Thomas Reiter
German test pilot, airman and astronaut (born 1958) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about German astronaut. For the American poet, see Thomas Joseph Reiter.
Thomas Arthur Reiter (born 23 May 1958 in Frankfurt, West Germany) is a retired European astronaut and is a Brigadier General[1] in the German Air Force currently working as ESA Interagency Coordinator and Advisor to the Director General at the European Space Agency (ESA). He was one of the top 25 astronauts in terms of total time in space. With his wife and two sons he lives near Oldenburg in Lower Saxony.
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Thomas Arthur Reiter | |
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Born | (1958-05-23) 23 May 1958 (age 65) |
Status | Retired |
Nationality | German |
Occupation | Test pilot |
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Space career | |
ESA astronaut | |
Rank | Brigadier General, Luftwaffe (Bundeswehr) |
Time in space | 350d 05h 44min |
Selection | 1992 ESA Group |
Missions | Soyuz TM-22, (Euromir 95), STS-121/116 (Expedition 13/14) |
Mission insignia | |
Retirement | September 30, 2007 |
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