25 Mar 2024 | Members, News
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...
10 Jan 2024 | Members, News
By decree dated December 29, 2023, Jean-François Clervoy, a former astronaut at the European Space Agency and member of the French Air and Space Academy, was elevated to the rank of Commander in the National Order of the Legion of Honor, he had been an officer since...
9 Jan 2024 | Members, News
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...
14 Dec 2023 | Members, News
On December 9, 2023, in a ceremony full of emotion and solemnity, the Mayor of Toulouse, Jean-Luc Moudenc, had the honor of awarding the insignia of Chevalier des Arts et Lettres to our Madeleine Tézenas-du-Montcel, sculptor and member of our Academy. The reception...
14 Dec 2023 | Members, News
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...
8 Nov 2023 | Members, News
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...
3 Nov 2023 | Members, News
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...
4 Sep 2023 | Members, News
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...
31 Aug 2023 | Members, News
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...
5 May 2023 | Members, News
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...
17 Apr 2023 | Members, News
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...
20 Feb 2023 | Members, News
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...