Roy Gibson
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Roy Gibson was a Director General of ESRO
, and the first Director General of ESA
, serving from 1975 until 1980.
). He served in the British Colonial Administrative Service in Malaya
from 1948 to 1958.
. From 1974 he was Acting Director General of ESRO, and oversaw the transition of the two previous organisations ESRO and ELDO to form ESA in 1975.
Mr Gibson was the first Director General of the British National Space Centre
from 1985 to 1987. Since then he has served as an aerospace consultant to the EU Commission and has worked on the setting up of the European Environmental Agency.
ESRO
The European Space Research Organization was an international organisation founded by 10 European nations with the intention of jointly pursuing scientific research in space. It was founded in 1964...
, and the first Director General of ESA
Director General of the European Space Agency
The Director General of the European Space Agency is the highest-ranked official of the European Space Agency , a space agency formed by the collaboration of prominent European nations.- ELDO Secretaries General :- ESRO Directors General :...
, serving from 1975 until 1980.
Early years
Mr Gibson was born in 1924 and educated at the Universities of Oxford and London (London School of EconomicsLondon School of Economics
The London School of Economics and Political Science is a public research university specialised in the social sciences located in London, United Kingdom, and a constituent college of the federal University of London...
). He served in the British Colonial Administrative Service in Malaya
Federation of Malaya
The Federation of Malaya is the name given to a federation of 11 states that existed from 31 January 1948 until 16 September 1963. The Federation became independent on 31 August 1957...
from 1948 to 1958.
Career
He returned to London to work at the UK Atomic Energy Authority until 1967. He became Deputy Director of the ESRO Technical Centre (ESTEC), until 1971 when he became Director of Administration for ESROESRO
The European Space Research Organization was an international organisation founded by 10 European nations with the intention of jointly pursuing scientific research in space. It was founded in 1964...
. From 1974 he was Acting Director General of ESRO, and oversaw the transition of the two previous organisations ESRO and ELDO to form ESA in 1975.
Mr Gibson was the first Director General of the British National Space Centre
British National Space Centre
The British National Space Centre was a British government body that coordinated civil space activities for the UK. It was replaced on 1 April 2010 by the UK Space Agency.-Structure:...
from 1985 to 1987. Since then he has served as an aerospace consultant to the EU Commission and has worked on the setting up of the European Environmental Agency.