De Winne

Frank

Belgium

International Flight nº: 427

Belgien astr. nº: 2

Personal data:

Birthdate:	25 Apr 1961
Birthplace:	Ghent
Marital status:	married
Children:	three
Selection date:	19 Oct 1998
Selection group:	EAC
Job:	PSP
Status:	active

Spaceflights:

No	Launch spacecraft	Launch date and time (UT)	Status while launch	Spacecraft of landing	Landing date and time (UT)	Duration
1	Soyuz-TMA1	30 Oct 2002 03h.11m.11s.	FE	Soyuz-TM34	10 Nov 2002 00h.04m.20s.	10d. 20h. 53m.09s.
2	Soyuz-TMA15	27 May 2009 10h 34m	FE	Soyuz-TMA15	01 Dec 2009 17h 15m	187d 20h 42m
Total duration:						198d 17h 35m 09s

De Winne Odissea path for Soyuz-TMA 1 mission

Picture of the Belgian candidats for ESA astronaut. Frank De Winne is on the right side.
(published in Belgian daily "Het Laatste Nieuws" from May 1991

Backup assignments

No.	Mission	Job	Date
1	STS-122/Exp.16	FE	Feb 2008

Additional information

Masters degree in telecommunications and civil engineering from the Royal Military Academy, Brussels, 1984;
graduated in 1992 from Empire Test Pilots School (ETPS) in Boscombe Down, England; squadron commander;
selected as ESA-astronaut;
hobbies: Football, small PC applications, gastronomy.

Ref: #16, #21, #66 - update: 16.11.13