Christer Fuglesang | |
|---|---|
 Christer Fuglesang in January 2003 | |
| Born | 18 March 1957 Stockholm, Sweden |
| Status | Retired |
| Other names | Arne Christer Fuglesang |
| Alma mater | Royal Institute of Technology (MSc) Stockholm University (PhD) |
| Occupation | Physicist |
| Space career | |
| ESA astronaut | |
Time in space | 26d 17h 38 m[1] |
| Selection | 1992 ESA Group |
Total EVAs | 5 |
Total EVA time | 31 hours 54 minutes |
| Missions | STS-116, STS-128 |
Mission insignia |   |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physics |
| Thesis | Particle production at the CERN pp collider (1987) |
Arne Christer Fuglesang (born 18 March 1957) is a Swedish physicist and an ESA astronaut. He was first launched aboard the STS-116 Space Shuttle mission on 10 December 2006, making him the first Swedish citizen in space.[2]
Married with three children, he was a Fellow at CERN and taught mathematics at the Royal Institute of Technology before being selected to join the European Astronaut Corps in 1992. He has participated in two Space Shuttle missions and five spacewalks, and is the first person outside of the United States or Russian space programs to participate in more than three spacewalks.
- ^ "Astronaut Biography:Christer Fuglesang". Spacefacts.de. Archived from the original on 23 March 2023.
- ^ "ESA's first Swedish astronaut to fly to the ISS" (Press release). European Space Agency. 30 November 2006. Archived from the original on 1 June 2021. Retrieved 28 September 2012.