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ESA names Andrzej Banasiak commercialisation and industry partnership director from 2027

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The European Space Agency Council has approved Andrzej Banasiak’s appointment as director of Commercialisation and Industry Partnership, effective Jan. 1, 2027. ESA also named Nicolaus Hanowski director of Space Operations; the announcements mark two leadership changes across the agency’s commercial and operational portfolios.

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  • The appointments put new leadership over ESA’s commercialisation and industry-partnership work and its space operations portfolio, areas relevant to the agency’s industrial relationships and mission execution.
  • Banasiak’s appointment takes effect Jan. 1, 2027, giving industry partners advance notice of a future leadership transition; the article provides no further details on the directors’ priorities or terms.

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