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Claude Nicollier

Swiss astronaut · Switzerland · Scientists · Born 1944 · age 82

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Claude Nicollier is the first astronaut from Switzerland. He has flown on four Space Shuttle missions. His first spaceflight (STS-46) was in 1992, and his final spaceflight (STS-103) was in 1999. He took part in two servicing missions to the Hubble Space Telescope.

A life in dates

2001NASA Distinguished Service MedalAward1998Albert Einstein MedalAward1997International Space Hall of FameAward1944Born2 September 1944

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Awards

NASA Distinguished Service Medal2001
Albert Einstein Medal1998
International Space Hall of Fame1997

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Claude Nicollier is the first astronaut from Switzerland. He has flown on four Space Shuttle missions. His first spaceflight (STS-46) was in 1992, and his final spaceflight (STS-103) was in 1999. He took part in two servicing missions to the Hubble Space Telescope. During his final spaceflight he participated in a spacewalk, becoming the first European Space Agency astronaut to do so during a Space Shuttle mission. In 2000 he was assigned to the Astronaut Office Extravehicular Activity Branch, while maintaining a position as Lead ESA Astronaut in Houston. Nicollier retired from ESA in April 2007.

Country
Switzerland
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
living
Dates
Born 1944 · age 82

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