Thomas Zurbuchen

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Thomas Hansueli Zurbuchen (born 1968) is a Swiss-American astrophysicist. From October 2016 until the end of 2022, he was the longest continually running Associate Administrator for the Science Mission Directorate at NASA. Prior to this, he was Professor of Space Science and Aerospace Engineering at the University of Michigan, where he helped found the Center for Entrepreneurship. Since 2023, Thomas Zurbuchen is a full professor at ETH Zürich where he leads the ETH Zürich | Space initiative and has built the space systems master's degree programme. He also does advisory engagements and keynote speaking. Since October 2026, he serves as Senior Vice President of Advanced Concepts at Blue Origin. In 2021 an asteroid was named after Zurbuchen.

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