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Claude Nicollier

Claude Nicollier (1944) has flown to space 4 times, spending 42.5 days off Earth in total. Nationality: Switzerland. First flight: STS-46, 1992.

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Spaceflights

Jul 31, 1992
STS-46Space Shuttle · Cape Canaveral & Kennedy
Dec 2, 1993
STS-61Space Shuttle · Cape Canaveral & Kennedy
Feb 22, 1996
STS-75Space Shuttle · Cape Canaveral & Kennedy
Dec 20, 1999
STS-103Space Shuttle · Cape Canaveral & Kennedy

Career

Nationality
Switzerland
Born
1944
Occupation
astronaut, aircraft pilot, physicist, astrophysicist
Employer
European Space Agency, École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne

In space

Spaceflights
4
Time in space
42.50 days
First flight
July 31, 1992
Latest flight
STS-103
Education
University of Geneva; University of Lausanne
Awards (Wikidata)
3: Albert Einstein Medal; NASA Distinguished Service Medal; International Space Hall of Fame

Source: Wikidata Q116962 (CC0): spaceflights, time in space, citizenship, employer, astronaut group, service, education and awards. Only public professional facts are shown.