Josef Aschbacher

Director General · European Space Agency

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Austrian space executive and scientist leading ESA since 2021, with a second four-year mandate beginning March 2025. His career spans ESA, the European Commission Joint Research Centre, academia and Earth-observation leadership, including a major role in Copernicus. Geographic context: Europe / Austria.