Wubbo Ockels
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 10 years ago |
| Date of birth | March 28,1946 |
| Zodiac sign | Aries |
| Born | Almelo |
| Netherlands | |
| Date of died | May 18,2014 |
| Died | Antoni Van Leeuwenhoek Ziekenhuis |
| Amsterdam | |
| Netherlands | |
| Space missions | STS-61-A |
| Spouse | Joos Swaving |
| Books | EuroMoon 2000: A Plan for a European Lunar South Pole Expedition |
| A Moon Programme: The European View | |
| Job | Astronaut |
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| Physicist | |
| Children | Gean Ockels |
| Martin Ockels | |
| Parents | Johan Hendrik Marten Ockels |
| Education | University of Groningen |
| Buried | Zorgvlied, Amsterdam, Netherlands |
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| ID | 570139 |
Wubbo Ockels Life story
Wubbo Johannes Ockels 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.
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