Jean-Jacques Dordain | |
|---|---|
 Dordain in 2006 | |
| 6th Director General of the European Space Agency | |
| In office July 2003 –2015 | |
| Preceded by | Antonio Rodotà |
| Succeeded by | Johann-Dietrich Wörner |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 April 1946 Estrun,France |
| Alma mater | École Centrale Paris |
Jean-Jacques Dordain (born 14 April 1946) was Director General of the European Space Agency between 2003 and 2015. [1]
Graduating 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. [1]
In 1998 he was Executive Secretary at the Japanese Space Agency (then NASDA,now JAXA) and later started as Director of Launchers at ESA,where he became Director General in July 2003. [1]
He also holds the honorary function of Chancellor of the International Space University. [2]
On 1 July 2015,he was succeeded as Director General of the ESA by Johann-Dietrich Woerner of Germany. [3]
In 2019,Dordain was elected as a member into the National Academy of Engineering for contributions to complex space systems and leadership of space exploration programs worldwide. [4]
