Klaus-Dietrich Flade
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| Nationality | German |
| Born | August 23, 1952 Büdesheim, Germany |
| Occupation1 | Test Pilot |
| Rank | Lieutenant Colonel, German Air Force |
| Space time | 7d 21h 57m |
| Selection | 1990 |
| Mission(s) | Soyuz TM-14 |
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Klaus-Dietrich Flade (born August 23, 1952) is a German pilot and former cosmonaut.
Born in Büdesheim, Germany, he joined the German Air Force after school. First getting education as a plane engineer, he studied chemistry at the military university Munich 1976-1980. Afterwards he became a pilot, 1988-1989 he got trained as a testpilot. In October 1990 he was selected as part of the German astronaut team for the Mir'92 flight.
After two years of training he flew as Research cosmonaut on Soyuz TM-14 in March 1992. After his spaceflight he returned to the Air Force. He is now test pilot at Airbus Industrie.
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