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Frank De Winne

Frank De Winne

Frank De Winne is a government astronaut from Belgium, affiliated with ESA.

During their career, Frank De Winne flew on 2 spaceflights, logging 198 days, 17 hours, 35 minutes, 16 seconds in space.

Frank, Viscount De Winne (born 25 April 1961, in Ledeberg, Belgium) is a Belgian Air Component officer and an ESA astronaut. He is Belgium's second person in space (after Dirk Frimout). He was the first ESA astronaut to command a space mission when he served as commander of ISS Expedition 21. ESA astronaut de Winne serves currently as Head of the European Astronaut Centre of the European Space Agency in Cologne/Germany (Köln).

Career Statistics

Key facts and career statistics for Frank De Winne
Date of Birth04/25/1961
StatusRetired
First Flight10/30/2002
Last Flight05/27/2009
In SpaceNo
Time in Space198 days, 17 hours, 35 minutes, 16 seconds
Landings2

Spaceflights by Frank De Winne

Explore the 2 spaceflights Frank De Winne participated in during their astronaut career, including mission details, launch vehicles, and destinations.

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