François Thevenot

François THEVENOT is an experienced Orbital Dynamics R&D Engineer at Safran Data Systems Inc since February 2023, focusing on enhancing orbital dynamics libraries, improving orbit determination tools, and conducting analyses for spaceflight dynamics. Prior experience includes serving as a Mission Analysis Engineer at Thales Alenia Space, where responsibilities involved low-thrust trajectory optimization and lifetime analyses, and as an Operational Flight Dynamics Engineer at CNES, where François contributed to the development of software for orbit computation. François has a solid foundation in aerospace engineering, holding an MSc. in Astronomy and Astrophysics from the Paris Observatory and an engineer's degree from Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Mécanique et d'Aérotechnique, supported by internships spanning various roles in space engineering and flight dynamics.