Kristian von Bengtson

Kristian von Bengtson
Kristian von Bengtson sporting a yellow safety vest
Occupation	Aerospace Engineering
Years active	2008–present
Website	www.vonb.dk

Kristian von Bengtson (born August 1974) is a Danish architect, specializing in crewed spaceflight, a resident of Copenhagen and married to animation director Karla von Bengtson. He is most notable for his involvement in founding Copenhagen Suborbitals and European launcher company Orbex. ^[1]

Kristian von Bengtson has participated in various space projects, ^[2] simulated Mars habitation ^[3] and is a trained architect from School of Architecture in Copenhagen 2001 and also has a master's degree in aerospace science from the International Space University ISU in Strasbourg, France (2006).

Work on Copenhagen Suborbitals

On 1 May 2008 Kristian von Bengtson, along with Peter Madsen, founded Copenhagen Suborbitals. ^[4] He was the lead spacecraft designer and functioning flight director until his departure in 2014. ^[5]

Work for Mars One

On 24 March 2014 Kristian von Bengtson joined Mars One as their Outpost and Capsule Project Manager. ^[6] He resigned in May 2015.

References

1. "Orbex Prime rocket set to transform UK commercial spaceflight".
2. "Habitank". Archived from the original on 2011-01-28. Retrieved 2011-08-24. Habitank
3. "Oplevelser fra en Mars-simulering". Archived from the original on 2012-03-31. Retrieved 2011-08-24. (Danish)
4. "Copenhagen Suborbitals - Open Source and non Profit Space". Archived from the original on September 1, 2011. Retrieved August 23, 2011. Mission Statement from Copenhagen Suborbitals website
5. "Kristian von Bengston is leaving Copenhagen Suborbitals" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-03-01. Retrieved 2014-02-25.
6. http://www.mars-one.com/news/press-releases/mars-one-welcomes-outpost-architect-kristian-von-bengtson Archived 2014-04-19 at the Wayback Machine Press release from the Mars One website