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Dirk Frimout

Dirk Frimout (1941) has flown to space once, spending 8.9 days off Earth in total. Nationality: Belgium. First flight: STS-45, 1992.

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Spaceflights

Mar 24, 1992
STS-45Space Shuttle · Cape Canaveral & Kennedy

Career

Nationality
Belgium
Born
1941
Occupation
engineer, astronaut, astrophysicist, physicist
Employer
Ghent University, Proximus Group, Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy

In space

Spaceflights
1
Time in space
8.92 days
First flight
March 24, 1992
Education
Ghent University; University of Colorado
Awards (Wikidata)
2: Grand Officer of the Order of Leopold; Honorary doctor of the University of Liège

Source: Wikidata Q52494 (CC0): spaceflights, time in space, citizenship, employer, astronaut group, service, education and awards. Only public professional facts are shown.