Ralf Heckel
Ralf Heckel is the chairman of International Space
Education Institute since 2002. In this position, Heckel directs german´s
independend space education for a human and technical exploration of space, inspiration
of the youth and rebuilding business networks. He also is still in current
contact with ca. 60 space scientist in the world, primary with NASA employees,
russian colleagues,
Special earnings of Heckel are ca. 300 red carpet educational tours
through the international aerospace business. From them 12 went to russian and
american space facilities. Furthermore he organized the 1st
successful outer country competion at the NASA Annual Moonbuggy Race and outer
country competions to russian space student contests since 2007. His excellent
contacts to the principals of the
Formerly Heckel was editor at a german press agency (BPA) and PR manager
of different companys. He organiced ca. 2000 articles in various press and TV.
Ca. 1000 of them and ca. 50 TV-releases promote the international space
business and education. With the private industrial space project “NOT for
EVERYBODY” of the company BRUNO BANANI he funds the private space business in
Heckel was born in Nordhausen/Thuringia,
Heckel is the recipient of numerous awards and special honors for
technical constructions, marketing camaigns and educational ideas. He is
special member of the Astronaut Memorial Foundation, special guest scientist of
the Moscow Aviation Institute. He got the membership of the biomedical
preperation of manned marsflight at IMBP. He wrote a book together with
russians chief designer Korolev´s daughter.
2006 he was married to the former Yvonne Blaese as german ambassador for
space education. They have two daughters.
2010 his teached international student team was winning the NASA
Moonbuggy Race.
October 2010
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References:
Press MIR
Press Space Education: 2005, 2006, 2007
latest: Damals
nach der DDR (4), ARD (04/10/2010)
Moonbuggy in Russia, PAH-TB (30/09/2010)
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Links:
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Erfinder
schon in in jungen Jahren
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Publications:
Wie
in Nordhausen die Mauer fiel
The Story
of Ostalgy (fragment)
Auf
den Spuren des Chefkonstrukteurs Koroljow (co-author)
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contact:
International Space Education Institute
Ralf Heckel
Wurzner Str. 4
D-04315 Leipzig
phone: +49-341-68 139 86
fax: +49-341-68 139 89
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