Reinhard Furrer
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Reinhard Furrer was a German physicist and astronaut who flew on NASA’s Space Shuttle mission STS-61-A (D-1), becoming one of West Germany’s first spacefarers.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
astronaut
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human ⓘ physicist ⓘ university teacher ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Berlin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | aircraft accident ⓘ |
| citizenshipStatusDuringFlight | citizen of the Federal Republic of Germany ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Germany
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West Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1940-11-25 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1995-09-09 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
ETH Zurich
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Free University of Berlin NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Kiel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
Free University of Berlin
NERFINISHED
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German Aerospace Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 20th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Furrer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
physics
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space science ⓘ |
| givenName | Reinhard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
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German ⓘ |
| memberOf | German Spacelab D-1 team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| missionRole | payload specialist ⓘ |
| name | Reinhard Alfred Furrer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | German ⓘ |
| notableWork | microgravity experiments on STS-61-A ⓘ |
| occupation |
astronaut
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physicist ⓘ university professor ⓘ |
| participantIn |
D-1 Spacelab mission
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STS-61-A NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Austria
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Tyrol NERFINISHED ⓘ Wörgl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Berlin
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Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spaceAgencyAffiliation |
German Aerospace Center (DLR)
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NASA (as payload specialist) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spaceShuttleFlownOn | Space Shuttle Challenger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| totalTimeInSpace | 7 days 00 hours 44 minutes ⓘ |
| wasOneOf | first West German astronauts ⓘ |
| workLocation | Berlin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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