Josef Aschbacher

Josef Aschbacher
Aschbacher in 2020
Director General of the European Space Agency
Assumed office
1 March 2021
Preceded byJohann-Dietrich Wörner
Personal details
Born (1962-07-07) 7 July 1962
Ellmau, Austria
EducationUniversity of Innsbruck (MSc, PhD)
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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.