Resnik (1949), and Sally Ride (1951).

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