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CNES at One Planet Summit at the Elysee Palace getting Space working for biodiversity
Monday 11 January, CNES President Jean-Yves Le Gall was at the One Planet Summit for Biodiversity organized by France at the Elysée Palace in concert [...]
CNES in 2021 – An ambition serving citizens asserting our need for Space
Tuesday 5 January, CNES President Jean-Yves Le Gall presented his New Year wishes to the press. [...]
Soyuz successfully orbits CSO-2 satellite from the Guiana Space Center on behalf of CNES and DGA for Armed Forces High Command
Tuesday 29 December, Soyuz accomplished a flawless launch from Europe’s spaceport at the Guiana Space Centre (CSG), carrying the CSO-2 military observ [...]
Soyuz successfully orbits FalconEye satellite from Guiana Space Center for United Arab Emirates
Wednesday 2 December, Soyuz accomplished a flawless launch from the Guiana Space Centre (CSG), Europe’s spaceport in Kourou, orbiting the FalconEye re [...]
ActInSpace® 2020: despite the global health crisis, 2,300 people participated in the hackathon! Next step: the finals in 2021!
ActInSpace ®, the international hackathon, took place on 13 and 14 November, simultaneously over 5 continents, in 40 countries and 61 cities, virtuall [...]
Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich CNES central to sea-level monitoring by TOPEX/Jason/Sentinel-6 satellites
Almost 30 years ago, CNES and NASA embarked on the endeavour of measuring mean sea level with a high degree of accuracy, launching the ambitious TOPEX [...]
CNES at the Paris Peace Forum
The growing space debris population poses a major risk to current orbital operations and the future use of space. [...]
CNESMAG 86 – Taranis: the hidden side of storms
The 86th edition of CNESMAG is dedicated to the 100% French Taranis microsatellite which is to analyze the impact of lightning and thunder on energy t [...]
20 years of the International charter Space & Major disasters – Space assisting disasters victims
Initiated by CNES and ESA, joined shortly thereafter by CSA (Canadian Space Agency), the founding act of the International Charter Space and Major Dis [...]
ActInSpace® goes live again! Registrations reopen for the international competition for imaging tomorrow’s products and services thanks to Spaec and launch your start-up!
Interrupted last March because of the pandemic, registrations for the international ActInSpace® competition have just reopened, and candidates have le [...]
International space community convenes for 71st IAC
From Monday 12 to Wednesday 14 October, the 71st International Astronautical Congress (IAC) is bringing together the international space community for [...]
Space Climate Observatory – International call for projects under the aegis of the United Nations
Under the aegis of the United Nations, the Space Climate Observatory (SCO) is today issuing a first international call for projects, inviting companie [...]
France-United States space cooperation, climate science and exploration to the fore
Tuesday 22 September, CNES President Jean-Yves Le Gall and Michael Watkins, Director of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), discussed space cooper [...]
Space Climate Observatory, second call for projects
The Space Climate Observatory (SCO) France is today issuing a second call for projects, inviting companies, research scientists and public organizatio [...]
Vega completes 16th successful flight, orbits 53 satellites
During the night of Wednesday 2 to Thursday 3 September, Vega accomplished a flawless launch from Europe’s spaceport at the Guiana Space Centre (CSG), [...]
New launch success for Ariane 5 – Galaxy 30 / MEV-2 and BSAT-4B in orbit
Saturday 15 August, Ariane 5 completed a flawless launch from the Guiana Space Centre (CSG), Europe’s spaceport in Kourou, orbiting two satellites and [...]
CNESMAG 85 – Exploring life’s origins: the ultimate quest
The 85th edition of CNESMAG is dedicated to the quest of other life-forms in the Universe. [...]
CNES pays tribute to Dr. Michael Freilich, former Director of NASA’s Earth Science division
Michael Freilich passed away on Wednesday 5 August 2020 at the age of 66. He began his career as an oceanographer, with a particular interest in space [...]
Mars 2020 mission launch: Perseverance rover and its SuperCam instrument safely on their way to Mars
Thursday 30 July, the Mars 2020 mission successfully lifted off from Cape Canaveral in Florida atop an Atlas V launcher. [...]
Alpha Mission : Thomas Pesquet to return to the International Space Station next spring
Next spring, ESA Astronaut Thomas Pesquet will be returning to the International Space Station (ISS) as part of the Alpha mission and the first Europe [...]
Next Ariane 5 mission, launch of Galaxy 30, MEV-2 and BSAT-4b
Friday 31 July 2020, Ariane 5 will be sent aloft from the Guiana Space Centre (CSG), Europe’s spaceport in Kourou, to orbit two telecommunications sat [...]
ESA releases first images from Solar Orbiter
The European Space Agency (ESA) has released the first images from its Solar Orbiter spacecraft, which completed its commissioning phase in mid-June a [...]
CNES Annual Report – 2019
CNES is playing a pivotal role addressing the key public, private, industrial and scientific challenges of our time. [...]
Perseverance rover – All set to lift-off for Mars
Tuesday 30 June, CNES President Jean-Yves Le Gall and Antoine Petit, Chairman & CEO of CNRS, the French national scientific research centre, gave a jo [...]
Virtual meeting of Heads of Space Agencies – Human and robotic exploration driving internationalspace cooperation
Tuesday 9 June, 15 heads of space agencies from around the world took part at the invitation of NASA in a virtual meeting to share their views on adva [...]