Claude Nicollier
Claude Nicollier is a government astronaut from Switzerland, affiliated with ESA.
During their career, Claude Nicollier flew on 4 spaceflights and completed 1 spacewalk, logging 42 days, 12 hours, 3 minutes, 12 seconds in space.
Claude Nicollier is the first astronaut from Switzerland. He has flown on four Space Shuttle missions. His first spaceflight (STS-46) was in 1992, and his final spaceflight (STS-103) was in 1999. He took part in two servicing missions to the Hubble Space Telescope (called STS-61 and STS-103). During his final spaceflight he participated in a spacewalk, becoming the first European Space Agency astronaut to do so during a Space Shuttle mission. In 2000 he was assigned to the Astronaut Office Extravehicular Activity Branch, while maintaining a position as Lead ESA Astronaut in Houston. Nicollier retired from ESA in April 2007.
Career Statistics
| Date of Birth | 09/02/1944 |
|---|---|
| Status | Retired |
| First Flight | 07/31/1992 |
| Last Flight | 12/20/1999 |
| In Space | No |
| Time in Space | 42 days, 12 hours, 3 minutes, 12 seconds |
| EVA Time | 8 hours, 10 minutes |
| Landings | 4 |
Spaceflights by Claude Nicollier
Explore the 4 spaceflights Claude Nicollier participated in during their astronaut career, including mission details, launch vehicles, and destinations.
Spacewalk by Claude Nicollier
Discover the 1 spacewalk Claude Nicollier performed during their career, logging a total of 8 hours, 10 minutes outside a spacecraft.
The spacewalk began at 12/23/1999 19:06 UTC and ended at 12/24/1999 03:16 UTC on the Hubble Space Telescope (LEO) for a total of 8 hours and 10 minutes.