Wubbo Ockels
Dr. Wubbo Johannes Ockels (28 March 1946 – 18 May 2014) was a Dutch physicist, mathematician and astronaut. He worked for the European Space Agency (ESA). In 1985, he was in a flight on a Space Shuttle (STS-61-A). This made him the first Dutch citizen in space. Ockels was born in Almelo, Netherlands.
Ockels died from complications of kidney cancer on 18 May 2014 in Amsterdam, Netherlands, aged 68.[1]
Wubbo Ockels Media
STS-61A Mission Insignia* * This insignia was chosen by the eight members of the STS-61A/D1 Spacelab mission to represent the record-sized Space Shuttle crew. Crewmembers surnames surround the colorful patch scene depicting Challenger carrying a long science module and an international crew from Europe and the United States.
Wubbo Ockels as an astronaut
The STS-61-A crew with Ockels second from the right
Wubbo Ockels in spacelab.
References
- ↑ (in Dutch)Wubbo Ockels overleden, nos.nl, May 18, 2014
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