Ulf Merbold

Astronaut

Birthday June 20, 1941

Birth Sign Gemini

Birthplace Germany

Age 83 years old

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About

The first West German citizen and second German to fly in space.

Before Fame

He earned his PhD in physics from the University of Stuttgart in 1976.

Trivia

He is the first non-U.S. citizen to orbit the Earth in a U.S. spacecraft, and has been to space three times.

Family Life

He married and had two children.

Associated With

He and Ludwig Van Beethoven are from Germany.