Photo: Dodo , Kadellar, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons³⁴

Pedro Duque

Spanish astronaut and politician (born 1963)

Pedro Francisco Duque Duque, OF, OMSE (born Madrid, 14 March 1963) is a Spanish astronaut and aeronautics engineer who served as Minister of Science from 2018 to 2021 and member of the Congress of Deputies, representing Alicante, from May 2019 until February 2020.²

From Wikipedia’s article on Pedro Duque (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Mar 14, 1963.¹

About

Since December 2023, he has been the chair of Hispasat.

From Wikipedia’s article on Pedro Duque, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.²

Companies

HispasatChair Dec 18, 2023 to now³³

Early life and education

1981 to 1986Technical University of Madrid engineer^{3 4}

He was born in Madrid in 1963. His father was an air traffic controller and his mother a school teacher; both were from Badajoz. In 1986, Duque earned a degree in aeronautical engineering from the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid. In 1986, he worked for GMV and for the European Space Agency (ESA) for six years before being selected as a candidate to become an astronaut in 1992.

University and business

In 2003, he started working at UPM School of Aeronautical Engineers as head of operations of the Spanish USOC, also lecturing students on space science and operations.

In 2006, Duque was named managing director (CEO) of Deimos Imaging, a private company, that in 2009 put in orbit the first Spanish earth observation satellite (Deimos 1) for application in agriculture, forestry wildfire detection and control. In 2011, he was named executive president of the company.

From Wikipedia’s article on Pedro Duque (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Career

Occupation: astronaut, engineer, politician.^{13 14}

Since 2023Chair, Hispasat¹²
2019Member of the Congress of Deputies^{8 10}
2018 to 2021Minister of Science, Innovation and Universities^{8 9}
2006 to 2011Worked at Deimos Imaging^{5 7}
1992 to 2018Worked at European Space Agency^{5 6}
1986 to 1992Worked at GMV Innovating Solutions⁵
Date not recordedChair, Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities¹¹

Personal life

BornMar 14, 1963, Madrid^{10 15}
CitizenshipSpain¹⁶
SpouseConsuelo Femenía^{17 18}
Children3^{18 19}

Awards

2021Grand Cross of the Order of Charles III²⁰
2017honorary doctorate of the University of Almeria^{20 26}
2016honorary doctorate of the National University of Distance Education^{20 25}
2013honorary doctorate of the European University of Madrid^{20 24}
2011Medal "For Merit in Space Exploration"²⁰
2005honorary doctor of the University of Valencia^{20 23}
1999Grand Cross of the Aeronautical Merit^{20 21}
1999Princess of Asturias Award for International Cooperation^{20 22}
1995Order of Friendship²⁰
Date not recordedCrosses of Aeronautical Merit²⁰
Date not recordedOrder of Charles III²⁰
Date not recordedPrincess of Asturias Awards²⁰

Sources

The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.

1
WikidataPedro Duque on Wikidata
2
WikipediaPedro Duque on Wikipedia
3
WikidataPedro Duque: education, on Wikidata
4
Wikidataeducation, as reported
5
WikidataPedro Duque: Worked at GMV Innovating Solutions, on Wikidata
6
WikidataWorked at European Space Agency, as reported
7
WikidataWorked at Deimos Imaging, as reported
8
WikidataPedro Duque: Minister of Science, Innovation and Universities, on Wikidata
9
WikidataMinister of Science, Innovation and Universities, as reported by Ara
10
WikidataMember of the Congress of Deputies, as reported
11
WikidataPedro Duque: Chair, Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities, on Wikidata
12
WikidataPedro Duque: Chair, Hispasat, on Wikidata
13
WikidataPedro Duque: occupation, on Wikidata
14
Wikidataoccupation, as reported
15
WikidataPedro Duque: place of birth, on Wikidata
16
WikidataPedro Duque: citizenship, on Wikidata
17
WikidataPedro Duque: spouse, on Wikidata
18
Wikidataspouse, as reported
19
WikidataPedro Duque: number of children, on Wikidata
20
WikidataPedro Duque: award, on Wikidata
21
Wikidataaward, as reported
22
Wikidataaward, as reported
23
Wikidataaward, as reported
24
Wikidataaward, as reported
25
Wikidataaward, as reported
26
Wikidataaward, as reported
27
WikidataPedro Duque: Official website, on Wikidata
28
WikidataPedro Duque: X, on Wikidata
29
WikidataPedro Duque: Instagram, on Wikidata
30
WikidataPedro Duque: LinkedIn, on Wikidata
31
WikidataPedro Duque: Facebook, on Wikidata
32
WikidataPedro Duque: IMDb, on Wikidata
33
WikidataHispasat, Chair
34
Wikimedia CommonsPedro Duque photo by Dodo , Kadellar, Public domain