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Ulrich Walter

Ulrich Walter (1954) has flown to space once, spending 10.0 days off Earth in total. Nationality: Germany. First flight: STS-55, 1993.

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Spaceflights

Apr 26, 1993
STS-55Space Shuttle · Cape Canaveral & Kennedy

Career

Nationality
Germany
Born
1954
Occupation
astronaut, television presenter, physicist, non-fiction writer
Employer
Technical University of Munich, Argonne National Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley, Technical University of Darmstadt
Rank
lieutenant

In space

Spaceflights
1
Time in space
9.99 days
First flight
April 26, 1993
Education
Märkisches Gymnasium; University of Cologne
Awards (Wikidata)
3: Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany; Ritter-von-Gerstner Medal; Bavarian Order of Merit

Source: Wikidata Q215142 (CC0): spaceflights, time in space, citizenship, employer, astronaut group, service, education and awards. Only public professional facts are shown.