Peter Mandix Sehestedt, Senior Advisor at Danish Agency for Higher Education and Science

Space Exploration Danmark

In 2020 the ministry and the space sector launched the public-private partnership “Space Exploration Danmark”. Almost two years later it is time to look back and take stock: Does partnerships work?

There is a huge potential within space research. Therefore this partnership gathers all forces in the Danish space environment within both authorities, organisations and knowledge institutions, including researchers of Mars, space medicates, medical companies, architects, satelite developers and robot researchers.

Peter Mandix Sehestedt, senior advisor in the space division of the Agency for Higher Education and Science. Peter was instrumental in starting several space-related public-private partnerships in the Agency and is currently national delegate to the Exploration programme in ESA (“Terrra Novae”) and as such also managing Space Exploration Danmark.