Franz Viehböck

Franz Viehböck

Austrian Space Agency

Nationality Austrian

Date Of Birth 1960-08-24

Status Retired

Type Government


Astronaut Biography

Franz Artur Viehböck (born August 24, 1960 in Vienna) is an Austrian electrical engineer, and was Austria's first cosmonaut. He was titulated „Austronaut“ by his country's media. He visited the Mir space station in 1991 aboard Soyuz TM-13, returning aboard Soyuz TM-12 after spending just over a week in space.

Franz Viehböck's Launches

Soyuz-U2 | Soyuz TM-13

Soviet Space Program
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
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