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Ulf Merbold

German astronaut · Germany · Scientists · Born 1941 · age 85

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Ulf Dietrich Merbold is a German physicist and astronaut who flew to space three times, becoming the first West German citizen in space and the first non-American to fly on a NASA spacecraft.

A life in dates

1988Order of Merit of North Rhine-WestphaliaAward1984Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of GermanyAward1983Order of Merit of Baden-WürttembergAward1941Born20 June 1941

Also in Deutsch

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Ulf Merbold, Franco Malerba and Wubbo Ockels in 1978Ulf Merbold, Franco Malerba and Wubbo Ockels in 1978Crew of STS-9, from left to right: Owen Garriott, Byron K. Lichtenberg, Brewster H. Shaw, John Young, Ulf Merbold, Robert A. ParkerCrew of STS-9, from left to right: Owen Garriott, Byron K. Lichtenberg, Brewster H. Shaw, John Young, Ulf Merbold, Robert A. ParkerSpacelab in Columbia's payload baySpacelab in Columbia's payload bayMerbold on the flight deckMerbold on the flight deckSTS-42 crew in the IML-1 SpacelabSTS-42 crew in the IML-1 SpacelabSoyuz TM-20 docked to MirSoyuz TM-20 docked to MirYuri Malenchenko, Talgat Musabayev and Ulf Merbold on a 1995 Kazakh stampYuri Malenchenko, Talgat Musabayev and Ulf Merbold on a 1995 Kazakh stamp

Awards

Order of Merit of North Rhine-Westphalia1988
Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany1984
Order of Merit of Baden-Württemberg1983
Order of Friendship
Medal "For Merit in Space Exploration"

About this person

Ulf Dietrich Merbold is a German physicist and astronaut who flew to space three times, becoming the first West German citizen in space and the first non-American to fly on a NASA spacecraft. Merbold flew on two Space Shuttle missions and on a Russian mission to the space station Mir, spending a total of 49 days in space.

Country
Germany
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
living
Dates
Born 1941 · age 85

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