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.
