13 Apr 2021 | News, Members, Members, News
Guy André Boy honoured The International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE) has just appointed “Fellow” Professor Guy André Boy, Former Chief Scientist at NASA KSC – Dean at FIT and full member of the Academy. This appointment recognizes him as...
2 Apr 2021 | News, Members, Members, News
Philippe Couillard and Alain Garcia appointed Honorary Fellow of the DGLR We recently had the pleasure of learning that Philippe Couillard and Alain Garcia, both honorary members of the Academy, have been appointed Honorary Fellow by the Senate of the DGLR (Deutsche...
2 Apr 2021 | News, Members, Members, News
Solemn session 2020 Each year during its solemn session, the Air and Space Academy awards its medals, its Grand Prix, presents the office and receives new members and correspondents of the Academy. Given the health context in November 2020, the period at which this...
2 Apr 2021 | News, Members, Members, News
Tribute to Louis Pailhas It is with regret that our colleague Louis Pailhas, passed away on February 4, 2021 at the age of 94. Below is the tribute paid by Dominique Colin de Verdière during the solemn session of the academy held at a distance on Monday, March 29,...
21 Dec 2020 | News, Members, Members, News
The Aero-Club de France awards a Literary Prize to Lucio Perinotto and Germain Chambost In this year 2020, the History, Arts and Letters Committee of the Aero-Club de France wished to award an award, for their works, to two of the members of the Academy. The Charles...
11 May 2020 | Members, News
Appointment of Tanja MASSON-ZWAAN as Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau We were pleased to learn of the appointment of Tanja MASSON-ZWAAN, a titular member of Section 4, as an Officer of the Orange-Nassau Order. As assistant director and teacher at the...
17 Apr 2020 | Members, News
Tribute to Professor BLAMONT, founding member of the AAE It is with sadness that we announce the passing of Professor Jacques BLAMONT, founding member of the Academy. At the age of 93, Professor Jacques BLAMONT passed away on Monday, April 13. His memory remains and...
1 Apr 2020 | News, Members, Members, News
Tribute to Jean-Jacques Philippe It is with great sadness that we learned on 31 March 2020 of the death of Jean-Jacques Philippe, correspondent of our Academy, legitimately regarded as the father of ONERA’s helicopter activities. Jean-Jacques Philippe has spent...
17 Feb 2020 | News, Members, Members, News
The collection “Indicator of the Line of Heaven” by Jean-Pierre Luminet is published On March 12, Jean-Pierre LUMINET’s ninth collection, entitled “Indicator of the Sky Line,” will be published. In parallel to his great career as Director...
21 Jan 2020 | Members, News
Exhibition “The Conquest of the Air” by Madeleine Tézenas du Montcel The Opera Salon of the Palladia Hotel will host the exhibition “The Conquest of the Air” on Saturday, February 8 and Sunday, February 9. It is an honour for the Air and Space...
26 Jun 2019 | Members, News
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 14 June 2019. Born on 28 August 1921 in Vors (Aveyron), Roger Béteille entered...
23 May 2019 | News, Members, Members, News
Book: Explorateurs de l’espace By Michel TOGNINI & Hélène COURTOIS Preface by Jean-Yves LE GALL, Editions DUNOD, 2019 As we celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission and mankind’s first steps on the Moon, space exploration has become a new...
