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ESA-2 astronaut group, 1992

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Requirement: ESA astronauts for Mir, Shuttle, and ISS missions.

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Merbold German physicist payload specialist astronaut 1978-1998.
Nicollier Swiss test pilot mission specialist astronaut 1978-2007. First Swiss astronaut.
Ockels Dutch physicist payload specialist astronaut 1978-1994. First Dutch astronaut.
Fuglesang Swedish engineer cosmonaut 1992-2017.
Reiter German test pilot cosmonaut 1992-2007.
Clervoy French engineer cosmonaut 1985-2018.
Cheli Italian test pilot mission specialist astronaut 1992-1996. Was married to astronaut Marianne Merchez.
Merchez Belgian physician cosmonaut, 1992-1995. Was married to astronaut Maurizio Cheli.
Duque Spanish engineer mission specialist astronaut 1992-2018. First Spanish astronaut.