Thomas Reiter
Thomas Reiter is a government astronaut from Germany, affiliated with European Space Agency.
During their career, Thomas Reiter flew on 2 spaceflights and completed 3 spacewalks, logging 350 days, 5 hours, 35 minutes, 42 seconds in space.
Thomas Arthur Reiter (born 23 May 1958 in Frankfurt, West Germany) is a retired European astronaut and is a Brigadier General in the German Air Force currently working as ESA Interagency Coordinator and Advisor to the Director General at the European Space Agency (ESA). He was one of the top 25 astronauts in terms of total time in space. With his wife and two sons he lives near Oldenburg in Lower Saxony.
Career Statistics
| Date of Birth | 05/23/1958 |
|---|---|
| Status | Retired |
| First Flight | 09/03/1995 |
| Last Flight | 07/04/2006 |
| In Space | No |
| Time in Space | 350 days, 5 hours, 35 minutes, 42 seconds |
| EVA Time | 14 hours, 15 minutes |
| Landings | 2 |
Spaceflights by Thomas Reiter
Explore the 2 spaceflights Thomas Reiter participated in during their astronaut career, including mission details, launch vehicles, and destinations.
Spacewalks by Thomas Reiter
Discover the 3 spacewalks Thomas Reiter performed during their career, logging a total of 14 hours, 15 minutes outside a spacecraft.
The spacewalk began at 10/20/1995 11:50 UTC and ended at 10/20/1995 17:06 UTC on the Mir for a total of 5 hours and 16 minutes.
The spacewalk began at 02/08/1996 14:03 UTC and ended at 02/08/1996 17:08 UTC on the Mir for a total of 3 hours and 5 minutes.
The spacewalk began at 08/03/2006 14:04 UTC and ended at 08/03/2006 19:58 UTC on the International Space Station for a total of 5 hours and 54 minutes.