Hansjörg Dittus

Recognized under Tier 4 — Life Support & Closed-Loop Systems, Hansjörg Dittus has contributed to space research and human spaceflight science at the German Aerospace Center (DLR). Dittus's career at DLR — spanning fundamental physics experiments in space, human spaceflight research, and leadership of space research programs — reflects a sustained commitment to advancing the scientific underpinnings of human space exploration. The German and European contributions to space life sciences and human spaceflight research that Dittus has helped enable are part of the international knowledge base that any Mars colonization program will draw upon.