Bjarni Tryggvason
Icelandic-Canadian astronaut (1945–2022) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Bjarni Valdimar Tryggvason (September 21, 1945 – April 5, 2022) was an Icelandic-born Canadian engineer and a NRC/CSA astronaut. He served as a Payload Specialist on Space Shuttle mission STS-85 in 1997, a 12-day mission to study changes in the Earth's atmosphere.
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Bjarni Tryggvason | |
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Born | Bjarni Valdimar Tryggvason (1945-09-21)September 21, 1945 |
Died | April 5, 2022(2022-04-05) (aged 76) |
Nationality | Icelandic Canadian |
Education | University of British Columbia (BS) University of Western Ontario |
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NRC/CSA astronaut | |
Time in space | 11d 20h 28m |
Selection | NRC Group (1983) NASA Group 17 (1998) |
Missions | STS-85 |
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