Editing Reinhold Ewald (section)

==Biography==
Born in [[Mönchengladbach]], [[West Germany]], he received a [[Diploma]] in experimental physics from the [[University of Cologne]] in 1983 and a [[Doctor of Philosophy|Ph.D.]] in 1986, with a minor degree in human physiology.

In 1990, he was selected to the [[German astronaut team]], training for the [[Mir]] '92 mission. He was the backup of [[Klaus-Dietrich Flade]] for the [[Soyuz TM-14]] mission. In 1995 he began training for the second German Mir mission. In February 1997 he flew to the space station Mir with [[Soyuz TM-25]], spending 20 days in space. He performed experiments in biomedical and material sciences, and carried out operational tests in preparation for the [[International Space Station]].

In February 1999, he joined the [[European Astronaut Corps]] at the [[European Astronaut Centre]] (EAC) in [[Cologne]], Germany.

From 2006 to 2011, Ewald headed the Flight Operations Division within ESA's ISS Operations department at the Columbus Control Centre near [[Munich]]. In this role, he directed a team of ESA Mission Directors managing the [[Columbus (ISS module)|Columbus]] laboratory delivery flight in February 2008 and the Columbus science activities thereafter.

He served as an Advisor to the Head of Director General's Cabinet at ESA's headquarters in [[Paris]] from 2011 to 2014, followed by a position at the [[European Astronaut Centre]] in Cologne, promoting the scientific achievements of the ESA research programme on the International Space Station.

In September 2015 he was appointed as Professor for Astronautics and Space Stations at the Institute of Space Systems (IRS) at the [[University of Stuttgart]] as the successor to [[Ernst Messerschmid]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.irs.uni-stuttgart.de/news/news_0104.html?__locale=en|title=News &#124; University of Stuttgart}}</ref>