Roger-Maurice Bonnet

Roger-Maurice Bonnet
Bonnet in 2009
Born(1937-12-23)23 December 1937
Dourdan, France
Died19 January 2026(2026-01-19) (aged 88)
Clermont-Ferrand, France
EducationUniversity of Paris (DND)
OccupationsAstrophysicist, academic

Roger-Maurice Bonnet (French: [ʁoʒe moʁis bɔnɛ]; 23 December 1937 – 19 January 2026) was a French astrophysicist and academic.[1]

Life and career

Born in Dourdan on 23 December 1937, Bonnet graduated from the University of Paris, completing his doctoral thesis in 1968.[2] From 1969 to 1983, he worked at the Laboratoire de physique stellaire et planétaire, where he developed the ultraviolet imaging spectrometer for the American heliophysics satellite OSO-8, launched on 21 June 1975.[2] He also developed a Transition Region Camera for Black Brant rockets in 1979, 1980, and 1982.[2] He also contributed to the development of the Halley Multicolour Camera with the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research for the Giotto.[2] From 1978 to 1980, he was head of the Committee of the Scientific Council of the European Space Agency (ESA).[2] He would later play a key role in the development of replicas for lost satellites[3] and the creation of the Living Space Programme.[2] From 2001 to 2006, he headed the ESA's Aurora program, which gave way to the ExoMars program.[4]

Bonnet died on 19 January 2026, at the age of 88.[5]

Decoration

References

  1. ^ "Roger-Maurice Bonnet 1937-2026". European Space Agency. 20 January 2026. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Huber, Martin C.E. (May 2001). "Roger Bonnet, the scientist" (PDF). European Space Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 June 2023. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
  3. ^ "Roger-Maurice Bonnet". European Geosciences Union.
  4. ^ "Roger-Maurice Bonnet". Asteroid Day.
  5. ^ Barthélémy, Pierre (22 January 2026). "Roger-Maurice Bonnet, un des pères de la recherche spatiale européenne, est mort". Le Monde (in French). Retrieved 22 January 2026.
  6. ^ "Roger-Maurice Bonnet". Futura (in French).
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