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 […]
This conference has been postponed. We will inform you of the next date as soon as it is known. By Michel Wachenheim, President of the Air and Space Academy The lecture will present the conclusions of the conference “Air transport in crisis and the climate challenge” organised by the Air and Space Academy in March […]
The Air and Space Academy is a content partner of the Global Supply Chain Summit organised by Aéro Montréal. Aéro Montréal is proud to announce that registration is now starting for the 6th edition of the Global Supply Chain Summit 2021 Aerospace under the theme Shaping the future of a more sustainable supply chain. One […]
By Michel Tognini, pilot, astronaut, former head of the European Astronaut Centre, AAE correspondent. Are there adventures that make you dream? That of Space is one of them. Michel Tognini is one of the few French astronauts to have flown with the Russians with the Soyuz mission and the Americans on Columbia. He will talk […]
Lighter than Air has an ancient origin and various applications are well known, but with little development. Multiple reasons lead to propose, today, new commercial achievements; what are these new features and for which projects? For scientific balloons, CNES with its balloon systems and the CNRS, with its instruments, position France as a world leader, […]
Important! Due to the limited number of places due to health restrictions, the morning and afternoon Public Sessions will only be accessible face-to-face to members of the Academy, recipients of Awards or Medals and guests. However, you will be able to attend these two events remotely. To do this, please complete the registration form at […]
By André Bord, former Chief Engineer A320, Airbus, former Technical Director ATR, member of the AAE The use of electric energy sources deemed "green" for the propulsion of air vehicles seems, for a long time, reserved for small vehicles meeting the needs of intra-urban transport, such as air taxis. The analysis of the state of […]
A meeting organized by the Air and Space Academy and the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering of Sapienza University of Rome. Programme 9:15 Welcome of guests (Sala degli Affreschi) 9:45 Welcome address Paolo Gaudenzi (Head, DIMA-Sapienza) Michel Wachenheim (President, AAE) Francesco Grasso (CNAM/DIMA-Sapienza/AAE) 10:00 Green Aviation Paolo Gaudenzi (Head, DIMA-Sapienza) Michel Wachenheim (President, AAE) […]
By Jacques Arnould, ethics expert, CNES. Sixty years after the launch of the first Sputnik, space has entered the NewSpace era. The arrival of new state actors and private entrepreneurs has upset the balance found after the race to the Moon, the gradual occupation of the Earth's orbits, the exploration of the solar system. The […]
Satellites illuminated by the sun are visible in the night sky – even with the naked eye for the brightest – and are a source of light pollution for astronomers. Their number could reach several tens of thousands in a few years. What are the consequences for large observatories, but also for small telescopes and […]
Within the framework of its Public Session, the Air and Space Academy proposes a series of conferences on the theme "Extraordinary Aeronautical Journeys". From 11:15 to 12:30 "La Part du Rêve d’Icare" byJean-Jacques SPEYER Professor, Thesis Supervisor at the Université Libre de Bruxelles, member of the Academy "Bombardements aériens et mémoire, entre histoire et politique" […]