ASTRONAUT

Samuel T. Durrance

1943 - 2023

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Samuel Thornton Durrance (September 17, 1943 – May 5, 2023) was an American scientist who flew aboard two NASA Space Shuttle missions as a payload specialist. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Samuel T. Durrance is the 404th most popular astronaut (down from 245th in 2019), the 14,045th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,462nd in 2019) and the 208th most popular American Astronaut.

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Among ASTRONAUTS

Among astronauts, Samuel T. Durrance ranks 404 out of 556. Before him are Scott Altman, Scott J. Horowitz, F. Drew Gaffney, Carl E. Walz, Carl J. Meade, and Michael Fincke. After him are Paul Scully-Power, Sergei Zalyotin, Robert D. Cabana, Michael J. McCulley, Charles D. Walker, and Robert Thirsk.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, Samuel T. Durrance ranks 695. Before him are Kay Bailey Hutchison, Padma Subrahmanyam, Bill Gosper, Howard Wilkinson, Wayne Allard, and Dennis Edwards. After him are Michael J. McCulley, Julie Ege, Wendy Richard, Michael Witzel, Bobby Lennox, and Mickey Hart. Among people deceased in 2023, Samuel T. Durrance ranks 555. Before him are Greg Foster, Hiba Abu Nada, George McGinnis, John Tooby, Judith Heumann, and Sara Tavares. After him are Bram Moolenaar, Steve Harwell, Alistair Darling, Bob Knight, Óscar Arizaga, and Walter Davis.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Samuel T. Durrance ranks 14,049 out of 20,380. Before him are Michael Fincke (1967), Allisyn Ashley Arm (1996), Josh Hopkins (1970), Gary Trousdale (1960), Dick Foran (1910), and Albert B. Fall (1861). After him are Leonard Jimmie Savage (1917), Joaquin Castro (1974), Sarah Roemer (1984), Frank Coraci (1966), Bill Pope (1952), and Jerry Maren (1920).

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Among ASTRONAUTS In United States

Among astronauts born in United States, Samuel T. Durrance ranks 208. Before him are Michael A. Baker (1953), Scott Altman (1959), Scott J. Horowitz (1957), F. Drew Gaffney (1946), Carl E. Walz (1955), and Michael Fincke (1967). After him are Robert D. Cabana (1949), Michael J. McCulley (1943), Charles D. Walker (1948), Sandra Magnus (1964), Kathryn C. Thornton (1952), and Jeffrey Ashby (1954).

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