Hansjörg Dittus

Hansjörg Dittus (born 1957) is a German physicist and professor. He is director of Institute of Space Systems of German Aerospace Center. Dittus is executive board member for Space Research and Technology.^[1]

Dittus in 2019

His fields of expertise are gravitational physics, metrology, inertial sensors. He is involved in many space-based experiments aimed at testing foundational issues of gravitational interaction. He collaborates with the Center of Applied Space Technology and Microgravity (ZARM) at the University of Bremen.^[2]

Awards and honors

Asteroid 310652 Hansjörgdittus, discovered by astronomers with the Asiago-DLR Asteroid Survey at Cima Ekar in 2002, was named in his honor.^[3] The official naming citation was published by the Working Group for Small Bodies Nomenclature of the IAU on 8 November 2021.^[4]