Diplomatic World 67
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BELGIAN SPACE WEEK<br />
DIRK FRIMOUT<br />
On 24 March 2022, it will have been 30 years since the first<br />
Belgian went into space. It was on this date that astro naut Dirk<br />
Frimout left for space in the American shut tle Atlantis. The year<br />
2022 also marks the 20th anniver sary of Frank De Winne’s first<br />
space flight.<br />
THIS YEAR IS A VERY SPECIAL YEAR. WOULD YOU<br />
EXPLAIN US WHAT WILL HAPPEN IN OCTOBER?<br />
So, first the year 2022 is the 30th anniversary of my flight to<br />
space. I was in space in March 1992. We are trying to organise<br />
something related to 30th anniversary of my flight and we want<br />
this to coincide around the same time during which another<br />
Belgian went to space 20 years ago – Frank De Winne. So, we<br />
decided to do it together. It will be the 20th anniversary of his first<br />
flight and the 30th anniversary of mine.<br />
I have invited the whole team that I was flying with back then<br />
– six Americans and myself, the only Belgian on board. For the<br />
Photo: nasa.gov<br />
Dirk Frimout<br />
Photo: nasa.gov<br />
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