Gerhard Thiele
- January 4, 2024
- Astronaut
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Gerhard Thiele |
| Occupation | Astronaut |
| Date Of Birth | Sep 2, 1953(1953-09-02) |
| Age | 71 |
| Birthplace | Heidenheim an der Brenz |
| Country | Germany |
| Birth City | Baden-Württemberg |
| Horoscope | Virgo |
Gerhard Thiele Biography
| Name | Gerhard Thiele |
| Birthday | Sep 2 |
| Birth Year | 1953 |
| Place Of Birth | Heidenheim an der Brenz |
| Home Town | Baden-Württemberg |
| Birth Country | Germany |
| Birth Sign | Virgo |
| Children(s) | Insa Thiele-Eich |
Gerhard Thiele is one of the most popular and richest Astronaut who was born on September 2, 1953 in Heidenheim an der Brenz, Baden- Württemberg, Germany. German scientist and former ESA astronaut that flew in space on one mission STS-99.
He was trained as a backup in the absence of He trained as back-up for Andre Kuipers on the Soyuz TMA-4 mission. in the Soyuz TMA-4 mission.
Born in Heidenheim an der Brenz, he attended the Friedrich-Schiller-Gymnasium in Ludwigsburg. After school he volunteered for the German Navy, serving as Operations/Weapons Officer aboard fast patrol boats. In 1976 he began to study physics at the University of Munich and the University of Heidelberg. He received his doctorate in Heidelberg in 1985 in Environmental Physics.
From 1986 to 1987 he was a postdoc at Princeton University. In 1988 he was selected for the German astronaut team and began basic training at the DLR. In 1990 he was selected as a backup crew member for the German spacelab mission D-2 (STS-55). During the mission, which took part in April 1993, he worked in the Payload Operations Control Center of DLR at Oberpfaffenhofen as the alternate payload specialist.
He got married and had four children.
Gerhard Thiele Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Astronaut |
| House | Living in own house. |
Gerhard Thiele is one of the richest Astronaut from Germany. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Gerhard Thiele 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
He earned his PhD in environmental physics at Heidelberg’s University of Heidelberg in 1985.
In July 2013, he was appointed the head of Human Spaceflight and Operations office of the ESA’s Strategy Planning as well as the Outreach office.
Dr. Gerhard Paul Julius Thiele (born September 2, 1953) is a German physicist and a former ESA astronaut.
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Gerhard Thiele has been appointed as the head of ESA’s Human Spaceflight and Operations Strategic Planning and Outreach office (HSO-K) effective 1 July 2013.
Facts & Trivia
Gerhard Ranked on the list of most popular Astronaut. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Germany. Gerhard Thiele celebrates birthday on September 2 of every year.