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Reinhard Furrer
Professor Dr. Reinhard Alfred Furrer is a German physicist and astronaut. Furrer was born in Wörgl, Ostmark. After the end of World War II, his father was expelled from Austria. The family found a new home in Kempten im Allgäu, Bavaria. Furrer stayed there until he joined the University of Kiel to study physics. He then joined the Free University of Berlin, where he obtained his degree in 1969, and his doctorate in 1972. While a student in Berlin, he participated in the construction of the 145m "Tunnel 57". long under the Berlin Wall, which was the exit of 57 people from East Berlin to the West. In 1974 he became assistant professor in Stuttgart and in 1979 qualified for the post of full professor. He spent the years from 1980 to 1981 at the University of Chicago and 1981 at the Argonne National Laboratory in Chicago, USA. In 1977, Furrer applied to become an astronaut for the first Spacelab mission.
NationalityGerman
BornNov 25, 1940, Wörgl, Germany (now Austria)
DiedSept 9, 1995, Berlin, Germany
Other occupationPhysicist
Time in space7d 00h 44m
Selection1982 German Group
MissionsSTS-61-A

About Reinhard Furrer

Astronaut Reinhard Furrer was born in Austria on November 25, 1940. He dies at the age of 54, on September 9, 1995.

On STS-61-A, a German physicist served as a payload expert.

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Reinhard Furrer before becoming famous

Reinhard Furrer was born in the Zodiac sign Sagittarius (The Centaur/Archer), and 1940 is also the year of Dragon (龍) in the Chinese Zodiac.

He was instrumental in the construction of the Berlin Wall tunnel that allowed 57 individuals to flee East Berlin.

Achievement of Reinhard Furrer

His plane crashed during a Berlin air display, killing him horribly.

Reinhard Furrer's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

He had three children after marrying.

Reinhard Furrer Collabed with

He, like Physicist Donald Keck, was a physicist.

Reinhard Furrer Income & Net worth

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Latest information about Reinhard Furrer updated on March 12 2023.