Francisco Javier Mendieta, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Francisco Javier Mendieta

Mexican telecommunications engineer

Date of Birth: 28-Nov-1955

Place of Birth: San Luis PotosĂ­, Mexico

Profession: general director, university teacher

Nationality: Mexico

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius


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About Francisco Javier Mendieta

  • Francisco Javier Mendieta JimĂ©nez (born 28 November 1955 in San Luis PotosĂ­) is a Mexican telecommunications engineer and academic who chaired the Ensenada Center for Scientific Research and Higher Education (Cicese) and serves, by presidential appointment, as the founding director-general of the Mexican Space Agency.Mendieta graduated with a bachelor's degree in Mechanical and Electrical Engineering from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) and earned both a master's degree and a doctorate in Telecommunications at the École Nationale SupĂ©rieure des TĂ©lĂ©communications (also known as TĂ©lĂ©com ParisTech) in Paris, France.He has conducted experiments for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) of the United States and, for the STS-61-B Atlantis mission, he was designated as an eventual substitute of Rodolfo Neri Vela, the reserve payload specialist who became the first Mexican national in space.

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