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Josef Aschbacher
Austrian space administrator
Josef Aschbacher is Director General of the European Space Agency (ESA), a position he has held since 1 March 2021.
His international career in space combines more than 35 years' of experience at ESA, the European Commission, the Austrian Space Agency, the Asian Institute of Technology and the University of Innsbruck.[1]
Early life and education
Born in Ellmau, Austria, Aschbacher studied at the University of Innsbruck, graduating with a Master’s degree and a PhD in natural sciences.
He started his career by becoming a research scientist at the university's Institute of Meteorology and Geophysics, a post he held from 1985 to 1989.[2]
Initial career
Aschbacher first joined ESA as a young graduate trainee in 1990, based at the ESA Centre for Earth Observation in Frascati, Italy.[3]
Between 1991 and 1993, he was seconded as a representative of ESA and of the Austrian Space Agency to Southeast Asi