- Director General of the European Space Agency
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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.
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ELDO Secretaries General
Photograph Name Term start Term end Term length Ref(s) Dr. Renzo Carrobio di Carrobio 1964 1972 Eight years [1] General Robert Aubinière 1972 1975 Three years [2] Dr. George Van Reeth 1975 1975 Five months [3] ESRO Directors General
Photograph Name Term start Term end Term length Ref(s) Dr. Pierre Auger 1964 1967 Three years [4] Sir Herman Bondi 1967 1971 Four years [5] Dr. Alexander Hocker 1971 1974 Three years [6] Dr. Roy Gibson 1974 1975 One year [7] Director General
Photograph Name Term start Term end Term length Ref(s) Dr. Roy Gibson 1975 1980 Five years [8] Erik Quistgaard 1980 1984 Four years [9] Reimar Lüst Prof.1984 1990 Six years [10] Jean-Marie Luton 1990 1997 Seven years [11] Antonio Rodotà 1997 2003 Six years [12] Jean-Jacques Dordain 2003 Incumbent [13] 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. 2009-07-18. http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Space_Year_2007/SEM67GBL2AF_0.html. Retrieved 2009-10-26.
- ^ "Robert Aubinière". ELDO Secretaries General. European Space Agency. 2009-07-15. http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Space_Year_2007/SEMYT13XTVF_0.html. Retrieved 2009-10-26.
- ^ "George Van Reeth". ELDO Secretaries General. European Space Agency. 2009-07-15. http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Space_Year_2007/SEMU8GBL2AF_0.html. Retrieved 2009-10-26.
- ^ "Pierre Auger". Past Directors General of ESRO. European Space Agency. 2009-07-15. http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/About_ESA/SEMNN729R9F_0.html. Retrieved 2009-08-29.
- ^ "Herman Bondi". Past Directors General of ESRO. European Space Agency. 2009-07-17. http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/About_ESA/SEMNN729R9F_0.html. Retrieved 2009-08-29.
- ^ "Alexander Hocker". Past Directors General of ESRO. European Space Agency. 2009-07-18. http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Space_Year_2007/SEM0Q729R9F_0.html. Retrieved 2009-08-29.
- ^ "Roy Gibson". Past Directors General of ESRO. European Space Agency. 2007-12-11. http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/About_ESA/SEMNN729R9F_0.html. Retrieved 2009-08-29.
- ^ "Roy Gibson". Past Directors General of ESA. European Space Agency. 2007-12-11. http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/About_ESA/SEMURH63R8F_0.html. Retrieved 2009-08-24.
- ^ "Erik Quistgaard". Past Directors General of ESA. European Space Agency. 2007-12-11. http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/About_ESA/SEMARH63R8F_0.html. Retrieved 2009-08-24.
- ^ "Reimar Lüst". Past Directors General of ESA. European Space Agency. 2007-12-11. http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/About_ESA/SEMKSH63R8F_0.html. Retrieved 2009-08-24.
- ^ "Jean-Marie Luton". Past Directors General of ESA. European Space Agency. 2007-12-11. http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/About_ESA/SEMQQH63R8F_0.html. Retrieved 2009-08-24.
- ^ "Antonio Rodotà". Past Directors General of ESA. European Space Agency. 2007-12-11. http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/About_ESA/SEM5QH63R8F_0.html. Retrieved 2009-08-24.
- ^ "Jean-Jacques Dordain ESA Director General". About ESA. European Space Agency. 2008-11-11. http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/About_ESA/ESA3C8OED2D_0.html. Retrieved 2009-08-24.
External links
- "Past Director Generals of ESA". History. European Space Agency. http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Space_Year_2007/SEMI6D63R8F_0_ov.html.
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