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{{Short description|German physicist and astronaut (born 1956)}}
{{BLP sources|date=June 2023}}
{{Infobox astronaut
| image = Ewald,_Reinhold.jpg
| name =Reinhold Ewald
| type =[[German Aerospace Center|DFVLR]]/[[ESA]]
| nationality =
| birth_date ={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1956|12|18}}
| birth_place =[[Mönchengladbach]], [[West Germany]]
| occupation =[[Physicist]]
| selection =[[List of astronauts by selection#1990|1990 German Group]]
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| insignia =[[File:Soyuz TM-25 patch.png|40px]]
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==Biography==
Born in [[Mönchengladbach]], [[West Germany]], he received
In 1990, he was selected to the [[German astronaut team]], training for the [[Mir]] '92 mission. He was the backup of [[Klaus-Dietrich Flade]] for the [[Soyuz TM-14]] mission. In 1995 he began training for the second German Mir mission. In February 1997 he flew to the space station Mir with [[Soyuz TM-25]], spending 20 days in space. He performed experiments in biomedical and material sciences, and carried out operational tests in preparation for the [[International Space Station]].
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In February 1999, he joined the [[European Astronaut Corps]] at the [[European Astronaut Centre]] (EAC) in [[Cologne]], Germany.
From 2006 to 2011, Ewald headed the Flight Operations Division within
He served as an Advisor to the Head of Director General's Cabinet at ESA's headquarters in [[Paris]] from 2011 to 2014, followed by a position at the [[European Astronaut Centre]] in Cologne, promoting the scientific achievements of the ESA research programme on the International Space Station.
In September 2015 he was appointed as Professor for Astronautics and Space Stations at the Institute of Space Systems (IRS) at the [[University of Stuttgart]] as the successor to [[Ernst Messerschmid]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.irs.uni-stuttgart.de/news/news_0104.html?__locale=en|title=News | University of Stuttgart}}</ref>
==References==
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==External links==
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*[http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Human_Spaceflight/Astronauts/Reinhold_Ewald ESA profile page]
*[http://www.spacefacts.de/bios/international/english/ewald_reinhold.htm
{{ESA Astronaut Groups}}
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[[Category:1956 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:European astronauts]]▼
[[Category:German astronauts]]
[[Category:European Space Agency personnel]]
[[Category:People from Mönchengladbach]]
[[Category:University of Cologne alumni]]
[[Category:European amateur radio operators]]
[[Category:Officers Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany]]
[[Category:Mir crew members]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Order of Courage (Russia)]]
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