Simonetta Di Pippo

Who is Simonetta Di Pippo?

Simonetta Di Pippo is an Italian astrophysicist. From May 2008 to March 2011 she was Director, Human Spaceflight at European Space Agency. From May 2012, she has been appointed the Head of the European Space Policy Observatory at ASI Brussels. From June 2009 she's President and co-founder of the international association Women in Aerospace Europe, based in the Netherlands. Knighted by the President of the Italian Republic in 2006, the International Astronomical Union named asteroid 21887 "dipippo" as a recognition of her contribution to space exploration. In May 2013, the St. John's University in Vinovo awarded her with an Honoris Causa Degree in Environmental Studies.