NAME: Hans Schlegel
European Space Agency (ESA) Astronaut
(Germany)
PERSONAL
DATA: Born
August 3, 1951 in Überlingen, Germany, but considers Aachen to be his hometown.
He has seven children. Married to Heike Schlegel-Walpot. Recreational interests
include skiing, scuba diving and flying. He also enjoys reading, and being a
handyman.
EDUCATION:
1957-70: Attended
schools in Refrath, Bensberg and Cologne, Germany.
1968-69:
American Field Service (AFS) exchange student. Graduated from Lewis Central
High School, Council Bluffs, Iowa.
1970: Graduated
from Hansa Gymnasium (secondary school emphasizing mathematics & science), Cologne,
Germany.
1972-79:
Studied at the University of Aachen, Germany, graduated with a Diploma in
Physics.
ORGANIZATIONS: Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft
(German Physical Society); AFS - Interkulturelle Begegnungen (American Field
Service Germany).
PUBLICATIONS: Publications and scientific reports
in the field of semiconductor physics.
HONORS: Verdienstkreuz 1. Klasse des
Verdienstordens der Bundesrepublik Deutschland (Federal Service Cross 1 st
Class, Federal Republic of Germany). Medal of Friendship of Russia. NASA
Exceptional Achievement Medal.
EXPERIENCE:
1970-72: Served as a paratrooper with the
Federal Armed Forces. Left with the rank of second lieutenant.
1979-86: Member of the academic staff at
Rheinisch Westfälische Technische Hochschule (RWTH) Aachen (University of
Aachen) as an experimental Solid State Physicist. Research in the field of
electronic transport properties and optical properties of semiconductors.
1986-88: Specialist in non-destructive
testing methodology in the research and development department of the company
"Institut Dr. Förster Gmbh & Co. KG" in Reutlingen, Germany.
1988-90: Basic Astronaut Training at the
German Aerospace Center (DLR). In addition to academic education he gained
microgravity experience by conducting various experiments during approximately
1300 parabolas on the KC-135. He also became a certified research diver and
holds a private pilot's license, covering instrument rating and aerobatics.
1990: Assigned as payload specialist for
the D-2 Mission (second German Spacelab
mission).
1990-93: Payload Training in Cologne,
Germany and at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas.
1995-97: Cosmonaut Training for the
German-Russian Mir-'97 Mission
at Yuri A. Gagarin Training Centre (Moscow). During the mission (February 10 to
March 2, 1997) served as Crew Interface Coordinator.
1997-98: Additional training and
certification as 2nd board engineer for Mir
at Yuri A. Gagarin Training Centre.
1998: Integrated into ESA's single
European astronaut corps, which is involved in the assembly and on-board
operations of the International Space Station.
1998: ESA sent him to NASA JSC in Houston
for Mission Specialist Training (Astronaut Class of 1998).
1999-02: Worked in the ISS Branch on mechanisms & structures,
on crew equipment and on the ISS systems.
2002-04: Worked in the Robotics Branch and
as ISS CAPCOM (spacecraft communicator).
2004-05: Lead ISS CAPCOM for Increment 10.
Currently: Assigned
by ESA in May 2005 as ESA Lead Astronaut at JSC. Since September 2005 has
worked as Shuttle CAPCOM, as ISS Instructor CAPCOM, and in the ISS Branch as
lead for systems and crew interfaces, heading up a team of 12.
Schlegel is assigned to the STS-122
mission that will deliver the European Space Agency's Columbus Laboratory to the International
Space Station.
Last
Updated: February 2007
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