Trivia

He has run the Stockholm Marathon three times, 1986, 1987 and 1988, with a best time of 3.15.05, placing him among the 10% best participants. He brought a medal from the race into space.

He is an Amateur Radio Operator, holding the US callsign KE5CGR and the Swedish callsign SA0AFS.

His surname Fuglesang means bird song in Danish and Norwegian. In this case the name is of Norwegian origin since Christer Fuglesang's father comes from Norway.

Holds a Ph.D. in particle physics.

Is the first Swede and the first Nordic citizen in space.

Is writing a book about his experience in space.

Lives in USA.

Has three children.

He was once a Swedish national Frisbee champion, holding the national title in "maximum time aloft" in 1978, and subsequently competed in the 1981 World Frisbee Championship. Fuglesang took one of his personal frisbees to the International Space Station. On Dec 15 he set a new "world record" for Time Aloft by freefloating a spinning frisbee for 20 seconds. It was done during a live broadcast interview with a space exhibition in Stockholm Sweden. It should be noted that the record attempt was recognised by the sports governing body (World flying Disc Federation) and that the record was accepted. But since it was set outside the earths atmosphere it was recorded as 'Galactic Record'.