Christer Fuglesang
Swedish
Biography
Arne Christer Fuglesang (born March 18, 1957 in Stockholm) is a Swedish physicist and an ESA astronaut. He was first launched aboard the STS-116 Space Shuttle mission on December 10, 2006, at 01:47 GMT, making him the first Swedish citizen in space. Married with three children, he was a Fellow at CERN and taught mathematics at the Royal Institute of Technology before being selected to join the European Astronaut Corps in 1992. He has participated in two Space Shuttle missions and five spacewalks, and is the first person outside of the United States or Russian space programs to participate in more than three spacewalks.
Details
Flights
2
Spacewalks
5
Time In Space
26d 17h 37m 48s
Total EVA Time
1d 7h 53m
First Flight
December 10, 2006
Last Flight
August 29, 2009
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