Claude Nicollier, born September 2, 1944, is a veteran of four space shuttle flights and Switzerland's first astronaut.
His historic first flight was aboard Atlantis (STS-46) as mission specialist in July 1992. The mission's main objectives were to deploy the ESA's European Retrievable Carrier (EURECA) and the joint project between NASA and the Italian Space Agency, the Tethered Satellite System (TSS).
His second mission was aboard Endeavour (STS-61) as mission specialist in December 1993. Nicollier used Endeavour's robotic arm to capture and re-deploy the Hubble Space Telescope.
His third flight was on Columbia (STS-75) as mission specialist February-March 1996. The mission's main objective was to deploy another tethered satellite TSS-1R, a 'reflight' from STS-46.
Nicollier's fourth and final flight was aboard Discovery (STS-103) in December 1999, another servicing trip to the Hubble Telescope. Nicollier performed an EVA as part of the maintenance and repair of the Hubble.
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