Panel Discussion with Dr. Thomas Reiter, Prof. Dr. Eva-Maria Kern, and Dr. Andreas Lermann
Chair: Prof. Dr. Alexander Choukér, Prof. Dr. Heiner Igel (LMU)
Panel discussion: Mission Space: Luxury or Necessity?
- Dr. Thomas Reiter served as an astronaut with the European Space Agency (ESA) from 1992 to 2007 and became the eighth German to travel into space. Until 2021, he acted as ESA Interagency Coordinator and Advisor to the ESA Director General. Since January 2026, he has been the head of the Department of Space and Security at the German Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space.
- Prof. Dr. Eva-Maria Kern is Professor of Knowledge Management and Business Process Design at the Faculty of Economics and Organizational Sciences and, since 2023, President of the Universität der Bundeswehr München. She is an expert in Safety, Security, and Emergency Management.
- Dr. Andreas Lermann is Managing Director of Munich Aerospace, the Bavarian research network for aerospace.
The event is part of the CAS Research Focus “Mission Space”.
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