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March 28, 1946
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May 18, 2014
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Wubbo Ockels was a Dutch astronaut born on March 28, 1946 in Almelo, Kingdom of the Netherlands . In addition to being an astronaut, Ockels had various other occupations throughout his career, such as physicist, engineer, aircraft pilot, television presenter, and presenter . He was educated at the University of Groningen .
Throughout his career, Ockels received several notable awards, including Officer of the Order of Oranje-Nassau, Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, NASA Public Service Award, NASA Space Flight Medal, and Generaal Snijdersfonds Gold Medal .
Wubbo Ockels passed away on May 18, 2014, in Antoni van Leeuwenhoekziekenhuis .
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