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Wubbo Ockels

Wubbo Ockels

  • Status: Deceased
  • In Space: No
  • Date of Birth: 03/28/1946
  • Date of Death: 05/18/2014
  • First Flight: 10/30/1985
  • Last Flight: 10/30/1985

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Wubbo Ockels, a Dutch astronaut affiliated with the government agency European Space Agency, embarked on 1 space flights and engaging in 0 spacewalks during his/her career as an astronaut.

Dr Wubbo Johannes Ockels (28 March 1946 – 18 May 2014) was a Dutch physicist and an astronaut of the European Space Agency (ESA). In 1985 he participated in a flight on the Space Shuttle Challenger, STS-61-A, making him the first Dutch citizen in space.

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