Bjarni Tryggvason

Bjarni Tryggvason
Tryggvason in 1997
Born
Bjarni Valdimar Tryggvason

(1945-09-21)September 21, 1945
DiedApril 5, 2022(2022-04-05) (aged 76)
NationalityIcelandic
Canadian
EducationUniversity of British Columbia (BS)
University of Western Ontario
Space career
NRC/CSA astronaut
Time in space
11d 20h 28m
SelectionNRC Group (1983)
NASA Group 17 (1998)
MissionsSTS-85
Mission insignia

Bjarni Valdimar Tryggvason (September 21, 1945 – April 5, 2022) was an Icelandic-born Canadian engineer and a NRC/CSA astronaut. He served as a Payload Specialist on Space Shuttle mission STS-85 in 1997, a 12-day mission to study changes in the Earth's atmosphere. Bjarni is the first and only Icelandic astronaut.