European Space Agency

Dirk Frimout

Belgium

Dirk Frimout
Retired

Biography

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Dirk Dries David Damiaan, Viscount Frimout (born 21 March 1941 in Poperinge, Belgium) is an astrophysicist for the European Space Agency. He flew aboard NASA Space Shuttle mision STS-45 as a payload specialist, making him the first Belgian in space.

Type

Government

Age

85

Date of Birth

March 21, 1941

First Flight

March 24, 1992

Last Flight

March 24, 1992

Career Stats

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1

Flights

1

Landings

0

Spacewalks

P8DT22H9M21S

Time in Space

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