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ESA group nominates Josef Aschbacher as next ESA Director-General; ratification vote set for Dec. 16-17 - Space Intel Report
![Josef Aschbacher on Twitter: "It's worth repeating: Austria is a small but very capable space power with a space strategy much aligned with #Agenda2025, notably the focus on a competitive space sector. Josef Aschbacher on Twitter: "It's worth repeating: Austria is a small but very capable space power with a space strategy much aligned with #Agenda2025, notably the focus on a competitive space sector.](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FfReAnmXkAAerhz.jpg)
Josef Aschbacher on Twitter: "It's worth repeating: Austria is a small but very capable space power with a space strategy much aligned with #Agenda2025, notably the focus on a competitive space sector.
![Director General of the European Space Agency (ESA) Josef Aschbacher attends an interview with Reuters in Berlin, Germany, June 24, 2021. Picture taken June 24, 2021. REUTERS/Christian Mang Stock Photo - Alamy Director General of the European Space Agency (ESA) Josef Aschbacher attends an interview with Reuters in Berlin, Germany, June 24, 2021. Picture taken June 24, 2021. REUTERS/Christian Mang Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2G52HPN/director-general-of-the-european-space-agency-esa-josef-aschbacher-attends-an-interview-with-reuters-in-berlin-germany-june-24-2021-picture-taken-june-24-2021-reuterschristian-mang-2G52HPN.jpg)