photo Reinhold Ewald
First name and last name Reinhold Ewald
Date of birth 18.12.1956
Nationality DEU
Space Agency European Space Agency (ESA)
Status Retired
Type of astronaut Government agency
Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reinhold_Ewald

Mission:

Soyuz TM-25

Additional information Reinhold Ewald

Dr. Reinhold Ewald (born December 18, 1956) is a German physicist and ESA astronaut. In 1990, he was selected to the German astronaut team, training for the Mir '92 mission. He was the backup of Klaus-Dietrich Flade for the Soyuz TM-14 mission. In 1995 he began training for the second German Mir mission. In February 1997 he flew to the space station Mir with Soyuz TM-25, spending 20 days in space. He performed experiments in biomedical and material sciences, and carried out operational tests in preparation for the International Space Station.