Biographies of International Astronauts
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Personal data
| Birthdate: | 23.05.1958 |
| Birthplace: | Frankfurt on Main |
| Marital status: | married |
| Children: | two |
| Selection date: | 15.05.1992 |
| Selection group: | ESA-2 / EAC |
| Position: | Test Cosmonaut (TC) |
| Status: | Ret. 30.09.2007 |
Spaceflights
| No. | Mission | Position | Time | Duration |
| 1 | Soyuz TM-22 / MIR-20 | Flight Engineer | 03.09.1995 - 29.02.1996 | 179d 01h 41m |
| 2 | STS-121 / ISS-13 / ISS-14 / STS-116 | Flight Engineer | 04.07.2006 - 22.12.2006 | 171d 03h 54m |
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Additional information
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Graduated as "Diplom-Ingenieur" in aerospace
and technology from the University of Armed Forces in Munich, 1984; Brigadier
General, German Airforce; test pilot; he was the first German astronaut, who
performed an
EVA;
hobbies: sports, including badminton and fencing, cooking, playing guitar; in
October 01, 2007 he became member of
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