Managing the impact of weather on air and space launch operations

Recording of the lecture by Jacques Verrière, former captain, Air France flight instructor, and member of the AAE, held at the José Cabanis Media Library in Toulouse on May 30, 2026. Weather conditions have a considerable influence on flight operations and space...

AI for Experts: From Tool to Trust

Replay de la matinale « Vol AAE 8.30 » du 9 juin 2026, le rendez-vous trimestriel digital de l’Académie. Un format court, intensif et 100% en ligne de 1h30, conçu pour décrypter les enjeux technologiques majeurs avec un duo d’experts. L’Intelligence Artificielle n’est...

European satellites for weather forecasting

Recording of the lecture by Alain Ratier, member of the AAE and former Director General of EUMETSAT, on May 26, 2026, at the José Cabanis Media Library in Toulouse The European meteorological ecosystem and the contribution of the MSG and EPS/Metop systems to...

Travel through a black hole with Interstellar

Recording of the lecture by Jean-Pierre Luminet, Emeritus Research Director at the CNRS, Marseille Astrophysics Laboratory, and Corresponding Member of the AAE, held at the José Cabanis Media Library on April 28, 2026. A large part of the plot of the famous...

Space strategies: are we heading for a war in space?

Replay of the conference given by General (2S) Jean-Daniel Testé, former Joint Space Commander, Vice President AGENA SPACE, Associate BL Consulting France, member of the AAE on March 31, 2026 at the Médiathèque José Cabanis in Toulouse. In an international context...

Eclipsed suns, from Concorde 001 to exoplanets

Replay of the lecture (in french) given by Pierre Léna, astrophysicist and Professor Emeritus, Observatoire de Paris – PSL & Université Paris Cité, member of the Académie des sciences on February 24, 2026 at the Médiathèque José Cabanis in Toulouse. In 1973...

The challenges facing European airports in 2050

Replay of the lecture by Franck Goldnadel, President of Aéroports de la Côte d’Azur, November 25, 2025, Médiathèque José Cabanis, Toulouse The greening of aviation is often talked about by manufacturers and airlines, but less so by hospitality structures, which...

Global air transport: analysis of commercial setbacks

Replay of the conference by José Miguel De la Viuda Sainz, Business Roadmap & Transformation Programs, Airbus, September 30, 2025, Médiathèque José Cabanis, Toulouse Since the appearance of the Boeing 247 in 1933, undoubtedly the first modern passenger aircraft,...

Taikonauts conquer space: China’s manned space program

Replay of the lecture by Philippe Coué, member of the International Academy of Astronautics (IAA), June 25, 2025, Médiathèque José Cabanis, Toulouse China has been planning to send its citizens into the cosmos since the start of its space program in the 1960s. But it...

Space for European Defence and Security

Replay of the lecture (in english) by General Jean-Daniel Testé, former Commander, Joint Space Command, French armed forces, member of the Air and Space Academy, on 3 june 2025 at the Académie Royale de Belgique. Space systems are today providing major contributions...

Euclid, diving into the deep Universe

Replay of the conference given by Pierre Casenove, project manager for French Euclid contributions, CNES, on May 27, 2025 at the Médiathèque José Cabanis, Toulouse. Launched in July 2023, the European space telescope Euclid began probing the Universe in February 2024...