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 […]
Health, economic, military, technological-successive crises highlight the threats looming over our sovereignties. To shield ourselves from these global disruptions, rich and disruptive innovation is imperative, with AI at the forefront. In this context, let us not dream: AI carries as many threats as it does solutions. For the Scientific Council of the Paris Air Forum, […]
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, […]
Lecture presented by Philippe Coué, member of the International Academy of Astronautics (IAA) China has been planning to send its citizens into the cosmos since the start of its space program in the 1960s. But it wasn't until the end of the twentieth century and China's economic take-off that this goal became a reality. Today, […]
This conference, organized by the non-profit organization EUCASS, is one of the most widely attended conferences in the field of aeronautics and space science. The conference was launched in 2004 by scientists and engineers from Western Europe and Russia. Previous editions have been held in Moscow (2005), Brussels (2007), Versailles (2009), St. Petersburg (2011), Munich […]
By Michel BlancProfessor Emeritus, IRAP/Université de Toulouse, Chairman of COSPAR's Exploration Panel, member of AAE Lunar exploration is the first step towards future human missions to Mars. It also has its own objectives: scientific research, exploitation of local resources, services for astronauts, and perhaps even tourism. At a time of increased environmental awareness on our […]
By José Miguel De la Viuda Sainz, Business Roadmap & Transformation Programs, Airbus Since the appearance of the Boeing 247 in 1933, undoubtedly the first modern passenger aircraft, over two hundred different models of commercial aircraft have been built to date. Some models have been a resounding success, others a mixed success, and still others, […]
Lecture presented by Pierre-Yves Meslin, planetologist at the Institut de Recherche en Astrophysique et Planétologie, scientific leader of the DORN experiment. DORN was the first active French instrument to be deployed on the Moon's surface, in June 2024, aboard the Chinese probe Chang'E 6. Its aim was to measure the concentration of radon released by […]