Franz Viehböck
Austrian engineer and cosmonaut (born 1960) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the Austrian footballer, see Franz Viehböck (footballer).
Franz Artur Viehböck (born 24 August 1960 in Vienna) is an Austrian electrical engineer and cosmonaut, who became the first Austrian to fly in space. He visited the Mir space station in 1991 aboard Soyuz TM-13, returning aboard Soyuz TM-12 after spending just over a week in space.
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Franz Viehböck | |
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Born | (1960-08-24) 24 August 1960 (age 63) Vienna, Austria |
Nationality | Austrian |
Occupation | Electrical engineer |
Space career | |
ASA astronaut | |
Time in space | 7d 22h 12m |
Selection | 1989 |
Missions | Soyuz TM-13, Soyuz TM-12 |
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