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Pini Gurfil | |
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| Born | Pinchas Gurfil April 26, 1971 Kishinev, Moldavian SSR, Soviet Union (now Moldova) |
| Nationality | Israeli |
| Education | BSc, MSc, PhD |
| Alma mater | Technion – Israel Institute of Technology |
| Occupation(s) | Aerospace Engineer, University Professor, Author, Poet, Singer-Songwriter |
| Known for | Pioneer of distributed space systems; Principal Investigator of the SAMSON mission; Solo music albums; Hebrew poetry books |
| Notable work | Spacecraft Formation Flying: Dynamics, Control and Navigation (Book) |
Pini Gurfil (Hebrew: פיני גורפיל) is an Israeli aerospace engineer, university professor, author, poet, and singer-songwriter. He is recognized as one of the pioneers in the field of distributed space systems,[1] in particular satellite formation flying, and served as the Principal Investigator (PI) for the SAMSON (Space Autonomous Missions for Swarming and Geolocating Nanosatellites) project, one of the world's first formation-flying missions involving three satellites, launched in 2021.[2] He is a professor in the Faculty of Aerospace Engineering at the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology.[3] Alongside his scientific career, Gurfil is an active performing singer with two solo albums released to date: "Just Below My Cover" and "Read The Lyrics".[4]
- ^ Pini Gurfil -- The Economist Interview Retrieved April 30, 2025.
- ^ SAMSON -- The first Israeli formation-flying satellite constellation was launched into space. Israel Ministry of Innovation, Science and Technology. Published July 6, 2021. Retrieved April 30, 2025.
- ^ [https://aerospace.technion.ac.il/faculty-members/ Pini Gurfil - Faculty of Aerospace Engineering]. Technion – Israel Institute of Technology. Retrieved April 30, 2025.
- ^ Pini Gurfil - Discography. Retrieved April 30, 2025.
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