April 2021
Making space part of the everyday European agenda
.... Your new role as ESA Director General is clearly a challenging one - what was your motivation for applying for the position? That’s a very open question and certainly the challenge is to see how we can improve all those things we are...
April 2024
The promise of solar energy for sustainable development and space exploration
... discussions and development to address all of the challenges and therefore to better understand how the use of solar energy might enhance the lofty but extremely important goals of maintaining the safety, stability, security and sustainability...
March 2026
Humanity – the potential of space
... future. This vision combines survival with aspiration, creating a narrative of hope that reaches far beyond the challenges of today. Opening the frontier of space to humanity and life makes sense. It’s not just about industry, security, or even...
March 2026
Lessons learned on the way to space
... burns) and I felt that this time, the spaceship’s handling and performance were so good that the changes we had made in our piloting technique had finally solved the challenges faced earlier in the programme. It turned out I was wrong and...
