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Fuglesang

Fuglesang
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Total EVA Time: 0.76 days. Number of EVAs: 3.

ESA Official Biography

NAME: Christer Fuglesang

BIRTHPLACE AND DATE: Stockholm, Sweden, 18 March 1957.

EDUCATION: Graduated from Bromma Gymnasium, Stockholm, in 1975 and received a Master of Science degree (Engineering Physics) from the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Stockholm 1981. Received a Doctorate in Experimental Particle Physics in 1987 and became a Docent in Particle Physics in 1991, at the University of Stockholm.

FAMILY: Married, two daughters and one son.

RECREATIONAL INTERESTS: Sailing, skiing, frisbee, travelling, logic games.

ORGANISATIONS: Member of the Swedish Physics Society.

EXPERIENCE: As a graduate student, Christer Fuglesang worked at CERN (European Research Centre on Particle Physics) in Geneva on the proton-antiproton collision UA5 experiment. He became a Fellow of CERN in 1988, where he worked on the CPLEAR experiment, studying the Kaon-particles. After a year he became a Senior Fellow and head of the particle identification subdetector. Fuglesang obtained a position at the Manne Siegbahn Institute of Physics, Stockholm, in 1990 but remained stationed at CERN working towards the new LHC (Large Hadron Collider) project. Since 1980 Fuglesang has (when in Sweden) also taught mathematics at the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH).

Fuglesang was selected to join the Astronaut Corps of the European Space Agency (ESA) based at the European Astronaut Centre (EAC) in Cologne, Germany, in May 1992.

He completed the Introductory and Basic Training Programmes at EAC, and four weeks of training at TsPK (Cosmonauts Training Centre) in Star City ,Russia, with a view to future ESA-Russian collaboration in the Mir Space Station.

Fuglesang and fellow ESA astronaut, Thomas Reiter, of Germany, were selected for the Euromir 95 mission and started training at TsPK in August 1993 in preparation for their onboard engineer tasks, extra-vehicular activities ('spacewalks') and operations of the Soyuz transportation system. The Euromir 95 experiment training was organised and mainly carried out at the EAC.

In March 1995 he was selected as member of Crew 2 for the Euromir 95 mission, joining Genadi Manakov and Pavel Vinogradov. During the mission, which lasted 179 days from 3 September 1995 to 29 February 1996, Fuglesang was the prime Crew Interface Coordinator (CIC) at the Russian Mission Control Centre (TsUP) in Kaliningrad. He was the main contact with ESA Astronaut Thomas Reiter aboard Mir and was the coordinator between Mir and the Euromir 95 Payloads Operations Control Centre (SCOPE) located in Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany, and the project management.

Between March and June 1996, he underwent specialised training in TsPK on Soyuz operations for de-docking, atmospheric re-entry and landing. Christer Fuglesang entered the Mission Specialist Class at NASA/Johnson Space Centre at Houston in August 1996. This training led to his certification as Mission Specialist in April 1998.

In May 1998, he resumed his training at the Cosmonauts Training Centre (TsPK) in Star City, near Moscow, in order to qualify as Soyuz Return Commander.

July 1998.

Birth Place: Stockholm.
Status: Active.


Born: 1957.03.18.
Spaceflights: 2 .
Total time in space: 26.73 days.

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• Mir EO-20 Crew: Avdeyev, Gidzenko, Reiter. First ESA astronaut on long-duration Mir crew. Backup crew: Manakov, Vinogradov, Fuglesang. More...

• STS-116 Crew: Polansky, Oefelein, Curbeam, Patrick, Fuglesang, Higginbotham. First Swedish astronaut. Most demanding ISS assembly mission to date. Completed installation of the P5 truss, retracted the recalcitrant port P6 solar array wing, and activated the truss electrical and cooling system. More...

• STS-128 Crew: Sturckow, Ford, Forrester, Hernandez, Fuglesang, Olivas. Deliver to the ISS and install the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module (MPLM); Lightweight Multi-Purpose Experiment Support Structure Carrier (LMC); Three-crew quarters, galley, and second treadmill (TVIS2); and the Crew Health Care System 2 (CHeCS 2). More...

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• ISS Finally completed in 2010 after a torturous 25-year development and production process, the International Space Station was originally conceived as the staging post for manned exploration of the solar systrem. Instead, it was seemed to be the death knell of manned spaceflight. More...

• ISS Status Report: ISS 00-46 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Fuglesang; Gidzenko; Shepherd. Program: ISS. Flight: ISS EO-1. The Soyuz spacecraft and the Expedition One crew drew closer to their home in space - the International Space Station - following two rendezvous burns earlier today. Also the Progress supply vehicle was undocked from the station, freeing the aft port on the Zvezda module to which the Soyuz will dock at 3:24 a.m. CST, Thursday. Additional Details: here....

• STS-116 MCC Status Report 01 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Polansky; Oefelein; Curbeam; Patrick; Fuglesang; Higginbotham; Williams; Reiter; Tyurin; Lopez-Alegria. Program: ISS. Flight: ISS EO-14; STS-116; ISS EO-15-1; ISS Astrolab. Summary: The Space Shuttle Discovery rocketed into a dark Florida sky at 7:47 p.m. CST today, the third shuttle launch in five months, but the first night launch in more than four years.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-116 MCC Status Report 02 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Polansky; Curbeam; Fuglesang; Williams; Reiter; Tyurin; Lopez-Alegria. Program: ISS. Flight: ISS EO-14; STS-116; ISS EO-15-1; ISS Astrolab. Summary: The Space Shuttle Discovery crew, Commander Mark Polansky, Pilot Bill Oefelein, and Mission Specialists Nicholas Patrick, Joan Higginbotham, Bob Curbeam, Sunita Williams and Christer Fuglesang, are beginning a busy first full day in space.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-116 MCC Status Report 03 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Polansky; Oefelein; Curbeam; Patrick; Fuglesang; Higginbotham; Williams; Reiter. Program: ISS. Flight: ISS EO-14; STS-116; ISS EO-15-1; ISS Astrolab. Summary: The Space Shuttle Discovery crew spent much of its first full day in space using the shuttle’s robotic arm and an extension boom-mounted sensor system to inspect heat shielding on Discovery's wing leading edges and nose.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-116 - . Call Sign: Discovery. Crew: Polansky; Oefelein; Curbeam; Patrick; Fuglesang; Higginbotham; Williams. Return Crew: Polansky; Oefelein; Curbeam; Patrick; Fuglesang; Higginbotham; Reiter. Payload: Discovery F32 / P5. Mass: 120,420 kg (265,480 lb). Nation: USA. Related Persons: Williams; Polansky; Oefelein; Curbeam; Patrick; Fuglesang; Higginbotham; Reiter. Agency: NASA. Manufacturer: Boeing. Program: ISS. Class: Manned. Type: Manned spaceplane. Flight: STS-116; ISS EO-14; ISS Astrolab. Spacecraft: Discovery. Duration: 12.86 days. Decay Date: 2006-12-10 . USAF Sat Cat: 29647 . COSPAR: 2006-055A. Apogee: 358 km (222 mi). Perigee: 326 km (202 mi). Inclination: 51.6000 deg. Period: 91.40 min. The mission used solid rocket booster pair RSRM-95 and external tank ET-123. At SSME burnout Discovery was in a 58 km x 220 km x 51.6 deg preliminary burn. The OMS-2 burn at 02:25 GMT placed the shuttle in a stable 225 x 250 km orbit from which rendezvous maneuvers began. Discovery docked with the ISS at 22:12 GMT on December 11. In the most demanding ISS assembly mission ever, the crew would require an additional spacewalk to complete installation of the P5 truss, retraction of the recalcitrant port P6 solar array wing, and activation of the truss electrical and cooling system. Sunita Williams rode the shuttle to the station, and remained behind with the EO-14 crew; ESA astronaut Thomas Reiter, already aboard the station, was returned to earth. Due to weather problems a landing at White Sands was considered; but in the end Discovery landed safely at Kennedy Space Center, after which it was to enter a year-long overhaul cycle.

• STS-116 MCC Status Report 04 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Polansky; Oefelein; Curbeam; Patrick; Fuglesang; Higginbotham; Williams; Reiter; Tyurin; Lopez-Alegria. Program: ISS. Flight: ISS EO-14; STS-116; ISS EO-15-1; ISS Astrolab. Summary: The Space Shuttle Discovery continues its pursuit of the International Space Station, a chase that should culminate in the docking of the two spacecraft at 4:05 p.m. CST today.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-116 MCC Status Report 05 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Polansky; Oefelein; Curbeam; Patrick; Fuglesang; Higginbotham; Williams; Reiter; Tyurin; Lopez-Alegria. Program: ISS. Flight: ISS EO-14; STS-116; ISS EO-15-1; ISS Astrolab. Summary: Astronauts on the Space Shuttle Discovery and the International Space Station were united today, and the joint crew immediately began the complex work associated with installing a new truss section and rewiring the station’s power grid.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-116 MCC Status Report 06 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Polansky; Oefelein; Curbeam; Patrick; Fuglesang; Higginbotham; Williams; Reiter; Tyurin; Lopez-Alegria. Program: ISS. Flight: ISS EO-14; STS-116; ISS EO-15-1; ISS Astrolab. Summary: The first spacewalk by Discovery's crew members, an excursion that will install a new, two-ton segment on the port side of the International Space Station's girder-like truss, will highlight today's work on mission STS-116.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-116 MCC Status Report 07 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Curbeam; Fuglesang. Program: ISS. Flight: ISS EO-14; STS-116. Summary: The International Space Station is now two tons heavier, with the installation today of its newest truss segment during the flight’s first spacewalk.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-116 MCC Status Report 08 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Polansky; Oefelein; Curbeam; Patrick; Fuglesang; Higginbotham; Williams; Reiter; Tyurin; Lopez-Alegria. Program: ISS. Flight: ISS EO-14; STS-116; ISS EO-15-1; ISS Astrolab. Summary: Retracting a solar array wing that has been extended in space for six years will highlight the activities aboard the International Space Station and the Space Shuttle Discovery today.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-116 MCC Status Report 09 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Polansky; Curbeam; Fuglesang; Lopez-Alegria. Program: ISS. Flight: ISS EO-14; STS-116. The first phase of the electrical and thermal makeover of the International Space Station was completed tonight as the outpost’s newest solar arrays began rotating to follow the sun and ammonia flowed into the station’s permanent cooling system for the first time. Additional Details: here....

• EVA STS-116-1 - . Crew: Curbeam; Fuglesang. EVA Type: Extra-Vehicular Activity. EVA Duration: 0.28 days. Nation: USA. Related Persons: Curbeam; Fuglesang. Program: ISS. Flight: ISS EO-14; STS-116. Summary: The crew aligned and connected the P5 truss segment to P4. However problems were experienced in retraction of the P6 solar array. It could not be fully retracted, although enough was folded up to allow the P4 arrays to rotate freely when relocated..

• STS-116 MCC Status Report 11 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Curbeam; Fuglesang; Higginbotham; Williams. Program: ISS. Flight: ISS EO-14; STS-116. Summary: Two spacewalking electricians completed half of STS-116’s rewiring today, and when flight controllers threw the switch, the lights inside the International Space Station turned on again without a hitch.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-116 MCC Status Report 10 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Curbeam; Fuglesang; Higginbotham; Williams; Tyurin; Lopez-Alegria. Program: ISS. Flight: ISS EO-14; STS-116; ISS EO-15-1. Summary: The second spacewalk for Discovery's crew members is scheduled for this afternoon. During the spacewalk, set to start about 2:12 p.m. CST, Bob Curbeam and Christer Fuglesang will begin to rewire the station’s power system. Additional Details: here....

• STS-116 MCC Status Report 13 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Polansky; Oefelein; Curbeam; Patrick; Fuglesang; Higginbotham; Williams; Reiter; Tyurin; Lopez-Alegria. Program: ISS. Flight: ISS EO-14; STS-116; ISS EO-15-1; ISS Astrolab. Summary: The crews of Space Shuttle Discovery and the International Space Station tried again to refold an accordion-like solar array with help from engineers and flight controllers on the ground, but none of the techniques succeeded in clearing the jam.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-116 MCC Status Report 12 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Polansky; Oefelein; Curbeam; Patrick; Fuglesang; Higginbotham; Williams; Reiter; Tyurin; Lopez-Alegria. Program: ISS. Flight: ISS EO-14; STS-116; ISS EO-15-1; ISS Astrolab. Summary: With half the International Space Station’s electrical system rewired, the crew of Space Shuttle Discovery gets half a day off today before they finish the job during a third spacewalk set for Saturday.. Additional Details: here....

• EVA STS-116-2 - . Crew: Curbeam; Fuglesang. EVA Type: Extra-Vehicular Activity. EVA Duration: 0.21 days. Nation: USA. Related Persons: Curbeam; Fuglesang. Program: ISS. Flight: ISS EO-14; STS-116. Summary: The crew reconfigured power on channels 2 and 3 of the station's electrical system. The feared partial shutdown of the ISS power systems and power-up from the new P4 solar array was conducted without a hitch..

• STS-116 MCC Status Report 15 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Curbeam; Fuglesang; Williams. Program: ISS. Flight: ISS EO-14; STS-116. During a spacewalk partially choreographed as it happened, STS-116 Astronauts Bob Curbeam and Sunita Williams finished rewiring the International Space Station and shook loose a balky solar array so their crewmates inside could retract it almost two-thirds of the way. Additional Details: here....

• STS-116 MCC Status Report 14 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Polansky; Oefelein; Curbeam; Patrick; Fuglesang; Higginbotham; Williams; Reiter; Tyurin; Lopez-Alegria. Program: ISS. Flight: ISS EO-14; STS-116; ISS EO-15-1; ISS Astrolab. Summary: The third spacewalk of Discovery’s mission to the International Space Station is scheduled to begin at 1:37 p.m. CST to complete the rewiring of the orbiting laboratory’s power system.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-116 MCC Status Report 16 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Polansky; Oefelein; Curbeam; Patrick; Fuglesang; Higginbotham; Williams; Reiter. Program: ISS. Flight: ISS EO-14; STS-116; ISS EO-15-1; ISS Astrolab. Summary: Astronauts will spend much of today getting ready for a fourth spacewalk during Discovery’s mission to the International Space Station.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-116 MCC Status Report 17 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Polansky; Oefelein; Curbeam; Patrick; Fuglesang; Higginbotham; Williams. Program: ISS. Flight: ISS EO-14; STS-116. Flight controllers today put the finishing touches on plans for the fourth spacewalk recently added to the mission. On board the Space Shuttle Discovery and the International Space Station astronauts finished transferring the bulk of supplies between the two spacecraft. Additional Details: here....

• STS-116 MCC Status Report 18 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Oefelein; Curbeam; Fuglesang; Higginbotham; Williams. Program: ISS. Flight: ISS EO-14; STS-116. Summary: Discovery and International Space Station crew members will conduct their fourth spacewalk of the week today, an excursion aimed at freeing a snagged, partially retracted station solar array so it will fully fold properly.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-116 MCC Status Report 19 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Oefelein; Curbeam; Fuglesang; Higginbotham; Williams. Program: ISS. Flight: ISS EO-14; STS-116. Summary: Space Shuttle Discovery Astronauts Bob Curbeam and Christer Fuglesang guided the port overhead solar array wing neatly inside its blanket box during a 6-hour, 38-minute spacewalk.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-116 MCC Status Report 20 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Polansky; Oefelein; Curbeam; Patrick; Fuglesang; Higginbotham; Williams; Reiter; Tyurin; Lopez-Alegria. Program: ISS. Flight: ISS EO-14; STS-116; ISS EO-15-1; ISS Astrolab. Summary: Space Shuttle Discovery astronauts will leave the orbiting laboratory today after four successful spacewalks, delivery and installation of a new segment of the International Space Station’s main truss and reconfiguring the station’s power system.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-116 MCC Status Report 21 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Polansky; Oefelein; Curbeam; Patrick; Fuglesang; Higginbotham; Williams; Reiter; Tyurin; Lopez-Alegria. Program: ISS. Flight: ISS EO-14; STS-116; ISS EO-15-1; ISS Astrolab. Summary: Crews aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery and the International Space Station bid one another farewell at 4:10 p.m. CST today, wrapping up eight days of docked operations.. Additional Details: here....

• EVA STS-116-4 - . Crew: Curbeam; Fuglesang. EVA Type: Extra-Vehicular Activity. EVA Duration: 0.28 days. Nation: USA. Related Persons: Curbeam; Fuglesang. Program: ISS. Flight: ISS EO-14; STS-116. Summary: The crew conducted an unscheduled spacewalk, and successfully managed to fully retract the P6 solar array..

• STS-116 MCC Status Report 22 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Polansky; Oefelein; Curbeam; Patrick; Fuglesang; Higginbotham; Williams; Reiter; Tyurin; Lopez-Alegria. Program: ISS. Flight: ISS EO-14; STS-116; ISS EO-15-1; ISS Astrolab. Summary: Discovery crew members will make a final check of the shuttle’s heat shields today, using a sensor-equipped 50-foot extension of the shuttle’s robotic arm.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-116 MCC Status Report 23 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Polansky; Oefelein; Curbeam; Patrick; Fuglesang; Higginbotham; Williams; Reiter; Tyurin; Lopez-Alegria. Program: ISS. Flight: ISS EO-14; STS-116; ISS EO-15-1; ISS Astrolab. Summary: Inspection of Discovery’s heat shield was conducted today as the seven crewmembers began the task of preparing their ship for their high-speed return to Earth on Friday.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-116 MCC Status Report 25 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Polansky; Oefelein; Curbeam; Patrick; Fuglesang; Higginbotham; Williams; Tyurin; Lopez-Alegria. Program: ISS. Flight: ISS EO-14; STS-116; ISS EO-15-1. Summary: Discovery’s astronauts completed preparations for a planned return to Earth on Friday and received word from Mission Control that their final inspection showed the shuttle’s heat shield is in good shape.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-116 MCC Status Report 24 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Polansky; Oefelein; Curbeam; Patrick; Fuglesang; Higginbotham; Williams; Reiter; Tyurin; Lopez-Alegria. Program: ISS. Flight: ISS EO-14; STS-116; ISS EO-15-1; ISS Astrolab. Summary: Discovery’s astronauts will spend today preparing to return to Earth. They will test flight control surfaces, steering jets and other entry and landing systems while they stow equipment in Discovery’s cabin.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-116 MCC Status Report 27 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Polansky; Oefelein; Curbeam; Patrick; Fuglesang; Higginbotham; Reiter. Program: ISS. Flight: ISS EO-14; STS-116; ISS Astrolab. Summary: The crew of Space Shuttle Discovery made it home in time for Christmas, gliding to a perfect landing as the sun set over NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-116 MCC Status Report 26 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Polansky; Oefelein; Curbeam; Patrick; Fuglesang; Higginbotham; Williams; Reiter; Tyurin; Lopez-Alegria. Program: ISS. Flight: ISS EO-14; STS-116; ISS EO-15-1; ISS Astrolab. Summary: Discovery’s wakeup call said it all. The song was "Home for the Holidays," sung by Perry Como for the crew, requested by the Mission Control Center.. Additional Details: here....

• Landing of STS-116 - . Return Crew: Polansky; Oefelein; Curbeam; Patrick; Fuglesang; Higginbotham; Reiter. Nation: USA. Related Persons: Polansky; Oefelein; Curbeam; Patrick; Fuglesang; Higginbotham; Reiter. Program: ISS. Flight: STS-116; ISS Astrolab.

• STS-128 - . Call Sign: Discovery. Crew: Sturckow; Ford; Forrester; Hernandez; Fuglesang; Olivas; Stott. Payload: Discovery F36 /. Mass: 121,420 kg (267,680 lb). Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Program: ISS. Class: Manned. Type: Manned spacecraft. Flight: STS-128; ISS EO-20; ISS EO-19. Spacecraft: Discovery . Duration: 13.87 days. Decay Date: 2009-09-12 00:53:00 . USAF Sat Cat: 35811 . COSPAR: 2009-045A. Apogee: 352 km (218 mi). Perigee: 310 km (190 mi). Inclination: 51.6000 deg. Period: 91.20 min. Crew: Sturckow, Ford, Forrester, Hernandez, Fuglesang, Olivas. Deliver to the ISS and install the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module (MPLM); Lightweight Multi-Purpose Experiment Support Structure Carrier (LMC); Three-crew quarters, galley, and second treadmill (TVIS2); and the Crew Health Care System 2 (CHeCS 2).

• EVA STS-128-2 - . Crew: Olivas; Fuglesang. EVA Type: Extra-Vehicular Activity. EVA Duration: 0.28 days. Nation: USA. Program: ISS. Flight: STS-128; ISS EO-20; ISS EO-19. Summary: The crew exited at 22:09 and replaced an ammonia tank assembly on the P1 truss. The hatch was closed at 04:45 GMT..

• EVA STS-128-3 - . Crew: Olivas; Fuglesang. EVA Type: Extra-Vehicular Activity. EVA Duration: 0.29 days. Nation: USA. Program: ISS. Flight: STS-128; ISS EO-20; ISS EO-19. Summary: The crew exited at 20:38 and deployed the S3 payload attach system. The hatch was closed at 03:34 GMT..