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Jean-Jacques Dordain is ESA's Director General. He took office in July 2003.
He joined ESA in 1986 as Head of ESA’s Microgravity and Space Station Utilisation Department. From there he went on to become Associate Director for Strategy, Planning and International Policy and Director for Strategy and Technical Assessment. In February 2001, he was appointed Director of Launchers.
Mr Dordain began his career with the French National Aerospace Study and Research Agency (ONERA), conducting research on liquid propellant rocket engines and microgravity experiments. In 1976, he became Coordinator of Space Activities and remained in this post until 1981. It was during this period that he was selected as a French candidate astronaut for the Spacelab programme. |