Wubbo Ockels, born March 28, 1946 in the Netherlands, was the first Dutch citizen in space. He flew aboard Challenger (STS-61-A) October-November 1985, as a payload specialist. The mission was funded and directed by West Germany, and carried two Germans Reinhard Furrer and Ernst Messerschmid.
It was Ockels only trip into space. He passed away from kidney cancer in May 2014.
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