Klaus-Dietrich Flade Status: Retired 8/21/1952 – Nationality: German Type: Government First Flight: 3/17/1992 Last Flight: 3/17/1992 Klaus-Dietrich Flade (born August 23, 1952) is a German pilot and former German Aerospace Center astronaut who visited the Mir space station in 1992 aboard the Soyuz TM-14 mission, returning to Earth a week later aboard Soyuz TM-13. Launches Soyuz-U2 | Soyuz TM-14 German Aerospace Center Type: Government Abbreviation: DLR Administration: Pascale Ehrenfreund Founded: 1969 Spacecraft: Mars Express | Rosetta | Dawn Country: DEU The German Aerospace Center is Germany’s Center for aerospace, energy, and transportation research. Their main work is as a contributor to the ESA. They have done work both in tandem with the US on Space Shuttle and the ISS, and also with other European Nations on missions like Space Lab and Mars Express.