Dirk Frimout
European Space Agency
Nationality Belgian
Date Of Birth 1941-03-21
Status Retired
Type Government
Astronaut Biography
Dirk Dries David Damiaan, Viscount Frimout (born 21 March 1941 in Poperinge, Belgium) is an astrophysicist for the European Space Agency. He flew aboard NASA Space Shuttle mision STS-45 as a payload specialist, making him the first Belgian in space.
