Editing Ulf Merbold (section)

== Later career==
In January 1995, shortly after the Euromir mission, Merbold became head of the astronaut department of the European Astronaut Centre in Cologne.<ref name="ESAd">{{Cite web |title=Biografie von Ulf Merbold |url=https://www.esa.int/Space_in_Member_States/Germany/Biografie_von_Ulf_Merbold |access-date=1 April 2022 |website=esa.int |language=de |archive-date=1 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220401210842/https://www.esa.int/Space_in_Member_States/Germany/Biografie_von_Ulf_Merbold |url-status=live }}</ref> From 1999 to 2004, Merbold worked in the Microgravity Promotion Division of the ESA Directorate of Manned Spaceflight and Microgravity in Noordwijk,<ref name="ESA2004"/> where his task was to spread awareness of the opportunities provided by the ISS among European research and industry organizations. He retired on 30 July 2004, but has continued to do consulting work for ESA and give lectures.<ref name="ESAd"/><ref>{{Cite web |last=Hänel |first=Michael |date=16 September 2019 |title=Raumstationen: Ulf Merbold |url=https://www.planet-wissen.de/technik/weltraumforschung/raumstationen/pwieulfmerbold100.html |access-date=29 July 2022 |website=planet-wissen.de |language=de |archive-date=29 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220729204000/https://www.planet-wissen.de/technik/weltraumforschung/raumstationen/pwieulfmerbold100.html |url-status=live }}</ref>