Profile

Name

ahmed farid

Nationality

German

Bio

Born on February the 14th in Heliopolis, Cairo, Egypt, is an astronaut-scientist candidate at the PoSSUM (Polar Suborbital Science in the Upper Mesosphere) program supported by NASA in Florida, United States. my main work is in Space Operations Mission control center. Hired by the international space company Telespazio VEGA, Germany, and located at the German Space Operation Center (DLR), Munich, Germany. I’m also the Chairman of the African Regional Group at the International Astronautical Federation (IAF), which welcomes the establishment of IAF Regional Groups aimed at improving the exchange of information on space activities and facilitating the development of regional cooperation in space venture and space applications. I work in space operations field, human spaceflight, and satellite operations. Moreover, I served with the International Space Station (ISS) as a Columbus System controller on the European ground segment and as a spacecraft commander/controller for spacecraft in Germany and Europe, German Space Operations Center (GSOC) in Munich, I also was a part of a team responsible for ground communications between the astronauts and the ground crew of scientists and engineers supervising all the European activities on the International Space Station (ISS).

Academic Background
  • Bachelor of Management Technology Modern Academy for Computer Science and Management Technology, Cairo, Egypt, Partner University of the University of District of Columbia (UDC), Washington, D.C. USA, Cairo (Egypt) Major: Computer Science and Business Administration
  • Post graduate Masters of Management American University in Cairo (AUC), Cairo (Egypt)
  • System Engineer /Computer Networking Scholarship IBM, Cairo (Egypt)
  • Spacecraft Operations centridicate: German Space Operations Center DLR, Munich. Flight Dynamics, Mission Planning, Satellite Operations, Human Spaceflight Mission Operations, Space Environment, Satellite Design, ATV Operations – Interplanetary Mission Operations, Ground Station Networks, Ground Station Design & Ops, Satellite Control Center
  • Suborbital Missions Operations certificate Embry- Riddle Aeronautical University, Florida (USA) Three continuing Education Units (CEUs) in Suborbital Mission Operation given by: the Department of Applied Aviation Sciences College of Aviation Daytona Beach, Florida, Campus
  • Astronaut Scientist Candidate Polar Suborbital Science in the Upper Mesosphere, Daytona, FL (United States) IVA Spacesuit Flight, 0-+4g Aerobatic Flight Training, Hypoxia Lab, Spaceflight Physiology, High Altitude Training, Crew Resource Management, ECLASS
Professional Interests

Space Operations, motivational speaking. Horse riding and making music

Certifications

IIAS Professional Certificate – Operational Science

Affiliations with IIAS-Sponsored Organizations

PoSSUM Science Outreach Team

IIAS Courses Completed

PoSSUM Scientist-Astronaut Qualification Program

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