Frank de Winne : training & bio
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ESA astronaut Frank De Winne will be the first ever European commander of the International Space Station. He will command the ISS during the second half of his six-month mission named OasISS. After a successful career as a senior pilot in the Belgian air force De Winne was recruited to the ESA astronaut Corps in 2000 and has already worked on the ISS on the 9-day Odissea mission in 2002. During OasISS De Winne will not only be the first European ISS commander but he will also be instrumental in operating the robotic arms with which the Japanese HTV spacecraft will be attached to the ISS in September and its external payloads will be installed. Frank De Winne has trained extensively for his specific tasks at the European Astronaut Centre in Cologne, Germany, at the Tsukuba Space Center in Tsukuba, Japan, at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, United States and the Gagarin cosmonaut centre in Star city, Russia.
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Frank de Winne : bio and training
10:00:40
This month ESA astronaut Frank De Winne will fly to the International Space
Station for a six-month mission named OasISS. During his time on the ISS he will
be the first ever European commander of the Station.
Images of Crew portrait Houston/
10:00:54
Frank Tape 2 /12:11-12:42
""Through the professionalism of the European astronaut corps and the
European Astronaut centre we have been offered this function so of
Course Iím very glad I can do it and that also I can help my crewmates and
also that I can be a good commander during my stay.""
10:01:10
Born in Belgium in 1961. Frank De Winne was appointed senior test pilot in the
Belgian Air Force and detachment commander of the Deployable Air Task Force
during the NATO operation ëAllied forceí. During his time as a pilot he has logged
more than 2300 hours flying time and 17 combat sorties.
Images-Archive of Frank as pilot /
After being recruited by ESA and becoming a member of the European Astronaut
corps in 2000 he started