Royal Belgian Institute for Space AeronomyPhysics and chemistry of the atmosphere of the Earth and other planets, and of outer space.
Space mission development
His professional life in space science reached a "high point" during the space mission Atlas-1.
1992 mission with experiments for understanding the interaction between the sun and the Earth's atmosphere. Belgian astronaut Dirk Frimout flew along.
The science payload of ExoMars TGO consists of four instruments measuring atmospheric gases on Mars.
Layers containing artificial satellites like the International Space Stations (ISS), spacecrafts, astronauts and cosmonauts in orbit.
The upper ionised layer of Earth's atmosphere affects the quality of satellite and traditional radio communication. It has an important effect on global navigation satellite systems.
For the design, the manufacturing and the usage of atmosphere measuring devices one needs electronics, mechanics, software, computing and technical skills.
From ground to space each layer is characterized by specific temperatures: troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere and exosphere
A multidisciplinary science based on observations of the atmospherical environment (terrestrial and extraterrestrial).