Thomas Reiter

About

The first German astronaut to conduct a spacewalk. During his six missions, he spent more than 350 days in space. He later served as the European Space Agency's Director of Human Spaceflight and Operations.

Before Fame

In 1982 he received a degree in aerospace engineering from Bundeswehr University, Munich.

Trivia

He visited the Mir Space Station and served on ISS Expedition 13/14.

Family Life

His marriage produced two sons.

Associated With

He and Gerhard Thiele were fellow German astronauts.