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Thomas Reiter

Germany

Thomas Reiter is a retired German astronaut and Brigadier General in the German Air Force who was selected by the European Space Agency in 1992. He flew two spaceflights: the Euromir 95 mission to the Mir space station aboard Soyuz TM-22, during which he became the first German astronaut to perform a spacewalk, and a later mission to the International Space Station with Expeditions 13 and 14 that returned aboard Space Shuttle Discovery's STS-116. Across both missions he accumulated about 350 days in space, among the top 25 astronauts by total spaceflight duration, and after retiring in 2007 he served as the European Space Agency's Director of Human Spaceflight and Operations from 2011 to 2015.

Facts
Dating
Selection Year
1992 1
Classification
Astronaut Role
Flight Engineer 1
Birth Year
1958 2
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Associated With

European Space Agency, Space Agencies and Companies
Source Thomas Reiter (Wikipedia)

Operated By

European Space Agency, Space Agencies and Companies
Source Thomas Reiter (Wikipedia)
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Nationality

Germany

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Source Thomas Reiter (Q166616, Wikidata)
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1. Thomas Reiter (Wikipedia)
  • Wikipedia Thomas Reiter lead section infobox, selection field (w-bbfill-edspace5-0927)
  • Article text: role flight-engineer
    He served as an onboard engineer for the Euromir 95/Soyuz TM-22 mission
  • Operated By: European Space Agency, Lead paragraph, operated-by
    Thomas Arthur Reiter (born 23 May 1958 in Frankfurt, West Germany) is a retired European astronaut and is a Brigadier General in the German Air Force currently working as ESA Interagency Coordinator and Advisor to the Director General at the European Space Agency (ESA).
  • Associated With: European Space Agency, Lead paragraph, associated-with
    Thomas Arthur Reiter (born 23 May 1958 in Frankfurt, West Germany) is a retired European astronaut and is a Brigadier General in the German Air Force currently working as ESA Interagency Coordinator and Advisor to the Director General at the European Space Agency (ESA).
  • In Group: German Astronauts, Lead sentence
    Thomas Arthur Reiter (born 23 May 1958 in Frankfurt, West Germany) is a retired European astronaut and is a Brigadier General in the German Air Force currently working as ESA Interagency Coordinator and Advisor to the Director General at the European Space Agency (ESA).
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2. Thomas Reiter (Q166616, Wikidata)
Wikidata item Q166616, P569 (date of birth)
Quote, Wikidata item Q166616, P569 (date of birth)
1958
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