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ROOKIERetired—Other·🇦🇹 Austria·Born 1960
Franz Viehböck
First and only Austrian in space.
190h
Hours in Space
1
Missions
0
EVAs
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EVA Time
Biography
First and only Austrian in space. Electrical engineer who spent 8 days aboard Mir conducting 15 experiments.
Before NASAElectrical engineer at the Vienna University of Technology before being selected from over 220 Austrian applicants for the Austromir 91 mission.
Mission Timeline
- Research Cosmonaut
Soyuz TM-13 (return on Soyuz TM-12)
Soyuz TM-13 / Mir (Austromir 91)
Launch: Oct 2, 1991Landing: Oct 10, 1991Duration: 8 days- First Austrian in space
Beyond the Mission
Causes They Champion
Austrian engineering and industrial cooperation with Russia
Languages
GermanRussianEnglishFrenchSpanish
Awards & Honors
- Austrian Decoration for Science and Art
- Russian Order of Friendship of Peoples
Fun fact
Eight and a half hours after Viehböck lifted off on Soyuz TM-13, his wife gave birth to their daughter in a Wiener Neustadt hospital.
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