Wubbo Ockels

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Wubbo Ockels
NASA portrait of Ockels in 1981.
Born	(1946-03-28)28 March 1946 Almelo, Netherlands
Died	18 May 2014(2014-05-18) (aged 68) Amsterdam, Netherlands
Nationality	Dutch
Occupation	Physicist
Space career
ESA astronaut
Time in space	7d 00h 44m
Selection	1978 ESA Group
Missions	STS-61-A
Mission insignia

Wubbo Johannes Ockels (28 March 1946 – 18 May 2014) 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.