Director General of the European Space Agency
Director General of the European Space Agency | |
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Incumbent Josef Aschbacher since 2021 | |
Term length | At the pleasure of the European Space Agency Council |
Website | www |
The Director General of the European Space Agency is the highest-ranked official of the European Space Agency (ESA), a space agency formed by the collaboration of prominent European nations.
ELDO Secretaries General
Image | Name | Country | Term start | Term end | Term length | Ref(s) |
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di CarrobioDr. Renzo Carrobio di Carrobio | Italy | 19641964 | 19721972 | 8Eight years | [1] | |
AubinièreGeneral Robert Aubinière | France | 19721972 | 19751975 | 3Three years | [2] | |
AubinièreDr. George Van Reeth | Belgium | 19751975 | 19751975 | 5Five months | [3] |
ESRO Directors General
Image | Name | Country | Term start | Term end | Term length | Ref(s) |
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AugerDr. Pierre Auger | France | 19641964 | 19671967 | 3Three years | [4] | |
BondiSir Herman Bondi | United Kingdom | 19671967 | 19711971 | 4Four years | [5] | |
HockerDr. Alexander Hocker | West Germany | 19711971 | 19741974 | 3Three years | [6] | |
GibsonDr. Roy Gibson | United Kingdom | 19741974 | 19751975 | 1One year | [7] |
ESA Director General
Image | Name | Country | Term start | Term end | Term length | Ref(s) |
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GibsonDr. Roy Gibson | United Kingdom | 19751975 | 19801980 | 5Five years | [8] | |
QuistgaardErik Quistgaard | Denmark | 1980 | 1984 | 4Four years | [9] | |
LüstProf. Reimar Lüst | West Germany | 1984 | 1990 | 6Six years | [10] | |
LutonJean-Marie Luton | France | 1990 | 1997 | 7Seven years | [11] | |
RodotàAntonio Rodotà | Italy | 1997 | 2003 | 6Six years | [12] | |
DordainJean-Jacques Dordain | France | 2003 | 1 July 2015 | 12Twelve years | [13] | |
Johann-Dietrich Wörner | Germany | 1 July 2015 | February 2021 | 12Six years | [14] | |
Josef Aschbacher | Austria | 1 March 2021 | Incumbent | [15] |
See also
- Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organization
References
- ^ "Renzo Carrobio di Carrobio". ELDO Secretaries General. European Space Agency. 2009-06-18. Retrieved 2015-10-09.
- ^ "Robert Aubinière". ELDO Secretaries General. European Space Agency. 2009-06-15. Retrieved 2015-10-09.
- ^ "George Van Reeth". ELDO Secretaries General. European Space Agency. 2010-08-26. Retrieved 2015-10-09.
- ^ "Pierre Auger". Past Directors General of ESRO. European Space Agency. 2009-06-15. Retrieved 2015-10-09.
- ^ "Herman Bondi". Past Directors General of ESRO. European Space Agency. 2010-03-16. Retrieved 2015-10-09.
- ^ "Alexander Hocker". Past Directors General of ESRO. European Space Agency. 2009-07-18. Retrieved 2015-10-09.
- ^ "Roy Gibson". Past Directors General of ESA. European Space Agency. 2014-06-30. Retrieved 2015-10-09.
- ^ "Roy Gibson". Past Directors General of ESA. European Space Agency. 2014-06-30. Retrieved 2015-10-09.
- ^ "Erik Quistgaard". Past Directors General of ESA. European Space Agency. 2013-03-01. Retrieved 2015-10-09.
- ^ "Reimar Lüst". Past Directors General of ESA. European Space Agency. 2007-12-11. Retrieved 2015-10-09.
- ^ "Jean-Marie Luton". Past Directors General of ESA. European Space Agency. 2007-12-11. Retrieved 2015-10-09.
- ^ "Antonio Rodotà". Past Directors General of ESA. European Space Agency. 2007-12-11. Retrieved 2015-10-09.
- ^ "Jean-Jacques Dordain". About ESA. European Space Agency. 2015-07-01. Retrieved 2015-10-09.
- ^ "Johann-Dietrich Woerner ESA Director General". European Space Agency. 2015-07-01. Retrieved 2015-10-09.
- ^ "Josef Aschbacher next ESA Director General". European Space Agency. 2020-12-17. Retrieved 2021-01-05.
External links
- "Past Director Generals of ESA". History. European Space Agency.
- "Past Director Generals of ELDO". History. European Space Agency.
- "Past Director Generals of ESRO". History. European Space Agency.
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