That's what I want to happen in my country. Only qualified and experienced people from the same department should hold the ministry of that department.
"As Minister of Science, I am going to wear this spacesuit every day...except for Fridays. Fridays I will be wearing my space helmet, a hawaiian shirt, and jeans."
Pedro Duque earned a degree in Aeronautical Engineering from the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM) in 1986. He worked for GMV and for the European Space Agency (ESA) for six years before being selected as an astronaut candidate in 1992. Duque underwent training in both Russia and the United States. His first spaceflight was as a mission specialist aboard space shuttle mission STS-95, during which Duque supervised ESA experimental modules. In October 2003, Duque visited the International Space Station for several days during a crew changeover. The scientific program of this visit was called by ESA/Spain Misión Cervantes.
He has worked at the UPM, in the Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros Aeronáuticos, and at Deimos Imaging. Currently he is back as an astronaut of ESA, and leads the Flight Operations Office near Munich.
On 6 June 2018, he was named Minister of Science, Innovation and Universities of the Government of Spain.
instanteffect on June 6th, 2018 at 18:54 UTC »
That's what I want to happen in my country. Only qualified and experienced people from the same department should hold the ministry of that department.
thr33beggars on June 6th, 2018 at 19:24 UTC »
"As Minister of Science, I am going to wear this spacesuit every day...except for Fridays. Fridays I will be wearing my space helmet, a hawaiian shirt, and jeans."
Reilly616 on June 6th, 2018 at 19:50 UTC »
Pedro Duque earned a degree in Aeronautical Engineering from the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM) in 1986. He worked for GMV and for the European Space Agency (ESA) for six years before being selected as an astronaut candidate in 1992. Duque underwent training in both Russia and the United States. His first spaceflight was as a mission specialist aboard space shuttle mission STS-95, during which Duque supervised ESA experimental modules. In October 2003, Duque visited the International Space Station for several days during a crew changeover. The scientific program of this visit was called by ESA/Spain Misión Cervantes.
He has worked at the UPM, in the Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros Aeronáuticos, and at Deimos Imaging. Currently he is back as an astronaut of ESA, and leads the Flight Operations Office near Munich.
On 6 June 2018, he was named Minister of Science, Innovation and Universities of the Government of Spain.