Biographies of Astronaut and Cosmonaut Candidates
van AkenPeterThe Netherlands |
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Personal data
| Birthdate: | 06.10.1961 |
| Birthplace: | Amsterdam |
| Marital status: | married |
| Children: | |
| Selection date: | 22.04.1991 |
| Position: | LS |
| Status: | Ret. ??.11.1991 |
Additional information
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Gymnasium, Hösbach BRD, 1982; Physics,
Technische Hochschule Darmstadt, 1988; researcher Technische Hochschule
Darmstadt, 1991; languages: English, German, French (limited); hobbies: karate,
swimming, skiing, guitar playing, reading; one of five candidates from the
Netherlands in the 1992
ESA
selection (only André
Kuipers was selected as an
astronaut). |
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