Wubbo Ockels

Wubbo Ockels
NASA portrait of Ockels in 1981.
Born(1946-03-28)28 March 1946
Almelo, Netherlands
Died18 May 2014(2014-05-18) (aged 68)
Amsterdam, Netherlands
NationalityDutch
OccupationPhysicist
Space career
ESA astronaut
Time in space
7d 00h 44m
Selection1978 ESA Group
MissionsSTS-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.