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Wubbo Ockels | |
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 NASA portrait of Ockels in 1981. | |
| Born | 28 March 1946 Almelo, Netherlands |
| Died | 18 May 2014 (aged 68) Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Occupation | Physicist |
| Space career | |
| ESA astronaut | |
Time in space | 7d 00h 44m |
| Selection | 1978 ESA Group |
| Missions | STS-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.