Biographies of Astronaut and Cosmonaut Candidates

Mesland

Dicky André Martinus "Dick"

The Netherlands

Personal data

Birthdate:  17.02.1943
Birthplace:  Rotterdam
Marital status:  married
Children:  two
Selection date:  30.08.1977
Position:  PSP
Status:  Ret. 22.12.1977

Additional information

Doctorate in Biology from the University of Amsterdam, 1974; doctorate in Physics and Mathematics from the University of Amsterdam, 1978; one of five candidates from the Netherlands in the 1977 ESA selection (only Wubbo Ockels was selected as an astronaut); since 1990 head of the Columbus Users Organization.

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