Gaia Guiso
Gaia Guiso holds a Master’s Degree in Law with focus on EU Law. After graduation, she attended the specialistic course on Space law, policies and institutions of SIOI (UN…
All Honorary Members (2010-2021)
Ms. Maria Stella Gelmini (2010) Ms. Edelgard Buhlman (2011) Dr. Gerda Horneck (2012) Mr. Jean-Francois Clervoy (2013) Dr. Patrizia Caraveo (2014) Ms. Jocelyne Landeau-Constantin (2015) Ms. Candace Johnson…
Claudia Kessler
Visionary – Founder – Space Ambassador CEO Astronautin GmbH A life dedicated to spaceflight- fascinated by the Moon landing in 1969, the then four-year-old Claudia decides that one…
Simonetta Di Pippo
Simonetta Di Pippo founded WIA-E as a non profit association together with Claudia Kessler in June 2009. Simonetta holds a Master’s degree in Astrophysics and Space Physics at…
Christina Giannopapa
Dr. Christina Giannopapa is the Head of the Office of the Executive Director of the European Union Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA). Before that, she was advisor…
Paola Belingheri
Paola Belingheri grew up in an international environment. She has obtained a Masters degree in Industrial Engineering from the University of Bologna and a Scholarship from the university…
Diana Pueyo
Diana Pueyo is our Director for Regional Development since 2013. In this role, she supports the creation and operations of local groups all over Europe. She launched the…
Marc Heppener
Marc Heppener studied physical chemistry at the University of Amsterdam and obtained his PhD in 1986 on time-resolved molecular dissociation processes. In 1986 he joined the Space Research…
Luisella Giulicchi
Luisella Giulicchi is a System Manager the European Space Agency (ESA) for the Copernicus Program. Copernicus is the largest worldwide operational Earth Observation program to date, funded by…