Marianne Merchez

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Marianne Merchez
Born (1960-11-25) 25 November 1960 (age 63)
Uccle, Belgium
StatusRetired
NationalityBelgian
OccupationMedical Doctor
Space career
ESA astronaut
Selection1992 ESA Group
MissionsNone

Marianne Merchez (born 25 October 1960 in Uccle) is a Belgian doctor from the Catholic University of Louvain and a former European Space Agency astronaut.[1] She is certified in aerospace medicine and in industrial medicine, and she is also a professional pilot (holds a Belgian Air Transport Pilot License from Civil Aviation School, former co-pilot Boeing 737).

She is married to former Italian ESA astronaut Maurizio Cheli with whom she co-authored Tutto in un istante: le decisioni che tracciano il viaggio di una vita.[2]

References

  1. ^ Becker, Joachim. "Cosmonaut Biography: Marianne Merchez". spacefacts.de.
  2. ^ "L'astronauta Cheli si racconta in un libro Tutto in un istante". La Stampa. 11 May 2015. Archived from the original on 27 October 2017. Retrieved 26 October 2017.

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