Ulf Merbold
Dr. Ulf Dietrich Merbold (born June 20, 1941) is the first West German citizen and second German native (after Sigmund Jähn) to have flown in space. He is also the first member of the European Space Agency Astronaut Corps to participate in a spaceflight mission. He holds the distinction of being the first non-US citizen to reach orbit in a US spacecraft. In 1978, the European Space Agency (ESA) selected him, along with Wubbo Ockels and Claude Nicollier, to train as payload specialists on the first flight of the Spacelab module. In 1986, he transferred to the European Space Technology Center (ESTEC) to work on the European Columbus module for the International Space Station.
Spaceflights
No. Mission Position Time Duration
1 STS-9 PSP 28.11. - 08.12.1983 10d 07h 47m
2 STS-42 PSP 22.01. - 30.01.1992 8d 01h 14m
3 Soyuz TM-20 / Soyuz TM-19 Research Cosmonaut 03.10. - 04.11.1994 31d 12h 35m
Total 49d 21h 36m
