the Federal Republic of Germany (2007) Bavarian Medal Europe (2008) Honorary doctorate of the Faculty of Aeronautics and Astronautics at the Bundeswehr University Munich (28 June 2010) Order of Friendship (Russia, 1996) Medal "For Merit in Space Exploration" (Russia, 12 April 2011) – for outstanding contribution to the development of international cooperation in crewed space flight Honorary membership in the Danish Astronautical Society References External links ESA profile page Official NASA Biography NASA STS-121 Mission Spacefacts biography www.astronaut-thomas-reiter.de 1958 births Living people Military personnel from Frankfurt German astronauts ESA astronauts European amateur radio operators Crew members of the International Space Station Recipients of the Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany Recipients of the Medal "For Merit in Space Exploration" Bundeswehr University Munich alumni German Air Force pilots Brigadier generals of the German Air Force Space Shuttle program astronauts People from Oldenburg (city) Spacewalkers Mir crew members