Wubbo Ockels
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Dutch physicist and astronaut (1946–2014)
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It is catalogued under topics including 1946 births, 2014 deaths and 20th-century Dutch engineers.
Its subject is documented across 28 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Born
- Wubbo Johannes Ockels , ( 1946-03-28 ) 28 March 1946, Almelo , Netherlands
- Died
- 18 May 2014 (2014-05-18) (aged 68), Amsterdam , Netherlands
- Education
- University of Groningen ( MSc , PhD )
- Occupation
- Physicist
- Spouse
- Joos Swaving
- Time in space
- 7 days, 44 minutes
- Selection
- 1978 ESA Group
- Missions
- STS-61-A
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Part of
- STS-61-A
- Given name
- Johannes
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of the Netherlands
- Place of birth
- Almelo
- Occupation
- aircraft pilot
- Educated at
- University of Groningen
- Employer
- Delft University of Technology
- Languages spoken
- Dutch
- Image
- Wubbo Ockels 2007.jpg
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- manner of death
- natural causes
- birth name
- Wubbo Johannes Ockels
- Commons category
- Wubbo Ockels
- date of birth
- 1946-03-28
- date of death
- 2014-05-18
- cause of death
- kidney cancer
- member of
- European Physical Society
- P450
- STS-61-A
- time in space
- 10124
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Encyclopedic overview
Wubbo Johannes Ockels (28 March 1946 – 18 May 2014) was a Dutch physicist and astronaut with the European Space Agency who, in 1985, became the first Dutch citizen in space when he flew on STS-61-A as a payload specialist. He later became professor of aerospace engineering at Delft University of Technology.
Education and early life
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