Kristian von Bengtson is a Danish architect who specialises in crewed spaceflight. Born in August 1974 and living in Copenhagen, he trained as an architect at the School of Architecture in Copenhagen, graduating in 2001, and took a master's degree in aerospace science at the International Space University in Strasbourg in 2006. On 1 May 2008 he founded Copenhagen Suborbitals together with Peter Madsen, and he served as its lead spacecraft designer and flight director until he left in 2014. In March 2014 he joined Mars One as its outpost and capsule project manager, resigning in May 2015, and he is also noted for his part in founding the European launcher company Orbex. He has taken part in several space projects and in simulated Mars habitation studies.
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Kristian von Bengtson (born August 1974) is a Danish architect
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Kristian von Bengtson (born August 1974) is a Danish architect
Associated With: Copenhagen Suborbitals, Work on Copenhagen Suborbitals
On 1 May 2008 Kristian von Bengtson, along with Peter Madsen, founded Copenhagen Suborbitals.
Associated With: Orbex, Lead paragraph [associated-with]
He is most notable for his involvement in founding Copenhagen Suborbitals and European launcher company Orbex.
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