Biographies of Astronaut and Cosmonaut Candidates

van der Linde

Kees Daan

The Netherlands

Personal data

Birthdate:	29.01.1939
Birthplace:	Batavia (Djakarta)
Marital status:	married
Children:	two
Selection date:	30.08.1977
Position:	PSP
Status:	Ret. 22.12.1977
Day of death:	23.03.2007
Place of death:	Heemstede

Additional information

Profession: chemist and sales engineer; place of residence in 1977: Berkel en Rodenrijs; hobbies: sports (row); one of five candidates from the Netherlands in the 1977 ESA selection (only Wubbo Ockels was selected as an astronaut).

Last update on August 08, 2021.