Claude Nicollier





Full Name: Claude Nicollier
Birthdate: September 2, 1944 - Vevey, Switzerland
Education: University of Lausanne
University of Geneva
Military Service: Captain, Schweizer Luftwaffe (Swiss Air Force)
Selection: European Space Agency (1978)




STS-46 STS-61 STS-75 STS-103
Atlantis Endeavour Columbia Discovery
July 30-August 8, 1992 December 2-13, 1993 February 22-March 9, 1996 December 20-28, 1999








Claude Nicollier became the first European Space Agency astronaut to conduct an EVA from a U.S. spacecraft.




Claude Nicollier during the STS-46 mission Claude Nicollier during the STS-61 mission Claude Nicollier conducts an EVA during the STS-103 mission



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