Claude Nicollier
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About
As the first astronaut from Switzerland, he flew on four Space Shuttle missions.
Before fame
He was Captain in the Swiss Air Force and became a test pilot.
Trivia
He is the first European Space Agency astronaut to participate in a spacewalk while on a Space Shuttle mission.
Family life
He is a widower; his wife Susanna Perez died in 2007.
Associated with
He is an ESA astronaut, like Andre Kuipers.
