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Arne Christer Fuglesang ((:ɑ:ɳɛ krɪstɛr fʉ:glɛsaŋ)) (born March 18, 1957 in Stockholm) is a Swedish physicist and an ESA astronaut. He was first launched aboard the STS-116 Space Shuttle mission on December 10, 2006, at 01:47 GMT, making him the first Swedish citizen in space. Married with three children, he was a Fellow at CERN and taught mathematics at the Royal Institute of Technology before being selected to join the European Astronaut Corps in 1992. He has participated in two Space Shuttle missions and five spacewalks, and is the first person outside of the United States or Russian space programs to participate in more than three spacewalks. == Early life and education == Fuglesang was born in Stockholm to a Swedish mother and a Norwegian father, who became a Swedish citizen shortly before Fuglesang's birth. Fuglesang graduated from the Bromma Gymnasium, Stockholm in 1975, earned a Master of Science degree in engineering physics from the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), in Stockholm in 1981, and received a doctorate in experimental particle physics from Stockholm University in 1987. He became an associate professor (docent) of particle physics at Stockholm University in 1991. He married Elisabeth (Lisa) Fuglesang (née Walldie) in 1983, whom he met at the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH). They have three children. Fuglesang is a prominent member of the Swedish skeptics association Vetenskap och Folkbildning〔(''Christer Fuglesang talar ut'' ), ''Folkvett'', 2/2007〕 and identifies strongly with skeptics and atheists.〔(''Atlantseglaren från Bromma vill tänja gränsen mot rymden'' ), ''Dagens Nyheter'', December 10, 2006.〕 In 2012 Fuglesang received the Royal Institute of Technology 2012 Alumni of the Year award. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Christer Fuglesang」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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