Flight record
first and only flightFirst and only flight year 1993.
1Flight
9d 23hTime in space
Not recordedEVA time
0Spacewalks
Flights count launches with a definitive outcome — the same basis as the Stats page.
Biography
Prof. Dr. Ulrich Hans Walter (born February 9, 1954) is a German physicist/engineer and a former DFVLR astronaut. In 1993, he flew on board the Space Shuttle Columbia on mission STS-55 (Spacelab D-2) as a Payload Specialist. He spent 9 days, 23 hours, and 40 minutes in space.
Biography from Launch Library 2.
Background
- Born in
- Iserlohn
- Education
- Märkisches Gymnasium; University of Cologne
- Awards
- Ritter-von-Gerstner Medal; Bavarian Order of Merit; Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
From Wikidata.
Flights
- Space Shuttle Columbia / OV-102 | STS-55April 26, 1993
Born 1954-02-09 · age 72