Markus Kissler-Patig
Head of Science and Operations @ European Space Agency
Madrid, Spain
Markus Kissler-Patig is a startup investor at European Space Agency in Madrid. Markus Kissler-Patig is the Head of Science and Operations at the European Space Agency. He obtained his PhD in astrophysics in 1997 from the University of Bonn and held post-doctoral positions at the University of California Santa Cruz and the European Southern Observatory. He joined the latter as faculty in 2000 as instrument scientist for aseries of instruments for the VLT. In 2008, he took up the position of project scientist for the E-ELT and joined Gemini in 2012. He is an adjunct professor and has been teaching at the Ludwig-Maximilians University in Munich between 2005 and 2012.
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About European Space Agency
The European Space Agency (ESA) is Europe’s gateway to space. Its mission is to shape the development of Europe’s space capability and ensure that investment in space continues to deliver benefits to the citizens of Europe and the world. ESA is an international organisation with 22 Member States. By coordinating the financial and intellectualresources of its members, it can undertake programmes and activities far beyond the scope of any single European country.ESA’s budget for 2017 is €5.75 billion. ESA operates on the basis of geographical return, i.e. it invests in each Member State, through industrial contracts for space programmes, an amount more or less equivalent to each country’s contribution. There are around 2200 staff working for ESA, from all the Member States and include scientists, engineers, information technology specialists and administrative personnel.
European Space Agency Contacts
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Antonios Atlasis
Head of Systems Security Engineering Section
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Balazs Slezak
Space Mentor and Consultant
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Daniela Bezdan
Topical Team member at ESA space omics TT
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Josef Aschbacher
CEO and Managing Director
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Markus Kissler-Patig
Head of Science and Operations
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