Dirk Frimout, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Dirk Frimout

Belgian astronaut

Date of Birth: 21-Mar-1941

Place of Birth: Poperinge, Flemish Region, Belgium

Profession: astronomer, astronaut, engineer, physicist, astrophysicist

Nationality: Belgium

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Dirk Dries David Damiaan, Viscount Frimout (born 21 March 1941 in Poperinge, Belgium) is an astrophysicist for the European Space Agency.
He flew aboard NASA Space Shuttle mission STS-45 as a payload specialist, making him the first Belgian in space.