Ulf D. Merbold
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Ulf D. Merbold is a German physicist and astronaut who became the first West German citizen to fly in space and flew on multiple Space Shuttle missions as a payload specialist.
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
astronaut
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human ⓘ payload specialist ⓘ physicist ⓘ |
| affiliation | European Space Agency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith | NASA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Germany
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West Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | European Space Agency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Merbold NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
physics
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space science ⓘ |
| givenName | Ulf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
scientific research in microgravity
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spaceflight ⓘ |
| hasHonor | flew on multiple NASA Space Shuttle missions ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
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German ⓘ |
| memberOf | European astronaut corps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
among first ESA astronauts to fly on the Space Shuttle
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pioneering European participation in Spacelab program ⓘ |
| notableFor |
European participation in Space Shuttle program
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first West German citizen to fly in space ⓘ |
| notableWork |
experiments conducted on Spacelab 1
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microgravity research on Space Shuttle missions ⓘ |
| occupation |
astronaut
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physicist ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Spacelab 1
NERFINISHED
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Spacelab missions ⓘ |
| partOf |
German space history
ⓘ
history of human spaceflight ⓘ |
| roleInMission |
payload specialist on STS-42
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payload specialist on STS-9 ⓘ payload specialist on STS-94 ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spaceMission |
STS-42
NERFINISHED
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STS-9 NERFINISHED ⓘ STS-94 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Europe
NERFINISHED
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United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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