Marianne Merchez
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Marianne Merchez | |
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Born | Uccle, Belgium | 25 November 1960
Status | Retired |
Nationality | Belgian |
Occupation | Medical Doctor |
Space career | |
ESA astronaut | |
Selection | 1992 ESA Group |
Missions | None |
Marianne Merchez (born 25 October 1960 in Uccle) is a Belgian doctor from the Catholic University of Louvain and a former European Space Agency astronaut.[1] She is certified in aerospace medicine and in industrial medicine, and she is also a professional pilot (holds a Belgian Air Transport Pilot License from Civil Aviation School, former co-pilot Boeing 737).
She is married to former Italian ESA astronaut Maurizio Cheli with whom she co-authored Tutto in un istante: le decisioni che tracciano il viaggio di una vita.[2]
References
- ^ Becker, Joachim. "Cosmonaut Biography: Marianne Merchez". spacefacts.de.
- ^ "L'astronauta Cheli si racconta in un libro Tutto in un istante". La Stampa. 11 May 2015. Archived from the original on 27 October 2017. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
External links
- Official website
- Marianne Merchez on Encyclopedia Astronautica
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