Evert Dudok (b. February 23, 1959 in Venlo) has been the President of EADS Astrium Satellites since June 2007 prior to this date he was president of EADS Astrium Space Transportation since June 2005. Before that he was Head of Earth Observation & Science division at EADS Astrium since March 2002. is the 54th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Venlo ( (help· info)) is a municipality and a city in the southeastern Netherlands. ... EADS Astrium Space Transportation was formed in June 2003 from the Space Infrastructure division of Astrium (whose core was originally ERNO) and the EADS Launch Vehicles division (formerly Aerospatiales Space division). ... ...
Evert Dudok started his career with DASA in Ottobrunn in 1984, where he worked many years for "Payload Antennas" activities. Since the beginning of Astrium, he was Head of the Business Unit “Navigation and constellations” in the Business Division “Telecommunication & Navigation”. Ottobrunn is a small suburban community south-east of Munich, Bavaria, Germany, founded in 1955. ...
EvertDudok: Both for political and economic reasons, the ISS is extremely important for collaboration between the participating nations, and its successful operation now depends on the safe operation of the shuttles.
EvertDudok: We are facing the phenomenon that there are currently a number of competing launch service providers with powerful platforms, yet I am convinced that if there were to be a politically or economically sensitive payload it would suddenly become extremely important to have a suitable launcher.
EvertDudok: I would like the innovative value of spaceflight and the benefits of numerous space applications to receive the recognition in everyday life that is their due.