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Josef Aschbacher

Austrian space researcher and manager, director general of ESA

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    Born 1962
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Updated 2026-07-17

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.

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