Ulf Merbold
Ulf Merbold is a government astronaut from Germany, affiliated with ESA.
During their career, Ulf Merbold flew on 3 spaceflights, logging 49 days, 20 hours, 36 minutes, 57 seconds in space.
Dr. Ulf Dietrich Merbold (born June 20, 1941) is the first West German citizen and second German native (after Sigmund Jähn) to have flown in space. He is also the first member of the European Space Agency Astronaut Corps to participate in a spaceflight mission and the first non-US citizen to reach orbit in a US spacecraft. In 1983, he and Byron Lichtenberg became the first Payload Specialists to fly on the shuttle.
Career Statistics
| Date of Birth | 06/20/1941 |
|---|---|
| Status | Retired |
| First Flight | 11/28/1983 |
| Last Flight | 10/03/1994 |
| In Space | No |
| Time in Space | 49 days, 20 hours, 36 minutes, 57 seconds |
| Landings | 3 |
Spaceflights by Ulf Merbold
Explore the 3 spaceflights Ulf Merbold participated in during their astronaut career, including mission details, launch vehicles, and destinations.