Marcus Wandt

Marcus Wandt is a Swedish test pilot and member of the 2022 European Space Agency Astronaut Group. In January 2024, he became the third Swedish astronaut to visit space, after Christer Fuglesang and Jessica Meir. Wandt is a Swedish and Norwegian citizen, thus becoming the first Norwegian citizen in space.

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Who was born first?

• Marcus Wandt and Wang Yaping were born the same year
• Marcus Wandt was born 1 year after Christina Koch
• Marcus Wandt was born 1 year after Anne McClain
• Marcus Wandt was born 2 years after Yi So-Yeon
• Marcus Wandt was born 2 years after Liu Yang

Timeline

1. Liu YangOctober 6, 1978 – present
2. Yi So-YeonJune 2, 1978 – present
3. Anne McClainJune 7, 1979 – present
4. Christina KochJanuary 29, 1979 – present
5. Marcus Wandt (this page)September 22, 1980 – present
6. Wang YapingJanuary 27, 1980 – present

Related

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• Yuri GagarinMarch 9, 1934 – March 27, 1968
• Valentina TereshkovaMarch 6, 1937 – present
• Buzz AldrinJanuary 20, 1930 – present
• Alexey LeonovMay 30, 1934 – October 11, 2019
• Michael CollinsOctober 31, 1930 – April 28, 2021
• Sally RideMay 26, 1951 – July 23, 2012
• John GlennJuly 18, 1921 – December 8, 2016