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Marianne Merchez
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| Born | 25 November 1960 Uccle, Belgium
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| Status | Retired |
| Nationality | Belgian |
| Occupation | Medical Doctor |
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| ESA astronaut | |
| Selection | 1992 ESA Group |
| Missions | None |
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.
See also
In Spanish: Marianne Merchez para niños
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