Christer Fuglesang, an astronaut for the European Space Agency born March 18, 1957 in Stockholm, Sweden, is a veteran of two space shuttle flights and is the first Swedish astronaut.
His first spaceflight was on Discovery (STS-116) as mission specialist in December 2006 to the International Space Station. He conducted 3 EVAs during the flight with fellow astronaut Robert Curbeam. Ground Control played Waterloo by ABBA as one of Fuglesang's wake-up calls.
HIs second and final flight was on Discovery (STS-128) as mission specialist in August-September 2009 to the ISS. During the mission he conducted two EVAs with fellow astronaut John Olivas.
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