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    Professor for 
	Astronautical Engineering 
    
	Faculty of Aerospace Engineering E-Mail: dachwald @ fh-aachen.de  |  
  
| 2008+ | Professor for Astronautical Engineering at FH Aachen University of Applied Sciences, Faculty of Aerospace Engineering, Aachen | |
| 2007+ | 
	 Adjunct Lecturer for Space System Engineering at 
		
		RWTH Aachen University,
		
		Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Aachen  | 
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| 2006-2008 | Project Manager and Mission Operations Director at the German Space Operations Center (DLR/GSOC), Oberpfaffenhofen | |
| 2003-2005 | Scientist at the German Aerospace Center (DLR), Institute of Space Simulation, Cologne | |
| 2001-2003 | PhD Student at the German Aerospace Center (DLR), Institute of Planetary Research and Institute of Space Simulation, Cologne | |
| 1989-2001 | Officer in the German Air Force | 
| PhD | 
     PhD in Aerospace Engineering (Dr.-Ing.); University of the Federal Armed Forces Munich, Germany, 2004  | 
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| MBE | Master of Business and Engineering (Dipl.-Wirt.Ing); University of Hagen, Germany, 2000 | |
| MSc | Master of Science in Aerospace Engineering (Dipl.-Ing.); University of the Federal Armed Forces Munich, Germany, 1993 |