Web Quotableonline.com Frasescelebres.org Greatbookscollection.org

Reinhold Ewald (born December 18 1956) is a
Germany|German physicist and astronaut.

Born in Mönchengladbach, Germany, he received
diploma in experimental physics from the
University of Cologne in 1983 and the Doctor of
Philosophy|Ph.D. in 1986, with a minor degree in
human physiology. 

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
18 days in space. He performed experiments in
biomedical and material sciences, and carried out
operational tests in preparation for the
International Space Station.

In February 1999 he joined ESA's European
Astronaut Corps at the European Astronaut Centre
(EAC) in Cologne, Germany.

He is married and has three children. He enjoys
reading and spending time with his family, and
performs with an amateur theatre group. His main
sports are soccer and he holds a Black belt
(martial arts)|black belt in karate.

==External link==
*http://www.esa.int/export/esaHS/ESAOHUZUMOC_astro
nauts_2.html Biography at ESA