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ROOKIERetiredESAESA·🇧🇪 Belgium·Born 1941
Dirk Frimout
First Belgian in space.
214h
Hours in Space
1
Missions
0
EVAs
—
EVA Time
What they aspire to
He hoped to inspire Belgian youth toward careers in science and engineering.
Biography
First Belgian in space. Astrophysicist who flew on Space Shuttle Atlantis operating atmospheric science experiments.
Before NASABelgian atmospheric physicist who managed stratospheric balloon and sounding-rocket experiments and worked at ESA before being selected by NASA as a payload specialist.
Notable Missions
STS-45 (ATLAS-1)
Beyond the Mission
Hobbies & Interests
sailingskiingtennis
Causes They Champion
Science outreach via the Euro Space Society
Languages
DutchFrenchEnglishGerman
Awards & Honors
- Grand Officer of the Order of Leopold
- Viscount of Belgium (title)
- NASA Space Flight Medal
Fun fact
On STS-45 in 1992 he became the first Belgian in space, and was later ennobled as a Belgian viscount.
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