Wednesday, March 21, 2018

Happy birthday, Belgian astronaut Dirk Frimout!


Dirk Dries David Damiaan, Viscount Frimout, born March 21, 1941 in Poperinge, Belgium, flew into space aboard Space Shuttle Atlantis (STS-45) March-April 1992 as a Payload Specialist for the European Space Agency.  He is the first Belgian in space.

His flight made him famous in Belgian and a ticket tape parade was organized for him upon his return.


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