加拿大任命 Alexander MacDonald 为航天局新任局长 接替任职六年的 Lisa Campbell
加拿大工业部长 Mélanie Joly 11月4日在安大略省渥太华宣布，加拿大政府任命 Alexander MacDonald 为加拿大航天局局长，接替自2020年起担任局长的 Lisa Campbell。这项任命经过公开、以能力为基础的选拔程序作出。
加拿大创新、科学与经济发展部介绍，MacDonald 是国际公认的航天政策与经济专家，在航天领域有二十多年经验。他最近担任美国国家航空航天局首任首席经济学家，参与制定该局的月球到火星战略与阿尔忒弥斯计划；此前还担任过局长办公室高级经济顾问以及新兴航天办公室的创始项目主管。MacDonald 拥有 Queen's University、英属哥伦比亚大学与牛津大学的学位，是一位获奖作者，2024年获美国国家航空航天局杰出服务奖章。
Joly 表示，MacDonald 具备领导经验、航天政策与经济专长，并深知航天对国家与经济安全的重要性，适合领导航天局推进创新、科学发现与经济增长。她同时感谢 Campbell 过去六年的领导，以及高级副局长 Jean-Claude Piedboeuf 在过去数月担任代理局长、支持平稳过渡。
（来源：加拿大创新、科学与经济发展部）
Canada Appoints Alexander MacDonald as New President of the Canadian Space Agency
Canada's Minister of Industry, Mélanie Joly, announced in Ottawa, Ontario, on November 4 that the Government of Canada has appointed Alexander MacDonald as president of the Canadian Space Agency. He succeeds Lisa Campbell, who has served as president since 2020. The appointment was made after an open, competency-based selection process.
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada said MacDonald is an internationally recognized space policy and economics expert with more than two decades of experience in the space sector. He most recently served as the first chief economist at NASA, where he helped establish the agency's Moon to Mars strategy and Artemis program, and previously held roles including senior economic advisor in the Office of the Administrator and founding program executive of the Emerging Space Office. He holds degrees from Queen's University, the University of British Columbia and the University of Oxford, is an award-winning author, and received the NASA Exceptional Service Medal in 2024.
Joly said MacDonald brings extensive leadership experience and deep expertise in space policy and economics, and is suited to lead the agency in advancing innovation, scientific discovery and economic growth. She also thanked Campbell for six years of leadership and Senior Vice President Jean-Claude Piedboeuf for serving as acting president over the past several months.
(Source: Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada)
来源：加拿大创新、科学与经济发展部
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