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ROOKIEActiveESAESA·🇸🇪 Sweden·Born 1980
Marcus Wandt
Swedish test pilot and ESA astronaut.
480h
Hours in Space
1
Missions
0
EVAs
—
EVA Time
What they aspire to
He hopes to advance Sweden's participation in human spaceflight and inspire future explorers.
Biography
Swedish test pilot and ESA astronaut. First of the 2022 ESA class to fly, spending 20 days on the ISS.
Before NASASwedish Air Force fighter pilot who flew the JAS 39 Gripen, graduated top of class at the U.S. Naval Test Pilot School, and became chief test pilot at Saab Aeronautics.
Notable Missions
Axiom Mission 3 (Muninn)
Beyond the Mission
Hobbies & Interests
flyingskiingrunning
Causes They Champion
European spaceflight independence
Languages
SwedishEnglish
Fun fact
He flew to the ISS on Axiom Mission 3 in January 2024, becoming the third Swedish citizen in space.
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