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...

Newsletter No.131 – Concorde

Newsletter No.131 – Concorde Download Newsletter No.131 Adventure, exploit, elegance…. and pride!by Jean PINET, Former president of AAE Concorde, a work of artby Jean PINET, Former Concorde test pilot Concorde: Concorde: a fusion of art and technologyby john...

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...

Prizes & medals 2023

Grand Prize of the Academy It is awarded to Gilles PICHON (posthumously), Christian SCHERER, Pierre-Henri BROUSSE and Klaus ROEWE, for ” The conquering strategy of the A320 family” in its various technical, industrial and commercial aspects. Vermeil medal...

Newsletter No.130 – Defence in Europe

Newsletter No.130 – Defence in Europe Download Newsletter No.130 Editorial: Transformations in Defenceby Bruno STOUFFLET, vice-president of AAE French military programming bill: between the linesby Louis-Alain ROCHE, Lieutenant General (procurement branch), president...

Partnership with the Directorate General of Armaments

At the Paris Air Show on June 22, the Air and Space Academy , represented by its Vice-President Bruno STOUFFLET and the DGA, represented by the Senior Armaments General Engineer and Technical Director, Cécile Sellier, signed a partnership agreement to enrich exchanges...