Fred Jansen

Fred Jansen is a space explorer.

TED Speaker Bio
"Fred Jansen manages the European Space Agency's Rosetta mission, which guided a probe into orbit around a comet and dispatched a lander to its surface -- both firsts in space exploration. Although the lander Philae could not accomplish its full mission before going into hibernation, the data it's already gathered will immeasurably multiply our knowledge of comets and their contributions to the ingredients of life on Earth... In addition to his work with the Rosetta Mission, Jansen oversees the ESA's XMM-Newton, an orbiting x-ray space observatory delving into the most elusive secrets of the universe, including black holes and dark matter." – Source: TED

Talks

 * Fred Jansen: How to land on a comet (March 2015)

TED Links

 * Out of this world: A recap of the stellar talks in Session 4 of TED2015 by Kate Torgovnick May, Thu-Huong Ha and Laura McClure (March 17, 2015), TED Blog