Frank De Winne, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Frank De Winne

Belgian astronaut

Date of Birth: 25-Apr-1961

Place of Birth: Ghent, Belgium

Profession: astronaut, military personnel, engineer, performing artist, aircraft pilot

Nationality: Belgium

Zodiac Sign: Taurus


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About Frank De Winne

  • Frank, Viscount De Winne (born 25 April 1961, in Ledeberg, Belgium) is a Belgian Air Component officer and an ESA astronaut.
  • He is Belgium's second person in space (after Dirk Frimout).
  • He was the first ESA astronaut to command a space mission when he served as commander of ISS Expedition 21.
  • ESA astronaut de Winne serves currently as Head of the European Astronaut Centre of the European Space Agency in Cologne/Germany (Köln).

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