Klaus-Dietrich Flade
Klaus-Dietrich Flade is a German pilot and former German Aerospace Center astronaut. He visited the Mir space station in 1992 aboard the Soyuz TM-14 mission, returning to Earth a week later aboard Soyuz TM-13. Born in Büdesheim, West Germany, he joined the German Air Force, studied aerospace engineering, and became a test pilot. He was selected for the German astronaut team in 1990 and flew as a research cosmonaut in March 1992. After his spaceflight, he returned to the German Air Force and is now a test pilot at Airbus Industrie.
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- Full Name
- Klaus-Dietrich Flade
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- klaus-dietrich-flade
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- Creation Time
- 8/22/2025, 10:00:49 AM
- Updated Time
- 4/5/2026, 10:16:15 PM
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- Biography
- Klaus-Dietrich Flade is a German pilot and former German Aerospace Center astronaut. He visited the Mir space station in 1992 aboard the Soyuz TM-14 mission, returning to Earth a week later aboard Soyuz TM-13. Born in Büdesheim, West Germany, he joined the German Air Force, studied aerospace engineering, and became a test pilot. He was selected for the German astronaut team in 1990 and flew as a research cosmonaut in March 1992. After his spaceflight, he returned to the German Air Force and is now a test pilot at Airbus Industrie.
- Birth Date
- 1952-08-23
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- Gender
- male
- In Space
- No
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- 12,837
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