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Gerhard Thiele

Gerhard Thiele (1953) has flown to space once, spending 11.2 days off Earth in total. Nationality: Germany. First flight: STS-99, 2000.

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Spaceflights

Feb 11, 2000
STS-99Space Shuttle · Cape Canaveral & Kennedy

Career

Nationality
Germany
Born
1953
Occupation
astronaut, physicist
Astronaut group
NASA Astronaut Group 16

In space

Spaceflights
1
Time in space
11.24 days
First flight
February 11, 2000
Education
LMU Munich; Heidelberg University
Awards (Wikidata)
2: Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany; Order of Merit of Baden-Württemberg

Source: Wikidata Q215009 (CC0): spaceflights, time in space, citizenship, employer, astronaut group, service, education and awards. Only public professional facts are shown.