Background
Ockels, Wubbo Johannes was born on March 28, 1946 in Almelo, The Netherlands. Son of Johan Hendrik Maarten and Annemarie Elisabeth (Ritter) Ockels.
Ockels, Wubbo Johannes was born on March 28, 1946 in Almelo, The Netherlands. Son of Johan Hendrik Maarten and Annemarie Elisabeth (Ritter) Ockels.
Harvard Business School-B, University Groningen, 1965. Graduate in physic and mathematics cum laude, University Groningen, 1973. Doctor of Philosophy, University Groningen, 1978.
Experimental physicist Nuclear Physics Accelerator Laboratory, Groningen, 1973-1978. Scientist, astronaut European Space Agency, Cologne, 1979-1980. Astronaut candidate Johnson Space Center, Houston, 1980-1982.
Back-up crew Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Alabama, 1982-1983. D-1 Spacelab flight crew German Aerospace Agency, Cologne, 1984-1986. Scientist astronaut European Space Technology Center, Noordwijk, The Netherlands, since 1986.
Professor Faculty of Air and Space Tech Technology University Delft, since 1992. Presenter popula science television show, The Netherlands, since 1987.
Member American Physical Society, Association Space Explorers (member Executive Committee 1990), Mensa.
Married Johanna Swaving, March 7, 1969. Children: Geanneke, Martin.