Ulf Merbold

Ulf Merbold
Ulf Merbold
Ulf Merbold
ESA Astronaut
TillståndPensionerad
Född20 juni 1941
Greiz, Tyskland
Andra yrkenFysiker
Tid i rymden49d 21h 36m
UppdragSTS-9, STS-42, Sojuz TM-20, Sojuz TM-19
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Ulf Dietrich Merbold, född 20 juni 1941 i Greiz, är en tysk ESA-astronaut. Merbold blev 1983 den förste västtysken i rymden (östtysken Sigmund Jähn gjorde sin första rymdresa 1978).

Asteroiden 10972 Merbold är uppkallad efter honom.[1]

Rymdfärder

STS-9, STS-42, Sojuz TM-20, Sojuz TM-19

Referenser

  1. ^ ”Minor Planet Center 10972 Merbold” (på engelska). Minor Planet Center. https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/db_search/show_object?object_id=10972. Läst 22 augusti 2021. 

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The official crew patch for the Russian Soyuz TM-20 mission, which delivered the EO-17 crew to the space station Mir.
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S91-52649 - Official portrait of STS-42 Payload Specialist Ulf D. Merbold wearing a launch and entry suit (LES) with space shuttle orbiter model displayed in the background. Merbold is representing the European Space Agency (ESA) during the International Microgravity Laboratory 1 (IML-1) mission aboard Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103.
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STS-42 Mission Insignia

Designed by the crewmembers, the STS- 42 Intemational Microgravity Lab- 1 insignia depicts the orbiter with the Spacelab module aboard. The spacecraft is oriented in a quiescent, tail-to-Earth, gravity-gradient attitude to best support the various microgravity payloads and experiments. The international composition of the crew is depicted by symbols representing Canada and the European Space Agency. The number 42 is represented by six white stars --- four on one side of the orbiter and two on the other. The single gold star above Earth's horizon honors the memory of astronaut Manley L. (Sonny) Carter, who was killed earlier this year in a commuter plane crash. A crew spokesperson stated that Carter ...was our crewmate, colleague and friend. Blue letters set against white give the surnames of the five astronauts and two payload specialists for the flight.
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This is the official insignia for STS-9, the major payload of which is Spacelab 1, depicted in the cargo bay of the Columbia. The nine stars and the path of the orbiter tell the flight's numerical designation in the Space Transportation System's mission sequence. Astronaut John N. Young is crew commander, Brewster N. Shaw, Jr., pilot. NASA Astronauts Owen K. Garriott and Robert A. Parker are mission specialists. Byron K. Lichtenberg of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Ulf Merbold of the Republic of West Germany are the Spacelab 1 payload specialists. Launch has been set for late 1983.

Merbold is a physicist representing the European Space Agency (ESA).