Gerhard Thiele
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About
German physicist and retired ESA astronaut who flew on one space mission, STS-99.
Before Fame
He received his PhD in environmental physics from the University of Heidelberg in 1985.
Trivia
In July 2013 he became the head of the ESA's Human Spaceflight and Operations Strategic Planning and Outreach office.
Family Life
He married and had four children.
Associated With
He trained as back-up for Andre Kuipers on the Soyuz TMA-4 mission.
