March 2016
Exploration and cooperation at the heart of European space vision
... German Aerospace Center (DLR). And, before joining as ESA Director General last summer, he headed up Germany’s ESA delegation after...Dordain. In the nine months since assuming the role of Director General he has already begun to make his mark. Plans...
February 2017
UN strategy lifts capacity for non-spacefaring countries
... benefits of this partnership to many all around the world. About the author Simonetta Di Pippo has been Director of UNOOSA since 2014 and was previously Head of the European Space Policy Observatory at Agenzia Spaziale Italiana...
August 2019
Architectural challenges of a Moon village
...– Designing and Planning Beyond Earth (Springer 2016). Piero Messina is a senior policy & strategy officer in the ESA Director General Strategy Department. He is in charge of relations with Member States and has been working on space resources issues...
July 2021
Commercial space stations - fulfilling the dream
... the company’s space programmes, including the Dream Chaser spaceplane. Prior to her current position, she served as director of NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Ohio. She was selected as a NASA astronaut in 1994 and is a veteran of three Space...
September 2023
A multifaceted approach to space sustainability
... with the theme ‘A Global Effort for Space Sustainability’. About the author Peter Martinez is the Executive Director of the Secure World Foundation. He has extensive experience in multilateral space diplomacy, space policy formulation and space...
August 2018
UAE’s ambitious plans for space sector growth
Salem Al Marri, the Assistant Director General for Scientific & Technical Affairs at Dubai’s ...About the interviewee Salem Al Marri currently holds the position of Assistant Director General for scientific and technical affairs at MBRSC, and was the ...
