11 October 2009
First Belgian Space Station Commander
Becomes the first Belgian and first ESA astronaut to command the station.
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at International Space Station in Belgium. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Becomes the first Belgian and first ESA astronaut to command the station.
Assumes command of the International Space Station during Expedition 21.
Provenance
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