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Wubbo Ockels(1946-2014)

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Wubbo Ockels was born on 28 March 1946 in Almelo, Overijssel, Netherlands. He was married to Joos Swaving. He died on 18 May 2014 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
BornMarch 28, 1946
DiedMay 18, 2014(68)
BornMarch 28, 1946
DiedMay 18, 2014(68)
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Known for

Harm Edens, Jan Jaap van der Wal, and Peter Pannekoek in Dit was het nieuws (1996)
Dit was het nieuws
7.7
TV Series
  • Self
Mike Boddé and Thomas van Luyn in De Mike & Thomas show (2005)
De Mike & Thomas show
7.7
TV Series
  • Self
Paulien Cornelisse and Herman van der Zandt in De slimste mens (2012)
De slimste mens
7.2
TV Series
  • Self(segment "Open Deur")
Sjo Bis Time
TV Series
  • Self - Astronaut

Credits

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Thanks

  • Herman van der Zandt in NOS Uit het Leven (2014)
    NOS Uit het Leven
    TV Series
    • in memory of
    • 2014

Self

  • Jeroen Pauw and Paul Witteman in Pauw & Witteman (2006)
    Pauw & Witteman
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Self - Ruimtevaarder
    • Self - Hoogleraar Duurzame Technologie
    • 2006–2014
  • Tijd voor MAX (2008)
    Tijd voor MAX
    4.8
    TV Series
    • Self
    • 2010–2013
  • Tijs van den Brink and Andries Knevel in Knevel & van den Brink (2007)
    Knevel & van den Brink
    3.3
    TV Series
    • Self - Uitvinder
    • Self - Natuurkundige en Ex-astronaut
    • 2008–2013
  • Paulien Cornelisse and Herman van der Zandt in De slimste mens (2012)
    De slimste mens
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Self (segment "Open Deur")
    • 2012
  • Pownews (2010)
    Pownews
    4.8
    TV Series
    • Self
    • 2011
  • Matthijs van Nieuwkerk in De wereld draait door (2005)
    De wereld draait door
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Self
    • 2010
  • Maaike Schoon, Pieter Jan Hagens, and Twan Huys in Buitenhof (1995)
    Buitenhof
    6.2
    TV Series
    • Self
    • 2010
  • Harm Edens, Jan Jaap van der Wal, and Peter Pannekoek in Dit was het nieuws (1996)
    Dit was het nieuws
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Self
    • 2009
  • VPRO Backlight (2002)
    VPRO Backlight
    8.4
    TV Series
    • Self - Hoogleraar TU Delft
    • 2008
  • James May's Big Ideas (2008)
    James May's Big Ideas
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Self
    • 2008
  • Mike Boddé and Thomas van Luyn in De Mike & Thomas show (2005)
    De Mike & Thomas show
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Self
    • 2005
  • Knevel op zaterdag
    TV Series
    • Self - Ex-astronaut (as W. Ockels)
    • 2003
  • First Child on the Moon (2001)
    First Child on the Moon
    3.4
    Short
    • Self
    • 2001
  • Our Planet Earth
    9.2
    Short
    • Self
    • 1991
  • In de hoofdrol
    6.3
    TV Series
    • Self
    • 1985

Archive Footage

  • Ockels erfenis (2019)
    Ockels erfenis
    • Self (archive footage)
    • 2019
  • Groeten uit 19XX
    6.0
    TV Series
    • Self (archive footage)
    • 2019
  • Emily Calandrelli in Xploration Outer Space (2014)
    Xploration Outer Space
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Self - Former Shuttle Astronaut (archive footage, uncredited)
    • 2016

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • W. Ockels
  • Born
    • March 28, 1946
    • Almelo, Overijssel, Netherlands
  • Died
    • May 18, 2014
    • Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands(kidney cancer)
  • Spouse
    • Joos Swaving1969 - May 18, 2014 (his death, 2 children)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

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  • Trivia
    The first Dutch person in space. He participated in a space shuttle flight in 1985.

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