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Wubbo Ockels

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Wubbo Ockels was a Dutch physicist and European Space Agency astronaut who became the first Dutch citizen to fly in space, serving as a payload specialist aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger mission STS-61-A in 1985, which carried a record eight-person crew and the second flight of the Spacelab module. It was his only spaceflight. Ockels later became a prominent advocate for sustainable energy and aviation research in the Netherlands.

Facts
Birth Date
1946-03-28 3
Birth Year
1946 3
Nationality
Dutch 3
Notable Mission
STS-61-A 3
Classification
Astronaut Role
Payload Specialist 1
Dating
Selection Year
1978 2
Connections

Associated With

European Space Agency, Space Agencies and Companies
Source Wubbo Ockels - Wikipedia

Operated By

European Space Agency, Space Agencies and Companies
Source Wubbo Ockels - Wikipedia
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Nationality

Netherlands

Also in Geography Atlas: the nationality of this subject.

Sources
1. Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Wikimedia Foundation
2. Wubbo Ockels (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia Wubbo Ockels lead section infobox, selection field (w-bbfill-edspace5-0927)View the Source
3. Wubbo Ockels - Wikipedia
  • Infobox, birth_date
    1946-03-28
  • Introduction, first sentence, parenthetical
    28 March 1946
  • Introduction, first sentence, description
    a Dutch physicist
  • Infobox, mission
    STS-61-A
  • Lead section
    Wubbo Johannes Ockels (28 March 1946 - 18 May 2014) was a Dutch physicist and astronaut with the European Space Agency who, in 1985, became the first Dutch citizen in space when he flew on STS-61-A as a payload specialist.
  • Operated By: European Space Agency, Lead paragraph, operated-by
    Wubbo Johannes Ockels (28 March 1946-18 May 2014) was a Dutch physicist and astronaut with the European Space Agency who, in 1985, became the first Dutch citizen in space when he flew on STS-61-A as a payload specialist.
  • Associated With: European Space Agency, Lead paragraph, associated-with
    Wubbo Johannes Ockels (28 March 1946-18 May 2014) was a Dutch physicist and astronaut with the European Space Agency who, in 1985, became the first Dutch citizen in space when he flew on STS-61-A as a payload specialist.
  • In Group: European Space Agency Astronauts, Lead sentence
    Wubbo Johannes Ockels (28 March 1946-18 May 2014) was a Dutch physicist and astronaut with the European Space Agency who, in 1985, became the first Dutch citizen in space when he flew on STS-61-A as a payload specialist.
View the Source
Wikidata: Wubbo Ockels
Wikidata Q944386, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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