Wubbo Ockels, Dutch physicist and astronaut (died 2014)

Wubbo Johannes Ockels was a Dutch physicist and astronaut with the European Space Agency who, in 1985, became the first Dutch citizen in space when he flew on STS-61-A as a payload specialist. He later became professor of aerospace engineering at Delft University of Technology.

March 28 is the 87th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 278 days remain until the end of the year.