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Ulf Merbold

Ulf Merbold (1941) has flown to space 4 times, spending 49.9 days off Earth in total. Nationality: Germany. First flight: STS-9, 1983.

Germany4 spaceflights49.9 days in space

Spaceflights

Nov 28, 1983
STS-9Space Shuttle · Cape Canaveral & Kennedy
Feb 19, 1986
Mir
Jan 22, 1992
STS-42Space Shuttle · Cape Canaveral & Kennedy
Jul 1, 1994
Soyuz TM-19Soyuz-U2 · Baikonur
Oct 3, 1994
Soyuz TM-20Soyuz-U2 · Baikonur

Career

Nationality
Germany
Born
1941
Occupation
astronaut, physicist, payload specialist

In space

Spaceflights
4
Time in space
49.90 days
First flight
November 28, 1983
Latest flight
Soyuz TM-20
Education
University of Stuttgart
Awards (Wikidata)
5: Order of Merit of North Rhine-Westphalia; Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany; Order of Merit of Baden-Württemberg…

Source: Wikidata Q215124 (CC0): spaceflights, time in space, citizenship, employer, astronaut group, service, education and awards. Only public professional facts are shown.