ByJacques Verrière, former Captain, Air France Flight Instructor, Member of the AAE Weather conditions have a considerable influence on flight operations and space launches. This presentation will show how, even in 2025, weather conditions are a major safety and cost factor for air transport and space launches. Secondly, it will explore the innovations already in […]
Welcome aboard the “Vol AAE 8.30” morning sessions, the Academy’s quarterly digital event. This short, intensive, and 100% online session lasts 1 hour and 30 minutes and is designed to break down major technological issues with a pair of experts—all without disrupting your schedule. Your Flight Captains The French Space Agency: Three Faces Marie-Anne CLAIR, […]
Introduction The International Association for the Advancement of Space Safety (IAASS) is a non-profit organization committed to fostering international cooperation and advancing scientific progress in the field of space systems safety. IAASS is a member of the International Astronautical Federation (IAF) and serves as a Permanent Observer at the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful […]
Event (in Spanish) organized by the Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería Aeronáutica y del Espacio (ETSIAE) and the Air and Space Academy (AAE). With support from AEE, TEDAE, and AIAE Presentation of Dossier 56, “Seven Recommendations to Secure the Future of European Launchers.” The ESA Ministerial Council, which met in Seville in November 2023, convened […]
welcome note We are delighted to invite you to the 16th EASN International Conference, a milestone gathering centered on "Innovation in Aviation & Space towards sustainability today and tomorrow", proudly co-organized by the EASN Association and the Institut Supérieur de l'Aéronautique et de l'Espace (ISAE). This year’s edition brings us from 27 to 30 of October, 2026, to the dynamic […]
By Thierry Fusco, Research Director, Scientific Assistant, Optics Department, ONERA Adaptive optics has revolutionized high-resolution imaging by compensating in real time for the adverse effects of atmospheric turbulence. Now a key component of giant telescopes, this multi-disciplinary technology enables us to explore the universe with unprecedented image quality, monitor our immediate surroundings and focus laser […]
Faced with the climate emergency, commercial aviation is at a crossroads: it must achieve its decarbonisation goal by 2050 while also reducing the impact of its ‘non-CO2' effects(including contrails, aerosols and nitrogen oxides), seen as substantial despite some uncertainties. This international conference, co-organised by Météo & Climat and the Air and Space Academy, in partnership […]
By Jean-Marc Olivier, professor of contemporary history, co-founder and co-editor of the journal "Nacelles: The Past and Present of Aeronautics and Space," and member of the AAE By 1945, the French Air Force had virtually ceased to exist independently. The only national aircraft it could mobilize was the Dewoitine D.520, which had been completely overtaken […]
14:00 - Opening of the session by president Bruno Stoufflet In memoriam: Claude GOUMY, who died on 18 September 2026, former Chief Executive of Matra Espace and Matra Marconi Space, Honorary Member of Section 2. Jean-Claude WANNER, who died on 24 August 2026, was a founding member of the Academy, an Ingénieur général de l'Armement, […]
The CEAS Aerospace Europe Conference 2027 will take place from 29 November to 2 December 2027 in Augsburg, Germany. The event brings together experts from research, industry, and public institutions across Europe. The conference serves as a central platform for scientific, technical, and professional exchange within the European aerospace community. It provides opportunities to present research results, showcase innovative projects, […]
Welcome aboard the “Vol AAE 8.30” morning sessions, the Academy’s quarterly digital event. This short, intensive, and 100% online session lasts 1 hour and 30 minutes and is designed to break down major technological issues with a pair of experts—all without disrupting your schedule. Your Flight Captains Guillaume Gallant, Chief Engineer at FF72, Co-founder of […]
By Sylvestre Maurice, astrophysicist-planetologist, director of IRAP, AAE correspondent We live in extraordinary times: some twenty robotic vehicles have explored Mars since the year 2000. A trophy of national supremacy, a field of technological experimentation for industrialists, a source of wonder for the people who follow the robot adventure with astonishing fervor, the Red Planet […]