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...

Formal sitting 2025

Cette page rassemble les vidéos de la Séance solennelle 2025 de l’Académie de l’air et de l’espace. Vous y trouverez l’ensemble des interventions, présentations et temps clés de l’événement, organisé le 28 novembre 2025 à l’Hôtel de Ville de Toulouse. Introduction of...

Managing the impact of weather on air and space launch operations

Proceedings of the conférence held on November 12 and 13, 2025, at EUROCONTROL, Brussels I. Foreword 0 - Introduction The METEOPS Conference, organized by the Air and Space Academy (AAE) and hosted by Eurocontrol in Brussels on 12–13 November 2025, brought together...

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...