Ulf Merbold
Astronaut

Ulf Merbold Net Worth

Ulf Merbold was born on June 20, 1941 in Germany and is best known for being the first West German citizen and second German to fly in space. He flew on the Space Shuttle Columbia in 1983 and the Spacelab mission in 1992. He was also the first European Space Agency astronaut to fly in space. Merbold has received numerous awards and honors for his contributions to space exploration.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Birth Day June 20, 1941
Birth Place Germany
Age 82 YEARS OLD
Birth Sign Gemini

💰 Net worth: $4.4 billion (2024)

About

The first West German citizen and second German to fly in space.

Before Fame

He earned his PhD in physics from the University of Stuttgart in 1976.

Trivia

He is the first non-U.S. citizen to orbit the Earth in a U.S. spacecraft, and has been to space three times.

Family Life

He married and had two children.

Associated With

He and Ludwig Van Beethoven are from Germany.

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