By Prof. Guy André Boy, FlexTech Chair, ESTIA & CentraleSupélec (Paris Saclay University), AAE member We now live in a digital and virtual world in which we seek ever closer proximity to reality. Artificial intelligence (AI) has invaded our lives, and the relationship between humans and AI should be further explored from the point of […]
Conference organized by 3AF Midi-Pyrénées in partnership with the Académie de l'air et de l'espace and in collaboration with the Aérothèque. Presented by Guy DESTARAC, head of the 3AF Midi-Pyrénées heritage working group This talk will retrace the genesis of the program in the context of the times: air transport was engaged in the race […]
Public session - Pierre Baudis Congress Centre (Cassiopeia hall) 09:30 - Reception speech Didier FUSSEN, Doctor of Science, former head of the "Solar Radiation" department at Belgium's Royal Institute for Space Aeronomy, full member of Section 1, elected June 15, 2023, on : "Between the two infinities, Science as Pascalian entertainment". 09:50 - Introducing the […]
Conference as part of the "Scroll!" 2025 Festival organized by Toulouse Metropole. By Roland Lehoucq, astrophysicist at CEA Saclay Space travel is a favorite theme in science fiction. Some films, like Star Wars or Star Trek, feature fabulous spaceships that take you from planet to planet like a bus. Others, like Avatar, show more plausible […]
Artificial Intelligence is now present at every step of our lives; every action, every device involves AI. However, there are many mysteries surrounding these two letters AI. According to some, they will change our lives; for others, they should be viewed with great caution. Whatever the case, this new "tool" must be integrated into our […]
By Marc Baumgartner, Room Manager and Air Traffic Controller at Skyguide, AAE member The impact of COVID on aviation was abysmal. Air traffic was at an all-time low. By 2024, air traffic and flight delays had reached pre-pandemic levels, prompting numerous complaints from airlines. Why is air traffic control unable to overcome bottlenecks, despite 20 […]
Lecture in french by Sylvie Vauclair, astrophysicist, emeritus university professor, fellow of AAE Since the dawn of mankind, human beings have sought to understand the world in which they live and to situate themselves in relation to it. Science and technology have led to spectacular advances that have challenged old ideas and overturned humanity's view […]
By Cathy Clerbaux, Director of Research at CNRS, Professor of Atmospheric Sciences, member of AAE The media regularly report that the state of the atmosphere is getting worse, and that man is primarily responsible. Over the past twenty years or so, scientists have had access to an impressive array of observations (particularly by satellite). Was […]
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By Sébastien Dubois, Unit Manager, Program Development and Communications, Clean Aviation Clean Aviation is a European public-private partnership aimed at developing breakthrough technological innovations that will cut greenhouse gas emissions by at least 90% through the combined effect of sustainable fuels and associated breakthrough innovations (minimum 30%). It aims to accelerate the introduction of new […]
Conference presented by Pierre Casenove, project manager for French Euclid contributions, CNES Launched in July 2023, the European space telescope Euclid began probing the Universe in February 2024 for a nominal 6-year mission on board. The first images released in November 2023 and May 2024 demonstrated the telescope's exceptional capabilities. Following the first publication of […]
Lecture by General Jean-Daniel Testé, former Commander, Joint Space Command, French armed forces, member of the Air and Space Academy Space systems are today providing major contributions to our overall Defence and Security architecture. Secure telecommunications, intelligence gathering, positioning and navigation, space situation awareness, weather forecasting, are the main domains where space systems have become […]
By Marc Gatti, Scientific and Academic Relations Director, Thales AVS France, AAE correspondent This presentation introduces the three key pillars of the avionics platform of the future, and presents the associated challenges. The term "avionics platform" used here includes all the on-board systems needed for an aircraft to fly (whatever the aircraft: commercial, fighter, transport, […]