Hans Koenigsmann

Hans-Jörg Koenigsmann (born 1962/1963) is a German aerospace engineer who was Vice President of Mission Assurance for SpaceX until his retirment in 2021.

Hans J. Koenigsmann
Born1962/1963 (age 57–58)
NationalityGerman
Alma materTechnical University of Berlin (Dipl.-Ing.), University of Bremen (Dr.-Ing.)
AwardsNASA Distinguished Public Service Medal (2014)
Scientific career
FieldsAerospace engineering
InstitutionsSpaceX
ThesisMagnetische Lageregelung von Kleinsatelliten in niedrigen Höhen (1995)

Education and career

Hans Koenigsmann obtained his aerospace engineering diploma at the Technical University Berlin in 1989, followed by a PhD in Aerospace Engineering and Production Technology at the University of Bremen in 1995.[1][2]

He began working at the Center of Applied Space Technology and Microgravity at the University of Bremen, where he was in charge of avionics and later management of the BremSat satellite. After successful launch and the end of the project one year later, he emigrated to California to work for the satellite manufacturer Microcosm Inc. He met Elon Musk at a rocket launch in the Mojave desert.[3]

In 2002 Hans Koenigsmann became the fourth technical employee for the newly-founded SpaceX. He was part of the launch team starting as VP of Avionics, then from the third Falcon 1 flight forward was the Launch Chief Engineer. SpaceX promoted him to Vice President of Mission Assurance in 2011 making him been responsible for the safe completion of SpaceX missions.[3] Koenigsmann announced his retirement from SpaceX in January 2021.[4]

Honors

Published Works
  • Königsmann, Hans-Jörg (1995). Magnetische Lageregelung von Kleinsatelliten in niedrigen Höhen [Magnetic Attitude Control of small Satellites in low Heights] (Dissertation) (in German). Bremen.

References
  1. "Hans Koenigsmann's LinkedIn page". LinkedIn. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  2. "Astronaut Safety VP Bowersox Quits SpaceX – Parabolic Arc". www.parabolicarc.com. Retrieved 2018-09-02.
  3. Hackler, Rebecca (15 January 2013). "Hans Koenigsmann Oral History Interview". NASA Johnson Space Center History Portal. Retrieved 2019-03-10.
  4. Sheetz, Michael (2 February 2021). "INVESTING IN SPACESpaceX VP Hans Koenigsmann, Elon Musk's fourth hire at the space company, plans to retire". CNBC. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  5. "2014 Agency Honor Awards" (PDF). NASA. p. 7. Retrieved 2019-03-10.
  6. http://nasapeople.nasa.gov/awards/nasamedals.htm
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