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Pascale Ehrenfreund made Knight of the Legion of Honour
On Thursday 21 November 2019, during a ceremony held at CNES Headquarters in Paris Les Halles, Jean-Yves Le Gall, President of the CNES, presented the ...
Michel Courtois honoured
The "Association des Amis de la Cité de l’espace" awarded its 2019 Grand Prix to Michel Courtois, former director of ESTEC, ESA technical centre, former ...
Madeleine Tezenas du Montcel in the spotlight
It is with great pleasure that we learned of the appointment of Madeleine Tezenas du Montcel, sculptor, air and space painter and member of the ...
Newsletter No.115 – Future prospects for European defence
Editorial: European defence: underlying trendsby Claude ROCHE, former vice president Large systems at Matra Défense Espace, vice president of AAE Combat aviation at a turning ...
Homage to André Rémondière
Our colleague André Rémondière, correspondent of the Air and Space Academy (AAE) since 1985, passed away on 14 September 2019 at the age of 89 ...
Newsletter No.114 – Preserving the aerospace heritage
Edito : The origins of the “Tomato” association by Thierry PRUNIER,Former director general of unmanned aircraft systems, Dassault Aviation, president of Tomato, vice-president of AAE ...
In memoriam Roger Marguet
Roger Marguet passed away on 28 July 2019. Born in 1924, after the Second World War he studied at ETSA (École technique supérieure de l'armement, ...
In memoriam Michel Lefebvre
Our colleague Michel Lefebvre, a member of the Air and Space Academy since 1985, who was highly active in Section 1 for a long time, ...
2019 Prizes and medals
Great Prize Olivier Andries, president of Safran Aircraft Engines, and David L. Joyce, CEO of GE Aviation, for the joint development of the LEAP engine ...
In memoriam André Dubresson
We were deeply saddened to learn that André Dubresson passed away on June 20, 2019. He had been an Academy fellow from 1994 to 2008, ...
In memoriam Roger Béteille
It is with sadness and nostalgia that we learned of the passing of Roger Béteille, "twice" member (Founder and Honorary member) of our Academy, on ...
Newsletter No.113 – The aerospace industry: a cornerstone of the European project
Editorial: Europe: Boosting and rejuvenating a success story by Jürgen KLENNER, former senior vice president Structure & Flight Physics, Airbus, vice president of AAE 29 ...
