Hansjörg Dittus (born 1957) is a German physicist, affiliated with the German Aerospace Center as director of the Institute of Space Systems and executive board member for Space Research and Technology.[1] His fields of expertise are gravitational physics, metrology, inertial sensors. He is involved in many space-based experiments aimed at testing foundational issues of gravitational interaction. He collaborates with the Center of Applied Space Technology and Microgravity (ZARM) at the University of Bremen.[2]

Awards and honors

Asteroid 310652 Hansjörgdittus, discovered by astronomers with the Asiago-DLR Asteroid Survey at Cima Ekar in 2002, was named in his honor.[3] The official naming citation was published by the Working Group for Small Bodies Nomenclature of the IAU on 8 November 2021.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Hansjörg Dittus – Member of the Executive Board". DLR – German Aerospace Center. Archived from the original on 23 January 2021. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  2. ↑ Cooperation Professorships, University of Bremen, retrieved 14 March 2020
  3. ↑ "310652 Hansjörgdittus". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  4. ↑ "WGSBN Bulletin Archive". Working Group for Small Bodies Nomenclature. 8 November 2021. Retrieved 10 November 2021. (Bulletin #11)


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