Décès de Jean-Marc Weber

Jean-Marc Weber, Ingénieur de l’Armement et Membre Honoraire de l’Académie de l’air et de l’espace (section 5), s’est éteint le 22 février 2024 à l’âge de 89 ans. Né à Nancy le 14 mars 1934, il laisse derrière lui un héritage dans...

Marc Pélegrin passes away

The Academy has just lost one of its founding members, Marc Pélegrin, Honorary Senior Advisor at the National Office for Aerospace Studies and Research (ONERA), who died on January 1, 2024 at the age of 100. Born in 1923, Marc Pélegrin has left his mark on the history...

Michel-Henri Carpentier passes away

The scientific and technical community mourns the passing of Michel Henri Carpentier, engineer emeritus and former scientific and technical director of Thomson-CSF. Born on January 16, 1931, Mr. Carpentier passed away on December 3, 2023, leaving behind an exceptional...

Frank Borman passes away

It is with deep sadness that we learn of the passing of Frank Borman, one of the pioneers of astronautics. Frank Borman passed away on November 7, 2023 at the age of 95. His passing leaves behind an exceptional legacy that has marked the history of space exploration...

Jean Delacarte passes away

The Academy lost one of its most prominent members with the death of Jean Delacarte, which occurred on November 2, 2023. Born on December 2, 1927, this brilliant engineer left behind a remarkable legacy through his outstanding contributions to the world of science and...

David John Ewins passes away

It is with great sadness that we learned of the passing on January 25, 2023, of our colleague David Ewins, Professor of Mechanics of Structures-Vibrations and Emeritus Researcher at Imperial College London, Honorary Member of Section 1 of our Academy. He was a...

Patrick Anspach passes away

It is with great sadness that we learned of the death, which occurred on Wednesday 30 August, of our colleague Patrick ANSPACH, Belgian aeronautical journalist and member of Section 5 of our Academy. He obtained his degree in journalism from the Université Libre de...

death of André Motet

It is with great sadness that we learned of the death of our colleague André Motet, honorary member of Section 2 and co-President of the Defense Commission of the Academy from 2002 to 2008. André Motet, former Deputy Director of Aerospatiale’s Strategic Systems...

Yves Sillard passes away

It is with great sadness that we learned of the death of our colleague Yves Sillard, elected member of the Academy in 1995. He was very involved in the activities of the Academy, within the Space, Defense, and European Actions committees. He also participated in the...

Passing of Dr Meyer J Benzakein

We are saddened to announce that Dr Meyer J BENZAKEIN passed away on 18 February 2023. He was elected as a Foreign Associate Member of our Academy before becoming an Emeritus Member in 2013. He was involved in the activities of Section 2. Dr M J Benzakein was...