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December 4, 2021
NEW LAUNCH SUCCESS FOR SOYUZ : GALILEO FOC 23 AND FOC 24 SATELLITES IN ORBIT
During the night of Friday 3 to Saturday 4 December, Soyuz accomplished a flawless first launch of the year from the Guiana Space Centre (CSG),...
December 1, 2021
SPACEFOUNDERS CLASS OF 2021 SHINES AT DEMO DAYS
The SpaceFounders accelerator programme for European space start-ups has entered its final FUND phase, which is most likely set to run into 2022 but...
November 30, 2021
NEXT SOYUZ MISSION FROM GUIANA SPACE CENTRE : LAUNCH OF GALILEO FOC 23 AND FOC 24 SATELLITES
Wednesday 1 December, Soyuz will lift off on its 26th flight from Europe’s spaceport in French Guiana, carrying two new Full Operational Capability...
November 29, 2021
PHILIPPE BAPTISTE TO VISIT COMAT, A FLAGSHIP OF THE FRENCH SPACE ECOSYSTEM IN THE TOULOUSE REGION
Wednesday 1 December, when he will be meeting the members of the Galaxie Club, a trade association of some 100 business executives working to...
November 18, 2021
ESA AND CNES WORK TOGETHER TO CREATE NEW EUROPEAN SPACE TRANSPORT HUB
To make Europe’s space access policy more competitive, CNES and ESA are working together to create a new European space transport hub. In August,...
November 16, 2021
VEGA COMPLETES 20TH SUCCESSFUL FLIGHT: THREE CERES SATELLITES IN ORBIT
On the morning of Tuesday, 16 November 2021, Vega launched from the Guiana Space Centre (CSG), Europe’s spaceport, to successfully place the three...
November 15, 2021
20TH VEGA MISSION TO LAUNCH THREE CERES SATELLITES
On the morning of Tuesday, 16 November 2021, Vega will launch from the Guiana Space Centre (CSG), Europe’s spaceport, to place the three CERES...
November 10, 2021
COP26 IN GLASGOW - SPACE-BASED EARTH OBSERVATION WORKING TO TACKLE CLIMATE CHANGE
From 1 to 12 November, the world’s leaders came together at the COP26 climate change conference in Glasgow. For a climate-focused space agency like...
November 9, 2021
THOMAS PESQUET RETURNS TO EARTH AFTER MORE THAN SIX MONTHS ABOARD THE ISS
9 November at 04:33 CET, SpaceX’s Crew Dragon Endeavour capsule splashed down off the coast of Florida, safely returning to Earth ESA astronaut...
November 5, 2021
CNES TAKES UP CHAIR OF CEOS CHARTING PATHS TO SUSTAINABILITY FROM STRATEGY TO PRACTICAL MEASURES
4 November, CNES takes up the Chair of the Committee on Earth Observation Satellites (CEOS) alongside the European Space Agency (ESA). As the ‘space...
November 4, 2021
CNES ISO 9001 AND 14001 CERTIFICATION RENEWED NO NON-CONFORMANCES FOR FIFTH YEAR RUNNING
CNES’s Management System was audited with excellent results in October at its four centres of excellence at Paris Les Halles, Paris Daumesnil, the...
November 3, 2021
MICROCARB CLIMATE MISSION CNES AND UKSA SIGN NEW AGREEMENT AT COP26
Glasgow, 2 November 2021. CNES and the United Kingdom Space Agency (UKSA) have signed an amendment to their April 2017 agreement with a view to...
October 27, 2021
STRATEOLE-2 BALLOON FLIGHT CAMPAIGN GETS UNDERWAY IN THE SEYCHELLES
Strateole-2 is an Earth-observation programme using stratospheric superpressure balloons led by CNES and CNRS, the French national scientific...
October 27, 2021
CNES IN DUBAI FOR 72nd INTERNATIONAL ASTRONAUTICAL CONGRESS
From 25 to 29 October, the International Astronautical Congress (IAC) is being held at the Dubai World Trade Centre in the United Arab Emirates, the...
October 24, 2021
NEW LAUNCH SUCCESS FOR ARIANE 5 SES 17 AND SYRACUSE 4A IN ORBIT
On the night of Saturday 23 and Sunday 24 October, Ariane 5, operated by Arianespace, accomplished a flawless launch from the Guiana Space Centre (...
October 21, 2021
NEXT ARIANE 5 MISSION TO LAUNCH SES-17 AND SYRACUSE 4A SATELLITES
On the night of Friday 22 and Saturday 23 October, Ariane 5, operated by Arianespace, will be sent aloft from the Guiana Space Centre (CSG), Europe’...
October 20, 2021
CNES AWARDS 19 NEW SME LABELS IN 2021
Since 2020, CNES offers key SME space suppliers an accreditation scheme for a broad range of products and services encompassing launchers, orbital...
October 19, 2021
CNES AND JAXA SIGN NEW COOPERATION AGREEMENT ON MARTIAN MOONS EXPLORATION MISSION
Paris, 21 October. CNES and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) today signed an implementing arrangement covering joint activities in...
October 18, 2021
CNES OPENS ONLINE STORE
Paris, 18 October. CNES announces the opening of its first online merchandise store for space enthusiasts.“CNES’s online store seeks to share our...
October 15, 2021
SUCCESSFUL CNES LAUNCHERS R&D CHALLENGE ON DISRUPTIVE TECHNOLOGIES AND ADVANCED CONCEPTS
Thursday 14 October, CNES’s Launch Vehicles Directorate (DLA) held its Launchers R&D Challenge Pitch Day on launch system disruptive...

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