Wubbo Ockels, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Wubbo Ockels

Dutch physicist and astronaut

Date of Birth: 28-Mar-1946

Place of Birth: Almelo, Overijssel, Netherlands

Date of Death: 18-May-2014

Profession: astronaut, engineer, physicist, television presenter, university teacher, aircraft pilot, presenter

Nationality: Kingdom of the Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Wubbo Johannes Ockels (28 March 1946 – 18 May 2014) was a Dutch physicist and an astronaut of the European Space Agency (ESA).
In 1985 he participated in a flight on the Space Shuttle Challenger, STS-61-A, making him the first Dutch citizen in space.
After his astronaut career, Ockels was professor of Aerospace for Sustainable Engineering and Technology at the Delft University of Technology.