Jean-Jacques Dordain
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Jean-Jacques Dordain is the current Director General of the European Space Agency
and has held the position since 2003.
Graduated at École Centrale Paris
in 1968, Dordain began his scientific career in the French Aerospace Research Agency (ONERA) and later worked as a professor at the National Higher School of Aeronautics and Aerospace in the 1970s and 1980s. He has conducted extensive research in rocket engines and microgravity experiments. He was also a European astronaut candidate.
In 1998 he was Executive Secretary at the Japanese Space Agency (then NASDA, now JAXA) and later started as Technical Director at ESA where he became Director General in July 2003.
He also holds the honorary function of Chancellor of the International Space University
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European Space Agency
The European Space Agency , established in 1975, is an intergovernmental organisation dedicated to the exploration of space, currently with 18 member states...
and has held the position since 2003.
Graduated at École Centrale Paris
École Centrale Paris
École Centrale Paris is a French university-level institution in the field of engineering. It is also known by its original name École centrale des arts et manufactures, or ECP. Founded in 1829, it is one of the oldest and most prestigious engineering schools in France and has the special status...
in 1968, Dordain began his scientific career in the French Aerospace Research Agency (ONERA) and later worked as a professor at the National Higher School of Aeronautics and Aerospace in the 1970s and 1980s. He has conducted extensive research in rocket engines and microgravity experiments. He was also a European astronaut candidate.
In 1998 he was Executive Secretary at the Japanese Space Agency (then NASDA, now JAXA) and later started as Technical Director at ESA where he became Director General in July 2003.
He also holds the honorary function of Chancellor of the International Space University
International Space University
The International Space University is a private university founded in 1987. The University currently offers three degree granting programs — Master of Science in Space Management, Master of Science in Space Studies and Executive MBA — in addition to a non-degree-granting Space Studies Program.The...
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