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Gerhard Julius Paul

Germany

International order n°: 394

Germany astr n°: 9

Personal data:

Birthdate:	02.09.1953
Birthplace:	Heidenheim / Brenz
Marital status:	married
Children:	four
Selection date:	03.08.1987
Selection group:
Job:	MSP
Status:	Ret.: ??.10.2005

Space flights:

Ord. num.	Startup spacecraft	Date and time of launch (UT)	Status while launch	Spacecraft of landing	Date and time of landing (UT)	Duration
1	STS-99 (Endeavour/14)	17h.43m.40s. Feb 11, 2000	MS	STS-99 (Endeavour/14)	23h.23m.21s. Feb 22, 2000	11d.05h.39m.41s.
Total duration:						11d.05h.39m.41s.

Additional information

Ph.D. in physics from the Institute for Environmental Physics of Heidelberg University, 1985; was selected as backup for STS-55 (D-2-Mission); since 1996 NASA astronaut; hobbies: Cooking, music, reading, sports (especially badminton), spending time with his family.

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