What is Marcus Wandt?
'''Marcus Wandt''' is an [[astronaut]] and [[fighter pilot]] that is [[Swedish people|Swedish]]-[[Norwegians|Norwegian]].<ref name=Pilot/> In January 2024, he became the first Norwegian astronaut.<ref name=Flight>https://www.vg.no/nyheter/i/5Bx8wW/norsk-svenske-marcus-wandt-i-verdensrommet-for-en-reise. [[VG]].no. Retrieved 2024-01-19</ref> Early life: He grew up outside<ref name=Pilot>https://www.vg.no/nyheter/i/abm4eO/norsk-svenske-marcus-maa-bli-vaerende-i-verdensrommet. Retrieved 2024-02-03</ref> [[Karlstad]], Sweden; His mother is from [[Toten]] [a [[traditional district]]], Norway.<ref name=MaWatchNorw>https://www.nrk.no/innlandet/den-svensknorske-astronauten-marcus-wandt-_43_-kommer-i-dag-tilbake-til-jorden-1.16756103</ref> ==Space flight in 2024== He was on the [[Axiom Space|Axiom]]-3 flight that left the Earth (on January 19).<ref name=Flight/> It arrived at the [[International Space Station]], on January 20, 2024.<ref>https://www.dagsavisen.no/nyheter/verden/2024/01/20/svensknorsk-astronaut-framme-ved-den-internasjonale-romstasjonen/. [[Dagsavisen]].no. Retrieved 2024-01-20</ref> The spaceship (and its crew of four), landed on Earth on February 9.<ref name=MaWatchNorw/><ref>https://www.vg.no/nyheter/utenriks/i/3Ev8PA/tt-den-svensknorske-astronauten-marcus-wandt-er-tilbake-paa-jorda</ref> ==Related pages== *[[SpaceX]] ==Sources== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Wandt, Marcus}} [[Category:Astronauts]] [[Category:Swedish people]] [[Category:1980 births]] [[Category:Living people]] {{bio-stub}}