Wubbo Ockels Autographs, Memorabilia & Collectibles
WUBBO OCKELS
Born: March 28, 1946 in Almelo, the Netherlands
Personal dataBorn 28 March 1946, in Almelo, the Netherlands, but considers Groningen, the Netherlands, to be his hometown. He is married and has two children.EducationReceived a degree in physics and mathematics from the University of Groningen in 1973. Completed a Ph.D. thesis on the basis of experimental work at the Nuclear Physics Accelerator Institute (K.V.I.) in Groningen in 1978.ExperienceFrom 1973 to 1978, Wubbo Ockels performed experimental investigations at the Nuclear Physics Accelerator Institute in Groningen. His work concerned the gamma-ray decay of nuclear systems directly after formation and the development of a data-handling system involving design of electronics and programming of real-time software. He also contributed to the design and construction of position-sensitive charged particle detectors. While at the K.V.I. Institute, Ockels supervised the practical work of first-year physics students at the University of Groningen.In 1978, he was selected by the European Space Agency, as one of three European payload specialists (science astronauts) to train for the Spacelab missions, together with Ulf Merbold and Claude Nicollier. In May 1980, Ockels began the basic astronaut training for mission specialist at NASA's Johnson Space Center, Houston, United States. He successfully completed the training in August 1981 and joined the Spacelab 1 crew for training as a back-up payload specialist for the first mission of ESA's Spacelab. During the mission (28 November â€" 8 December 1983) he served as ground-communicator and liaison-scientist for the crew on board STS-9/Spacelab 1.From 1986, Wubbo Ockels was stationed at ESA's research and technology centre, ESTEC, in Noordwijk, the Netherlands, where he supported human spaceflights activities. He later became Head of ESA's Education and Outreach Office in Noordwijk. During this time he also held a part-time professorship in Aerospace at the Delft University of Technology.From September 2003, in close coordination with ESA, he became full-time professor of Aerospace for Sustainable Engineering and Technology at the Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands, dealing with the exploitation of alternative sources of energy. Through the professorship Ockels is involved in innovative projects such as the Laddermill and the Nuna solar powered car, twice leading a team of students to victory in the bi-annual World Solar Challenge in Australia in 2001 and 2003.
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WUBBO OCKELS - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH - HFSID 88206WUBBO OCKELS Signed color European Space Agency publicity photo of Wubbo Ockels climbing into a sleeping bag on the Space Shuttle. Ockels was payload specialist on the Challenger flight STS-61A. Photograph signed "Wubbo Ockels" in blue ink. Color, 5¾x9¼ overall, 5¾x8 image, one surface, printed on cardstock.
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WUBBO OCKELS - ENVELOPE SIGNED - HFSID 294456WUBBO OCKELS Signature of the Dutch astronaut Envelope signed: "Wubbo Ockels", 6½x3½. Ink stamp image of the space shuttle at left edge. WubboOckels of the Netherlands, born in 1946, was a payload specialist on 1985's Challenger STS-61A (Oct. 30 to Nov. 5, 1985) the first West German D-1 Spacelab Mission.
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SPACE SHUTTLE CHALLENGER - STS - 61A CREW - COMMEMORATIVE ENVELOPE SIGNED CO-SIGNED BY: COLONEL JAMES F. BUCHLI, WUBBO OCKELS, BONNIE J. DUNBAR, COLONEL HENRY "HANK" HARTSFIELD JR., COLONEL STEVE NAGEL, ERNST MESSERSCHMID, REINHARD FURRER, COLONEL GUION S. "GUY" BLUFORD JR. - HFSID 296094Commemorative envelope for the West German-funded Spacelab mission, the last successful flight of Challenger, signed by all 8 crew members: Hartsfield, Nagel, Dunbar, Buchli, Bluford, Furrer, Messerschmid and Ockels
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