Lecture by Anne-Marie Mainguy, president of AIr and Space Academy, high counsellor at ONERA Space surveillance has two different reasons for existing one to meet the specific needs of the military (sovereignty), the other more general to avoid collisions (protection). The first need appeared immediately to the Americans and the Russians, which led to the […]
Lecture by Patrick Mana, Cyber-security Program Manager, EATM-CERT Manager at EUROCONTROL The cyber threats to aviation take numerous forms: state-sponsored attacks, cyber-crime, hacktivists. The scale of the threat means it is no longer truly possible to be completely cyber-secure. The real goal should be “cyber-resilience,” focusing both on defending against attacks and quickly reacting should […]
Following the evolution of the health crisis we inform you that the lecture has been postponed to a later date. We will keep you informed of the new programming of this Conference. Towards a renewal of supersonic transport by Gérard THÉRON, former head of Airbus' propulsion skills centre, member of the Air and Space Academy […]
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Warning, registration required before March 26, 2021 - 10 a.m. (trailer form) 09:45 - Reception speech Olivier de l'Estoile, former deputy general manager of civil aircraft at Dassault Aviation, honorary president of EBAA France, titular member elected on June 21, 2019, on: "A journey in the great export of Pompidou to Sarkozy" 10:15 - Break […]
By Marianna Braza, Director of Research at CNRS, Toulouse Institute of Fluid Mechanics Our activities on the theme of morphing, which consists of optimizing the shape and vibrational behavior of aircraft using intelligent active electro materials and advanced aerodynamic concepts, have proven the effectiveness of new aircraft wing designs of the future. Inspired by the […]
By Bernard Chemoul, General Inspector, CNES. The Guiana Space Centre was the result of the national political will in the mid-1960s to endow France with an autonomous space policy. With its exceptional location, the CSG is the spaceport of Europe, an essential asset of the European Space Agency and the flight base of all European […]
In partnership with the City of Science and Industry Drones have now invaded the sky, but usually small. Two examples of large drones are presented here: a stealth vehicle demonstrator, the nEUROn and an operational tactical drone, the Patroller. Demonstration of the nEUROn, stealth combat drone byThierry Prunier, former director of the nEUROn program, Dassault […]
By Prof. Laurence Hubert-Moy, member of the Scientific Programmes Committee (SPC) of CNES, University of Rennes, AAE correspondent Deforestation, urbanization, drainage and cultivation of wet grasslands, melting glaciers, advances in deserts... are all changes that are happening all over the world. In the context of climate change, monitoring these landscape dynamics is an important challenge […]
By Frances Westall, geologist, astrobiologist, director of the exobiology group of the Centre for Molecular Biology in Orleans, president of the European Association of Astrobiology. Has life appeared on Earth only, or is it a "cosmic phenomenon", as thinks the Nobel laureate, Christian de Duve ? Can it appear everywhere or are there certain constraints? […]
Public Lectures Registration required before September 24, 2021 - (form at the bottom of the page) | The health pass is mandatory at the entrance of the site for face-to-face registrants Pierre ANDRIBET, former Eurocontrol R&D Manager, AAE fellow, elected on 25 September 2020, on: "European Air Traffic Control in its various states" Alain CASSIER, […]
By Prof. Roger-Maurice Bonnet, astrophysicist, director of research emeritus at the CNRS (Paris Institute of Astrophysics), former Scientific Director of ESA, former Executive Director of the International Space Science Institute in Bern (Switzerland), member of the Royal Academy of Swedish Science, an honorary member of the AAE. For thirty years Hubble, remains the largest space […]