Bjarni Tryggvason

Bjarni Tryggvason
Tryggvason in 1997
Born	Bjarni Valdimar Tryggvason (1945-09-21)September 21, 1945 Reykjavík, Iceland
Died	April 5, 2022(2022-04-05) (aged 76)
Nationality	Icelandic Canadian
Education	University of British Columbia (BS) University of Western Ontario
Space career
NRC/CSA astronaut
Time in space	11d 20h 28m
Selection	NRC Group (1983) NASA Group 17 (1998)
Missions	STS-85
Mission insignia

Bjarni Valdimar Tryggvason (September 21, 1945 – April 5, 2022) was an Icelandic-born Canadian engineer and a NRC/CSA astronaut. He served as a Payload Specialist on Space Shuttle mission STS-85 in 1997, a 12-day mission to study changes in the Earth's atmosphere.