European Space Agency

Gerhard Thiele

Germany

Gerhard Thiele
Retired

Biography

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Dr. Gerhard Paul Julius Thiele (born September 2, 1953) is a German physicist and a former ESA astronaut. In 1996, he was selected by the German Space Agency to receive Space Shuttle Mission Specialist training at NASA. In August 1998, he joined the European Space Agency (ESA), into which the German national team was integrated. In 2000, he completed his only spaceflight, the STS-99 Shuttle Radar Topography Mission.

Type

Government

Age

72

Date of Birth

September 2, 1953

First Flight

February 11, 2000

Last Flight

February 11, 2000

Career Stats

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Flights

1

Landings

0

Spacewalks

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Time in Space

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