David Williams (space administrator)
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David Frederick Williams (born 21 September 1951), is the Director General of the British National Space Centre
.
on Liverpool Road in Hutton
, Preston, Lancashire. From the University of Reading
he gained a BSc in 1974 and a PhD in 1978.
from 1982-9. From 1989, he worked for the BNSC
.
He became Director General of the BNSC on 1 May 2006.
He became Acting Chief Executive, UK Space Agency & Chairman of the ESA Council. On 23 March 2010, the new UK Space Agency was launched to replace the British National Space Centre and to bring all UK civil space activities under one single management. He will steer the ESA Council as it prepares for the next meeting of ESA’s Ministers in 2012.
British National Space Centre
The British National Space Centre was a British government body that coordinated civil space activities for the UK. It was replaced on 1 April 2010 by the UK Space Agency.-Structure:...
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Early life
He went to the Hutton Grammar SchoolHutton Grammar School
Hutton Grammar School is a Voluntary Aided Church of England day school for boys, with a co-educational Sixth Form. It is located south west of Preston, Lancashire, in Hutton, England. The school no longer offers boarding, and offers education for boys from ages of 11 through to 16, with the Sixth...
on Liverpool Road in Hutton
Hutton, Lancashire
Hutton is a village and civil parish in Lancashire, England. It is located south west of Preston, in the South Ribble borough and parliamentary constituency.-History:...
, Preston, Lancashire. From the University of Reading
University of Reading
The University of Reading is a university in the English town of Reading, Berkshire. The University was established in 1892 as University College, Reading and received its Royal Charter in 1926. It is based on several campuses in, and around, the town of Reading.The University has a long tradition...
he gained a BSc in 1974 and a PhD in 1978.
Career
He worked for the NERCNatural Environment Research Council
The Natural Environment Research Council is a British research council that supports research, training and knowledge transfer activities in the environmental sciences.-History:...
from 1982-9. From 1989, he worked for the BNSC
British National Space Centre
The British National Space Centre was a British government body that coordinated civil space activities for the UK. It was replaced on 1 April 2010 by the UK Space Agency.-Structure:...
.
He became Director General of the BNSC on 1 May 2006.
He became Acting Chief Executive, UK Space Agency & Chairman of the ESA Council. On 23 March 2010, the new UK Space Agency was launched to replace the British National Space Centre and to bring all UK civil space activities under one single management. He will steer the ESA Council as it prepares for the next meeting of ESA’s Ministers in 2012.