Dirk Frimout

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Dirk Frimout is a Belgian astrophysicist and astronaut who became the first Belgian in space during a Space Shuttle mission.

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Dirk Frimout canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf astronaut
astrophysicist
engineer
human
awardReceived title of baron in the Belgian nobility
countryOfCitizenship Belgium
dateOfBirth 1941-03-21
educatedAt Ghent University NERFINISHED
University of Colorado Boulder NERFINISHED
employer Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy NERFINISHED
European Space Agency NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork aeronomy
astrophysics
firstInCountry first Belgian in space
hasAcademicDegree PhD in applied physics
hasResidence Belgium NERFINISHED
honorificTitle Baron NERFINISHED
languagesSpoken Dutch
English
French
memberOf European Space Agency astronauts
missionRole payload specialist
nationality Belgian
notableAchievement conducted atmospheric and solar science experiments in space
notableFor being the first Belgian astronaut
notableWork participation in STS-45 mission
occupation aerospace engineer
astronaut
astrophysicist
participatedIn ATLAS-1 Spacelab mission NERFINISHED
partOf Belgian space program history
placeOfBirth Poperinge, Belgium NERFINISHED
researchInterest Earth’s atmosphere NERFINISHED
solar-terrestrial interactions
sexOrGender male
spaceflightEndDate 1992-04-02
spaceflightStartDate 1992-03-24
spaceMission STS-45 NERFINISHED
spaceShuttleFlownOn Space Shuttle Atlantis NERFINISHED
totalTimeInSpace about 8 days
workLocation Brussels, Belgium NERFINISHED
Noordwijk, Netherlands NERFINISHED

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Subject: Dirk Frimout
Description of subject: Dirk Frimout is a Belgian astrophysicist and astronaut who became the first Belgian in space during a Space Shuttle mission.

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STS-45 payloadSpecialist Dirk Frimout