Bjarni Tryggvason
Bjarni Valdimar Tryggvason (September 21, 1945 – April 5, 2022) was an Icelandic-born Canadian engineer and a NRC/CSA astronaut. He served as a Payload Specialist on Space Shuttle mission STS-85 in 1997, a 12-day mission to study changes in the Earth's atmosphere.
Bjarni Tryggvason | |
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Tryggvason in 1997 | |
| Born | Bjarni Valdimar Tryggvason September 21, 1945 Reykjavík, Iceland |
| Died | April 5, 2022 (aged 76) |
| Nationality | Icelandic Canadian |
| Education | University of British Columbia (BS) University of Western Ontario |
| Space career | |
| NRC/CSA astronaut | |
Time in space | 11d 20h 28m |
| Selection | NRC Group (1983) NASA Group 17 (1998) |
| Missions | STS-85 |
Mission insignia | |
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