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Marianne Merchez

1960 - Today

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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. 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 14 different languages on Wikipedia. Marianne Merchez is the 463rd most popular astronaut, the 968th most popular biography from Belgium and the 3rd most popular Belgian Astronaut.

Marianne Merchez is a Belgian astronaut known for her work with the European Space Agency (ESA). She has contributed to various space missions and research, particularly in the fields of science and technology.

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Among ASTRONAUTS

Among astronauts, Marianne Merchez ranks 463 out of 556. Before her are G. David Low, Dominic L. Pudwill Gorie, Brian Duffy, Mark L. Polansky, Dominic A. Antonelli, and Gregory Chamitoff. After her are Mark N. Brown, David C. Hilmers, Wendy B. Lawrence, Alan G. Poindexter, K. Megan McArthur, and Richard R. Arnold.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1960, Marianne Merchez ranks 918. Before her are Roberto Molina, Glenn Anderson, József Kardos, Kevin Lawton, Don Symon, and León Villa. After her are Bernard Rose, Georgy Kondratyev, Elena Valenciano, Josef Degeorgi, Jeremy Swift, and Hanne Eriksen.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Marianne Merchez ranks 968 out of 1,190. Before her are Steve Darcis (1984), Bernd Thijs (1978), Vincent Rijmen (1970), Walter Baseggio (1978), Tim Wellens (1991), and Sammy Bossut (1985). After her are Prince Gabriel of Belgium (2003), Charly Musonda (1996), Stijn Devolder (1979), Nico Mattan (1971), Leander Dendoncker (1995), and Jasper Stuyven (1992).

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Among ASTRONAUTS In Belgium

Among astronauts born in Belgium, Marianne Merchez ranks 3. Before her are Dirk Frimout (1941), and Frank De Winne (1961).

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