Jean-Jacques Dordain – Spaceflight Now

December 4, 2022

Breaking News

[ December 3, 2022 ] Astronauts install new solar array outside International Space Station Mission Reports
[ December 1, 2022 ] Orion capsule leaves lunar orbit, heads for moon flyby and return to Earth Artemis
[ November 30, 2022 ] SpaceX rocket trouble postpones Japanese moon lander launch Falcon 9
[ November 29, 2022 ] Chinese astronauts meet in space for historic crew handover Mission Reports
[ November 29, 2022 ] Japanese commercial moon lander, UAE rover ready for launch on SpaceX rocket Falcon 9

European space plane flies around the world on test flight

February 11, 2015

Europe launched a sleek space plane more than 250 miles above Earth on Wednesday, testing its maneuverability, on-board guidance systems, and a next-generation heat shield as the experimental vehicle glided through the atmosphere toward a pinpoint splashdown in the Pacific Ocean.

Woerner tapped as next ESA director general

December 21, 2014

Johann-Dietrich Woerner, head of the German Aerospace Center, will take over as director general of the European Space Agency on July 1. Woerner will take the helm from Jean-Jacques Dordain, who has held the top post at ESA since 2003.