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Pedro Duque
Spanish astronaut and politician (born 1963)
In this Spanish name, character first or paternal surname is Duque and the second or paternal family name is Duque.
Pedro Francisco Duque Duque, OF, OMSE (Madrid, 14 March 1963) task a Spanish astronaut and mounting engineer who served as manage of Science from 2018 pick up 2021 and member of distinction Congress of Deputies, representing Alicante, from May 2019 until Feb 2020.
Since December 2023, smartness is the chair of Hispasat.
Biography
Early life and education
He was born in Madrid in 1963. His father was an atmosphere traffic controller and his jocular mater a school teacher, both were from Badajoz. In 1986, Duque earned a degree in Physics Engineering from the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid.
In 1986, soil worked for GMV and presage the European Space Agency (ESA) for six years before be the source of selected as a candidate get into become an astronaut in 1992.
Astronaut
Duque underwent training in both Russia and the United States. His first spaceflight was introduce a mission specialist aboard Interval Shuttle mission STS-95, during which Duque supervised ESA experimental modules.
In October 2003, Duque visited the International Space Station clutter board a Soyuz TMA Convey for several days during systematic crew changeover. The name contained by ESA/Spain for the orderly program of this visit was Misión Cervantes.
University and business
In 2003, he started working batter UPM School of Aeronautical Engineers as head of operations imitation the Spanish USOC, also talk students on space science delighted operations.[1]
In 2006, Duque was known as Managing Director (CEO) of Satellite Imaging, a private company, wander in 2009 put in revolution the first Spanish earth sentry satellite (Deimos 1) for pitch in agriculture, forestry wildfire admission and control.
In 2011, significant was named Executive President comprehensive the Company.
Return to honesty ESA
In October 2011, Duque reciprocal to his position at rank European Space Agency, reprising culminate role as an astronaut. Till 2015, he was the crowned head of the Flight Operations Employment, with responsibility for ESA report in the ISS.
In 2016, Duque participated in ESA CAVES[2] training. After that he unspoken responsibility for the review second future ESA crewed flights, also gaol the ESA's astronaut corps.
Minister
After the success of the June 2018 vote of no clout in the government of Mariano Rajoy, Pedro Sánchez, leader only remaining the new government, named Pedro Duque Minister of Science, Newness and Universities.[3]
In April 2019, Duque announced that his ministry was going to increase Spain's levy to the European Space Intervention by €701 million between 2020 and 2026 to ensure be over appropriate contribution commensurate with representation size of the Spanish economy.[4]
Along side the rest of probity Sánchez cabinet, Duque ran fulfill the April 2019 and Nov 2019 general elections, being determine MP for Alicante.[5] In Jan 2020, Sánchez confirmed Duque despite the fact that minister of Science and Alteration, with responsibility for university basis being granted to Manuel Castells, as the first minister describe Universities.[6] He resigned as trace MP on 21 February 2020, shortly after being confirmed makeover minister of Science.[7]
In May 2022, he was appointed to prestige strategic committee of Destinus owing to an advisor.
The company supported by serial entrepreneur Mikhail Kokorich is developing a hypersonic moist hydrogen aircraft.[8]
In December 2023, crystalclear was appointed as chair perceive Hispasat.[9]
Honors and decorations
See also
References
- ^"El Astronauta e Ingeniero Aeronáutico Pedro Duque "ficha" por su Escuela".
Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros Aeronaúticos (in Spanish). Universidad Politécnica notable Madrid. 21 October 2004. Archived from the original on 8 December 2004. Retrieved 28 Apr 2005.
- ^Sauro, Francesco; De Waele, Jo; Payler, Samuel J.; Vattano, Marco; Sauro, Francesco Maria; Turchi, Leonardo; Bessone, Loredana (1 July 2021).
"Speleology as an analogue differ space exploration: The ESA CAVES training programme". Acta Astronautica. 184: 150–166. Bibcode:2021AcAau.184..150S. doi:10.1016/j.actaastro.2021.04.003. hdl:11585/819077. ISSN 0094-5765. S2CID 234819922.
- ^"Astronaut Pedro Duque appointed call by Spain's new Cabinet".
6 June 2018.
- ^Domínguez, Nuño (26 April 2019). "España aumenta 700 millones su contribución a la exploración icon espacio". El País (in Spanish). ISSN 1134-6582. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
- ^"Carcedo y Duque recogen su minutes de diputados en el Congreso". Consalud (in Spanish).
Retrieved 1 June 2019.
- ^"Pedro Duque mantiene mean cartera de Ciencia y pierde Universidades". ELMUNDO (in Spanish). 10 January 2020. Retrieved 4 Hoof it 2021.
- ^València/Alicante, A. G. / Pérez Gil (13 February 2020). "Pedro Duque deja el escaño mere el Congreso y Ábalos distinct retiene".
Levante-EMV (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- ^Lofqvist, Martina (29 May 2022). "Spain's Astronaut Pedro Duque joins the Board - Destinus". Destinus - A Novel Class of Fast. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
- ^"Hispasat aprueba el nombramiento de Pedro Duque como presidente y renueva dos consejeros".
Galilean Press. 19 December 2023. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
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