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Donald Merritt

Formerly a Venus Express Science Operations Engineer, European Space Agency/European Space Astronomy Centre, Madrid, Spain.

As of 2016, Mars Express Science Operations Engineer.

Spacecraft operations and systems engineering specialist

Nationality: USA

Birthplace: Utica, Michigan, USA

1975-1981: United States Navy, Electrician, Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program

1981-1986: University of Michigan. BS (honors) Astronomy, BS Computer Science.

1988-1989: University of Southern California, MS Computer Science.

1987-2002: Hughes Space and Communications (later Boeing)

2002-2005: Contractor, European Meteorological Satellite Organization (EuMetSat), Darmstadt, Germany.

2005-2008: Contractor, European Space Agency, European Space Technology Centre (ESTEC), The Netherlands.

2008-Present: Contractor, European Space Agency, European Space Astronomy Centre (ESAC), Madrid, Spain.