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March 14, 2022
France on NASA’s Dragonfly mission to Saturn’s moon Titan
Earlier this year, CNES and NASA signed a cooperation agreement on Dragonfly, the fourth mission in the US space agency’s New Frontiers programme to...
March 11, 2022
SpaceFounders class of 2022 seeks to recruit future space champions
SpaceFounders, the European New Space accelerator launched in 2021 by CNES with Bundeswehr University Munich (UniBw), is recruiting a new cohort of...
March 10, 2022
Mioara Mandea, Géophysicienne, Geophysicist Mioara Mandea awarded DGG Emil Wiechert Medalde la médaille Emil Wiechert de la DGG
Mioara Mandea, geophysicist, member of the National Council of Astronomers and Physicists (CNAP) and head of the Science Coordination sub-...
March 7, 2022
Philippe Baptiste speaks before national and European Members of Parliament on digital and space
Wednesday 2 March, at the Conference of Chairs of the Parliaments of the 27 Member States and the European Parliament on digital and space,...
March 2, 2022
CNES unveils crew for Mission Moon immersive role-playing game to livestream on Twitch
Hugo Lisoir, Jean-François Clervoy, Fibre Tigre, Ultia, Mister MV… the crew for CNES’s futuristic lunar mission role-playing game set to stream live...
February 22, 2022
First French New Space summit event, 7 and 8 July 2022, launch of public consultation open to all
The emergence of New Space is driving a deep transformation of the space industry, forcing established stakeholders to rethink their strategies in...
February 18, 2022
Perseverance celebrates first birthday and fires one millionth laser shot on Mars
One year ago almost to the day, on the evening of 18 February 2021, the Mars 2020 mission’s Perseverance rover landed in Jezero Crater, carrying...
February 16, 2022
Lancement de l’appel à candidature pour les bourses ESPACE 2022 de la Fondation Ailes de France
Tuesday 16 February, the Fondation Ailes de France kicked off its SPACE Grants campaign in partnership with CNES and sponsored by satellite operator...
February 14, 2022
CNES AND PORTUGAL SPACE UNVEIL SPACE PROJECTS FOR FRANCE-PORTUGAL SEASON
CNES and its Portuguese counterpart Portugal Space are teaming up to take part in the programme of cultural events scheduled for the France-Portugal...
February 10, 2022
Soyuz successfully orbits 34 OneWeb satellites from Guiana Space Centre
Thursday 10 February, Soyuz accomplished a flawless 27th flight and its first successful launch of the year from the Guiana Space Centre (CSG),...
February 7, 2022
Next Soyuz mission from Guiana Space Centre to launch 34 OneWeb satellites
Thursday 10 February, Soyuz will lift off for the 27th time from the Guiana Space Centre (CSG), Europe’s spaceport in French Guiana, to place into...
January 31, 2022
Successful 17th PERSEUS seminar goes virtual
The annual PERSEUS student space research seminar, organized by CNES’s Space Transportation Directorate (DTS), was held virtually on 24 and 25...
January 27, 2022
CNES and ArianeGroup issue call for test projects using new BAMOCRY test stand in Vernon
CNES and ArianeGroup are issuing a joint call for projects covering the first test campaign on the BAMOCRY modular test stand in Vernon outside...
January 12, 2022
CNES IN 2022 60 YEARS SERVING FRENCH AND EUROPEAN SPACE SIGHTS FIRMLY SET ON NEW SPACES
Tuesday 11 January, CNES Chairman & CEO Philippe Baptiste presented his New Year wishes to the press, hailing journalists’ unstinting efforts...
December 25, 2021
NEW LAUNCH SUCCESS FOR ARIANE 5 JAMES WEBB SPACE TELESCOPE ON WAY TO L2 LAGRANGE POINT
25 December, Ariane 5, operated by Arianespace, accomplished a flawless launch on its 112th flight from the Guiana Space Centre (CSG) to orbit NASA’...
December 22, 2021
NEXT ARIANE 5 MISSION TO LAUNCH JAMES WEBB SPACE TELESCOPE
25 December, Ariane 5, operated by Arianespace, will be sent aloft on its 112th flight from the Guiana Space Centre (CSG), Europe’s spaceport in...
December 21, 2021
ANGELS success , France’s first commercial nanosatellite
Ten times smaller than its predecessors but delivering five times more performance, ANGELS has proven its reliability, service lifetime and...
December 20, 2021
CNES INVITES EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST IN OPERATING MICRO- AND MINI-LAUNCHERS FROM GUIANA SPACE CENTRE
Monday 20 December, CNES issued a call inviting micro- and mini-launcher operators to signal their interest in launching from the Guiana Space...
December 7, 2021
FIRST SPACE CLIMATE OBSERVATORY FRANCE CONGRESS NOTES ENCOURAGING PROGRESS
Tuesday 7 December, at the Ministry for the Ecological Transition, the Space Climate Observatory (SCO) France—the national offshoot of the...
December 5, 2021
NEW LAUNCH SUCCESS FOR SOYUZ GALILEO FOC 23 AND FOC 24 SATELLITES IN ORBIT
During the night of Saturday 4 to Sunday 5 December, Soyuz accomplished a flawless first launch of the year from the Guiana Space Centre (CSG),...

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