• Air transport in crisis and the climate challenge (postponed)

    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 […]

  • Global Supply Chain Summit 2021 Aerospace

    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 […]

  • Space Explorers

    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 […]

  • The lightest air is soaring to new horizons

    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, […]

  • Plenary Formal Session 2021

    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 […]

  • The viability of small electric air vehicles

    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 […]

  • Green aviation and access to space: two challenges for Europe

    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) […]

  • Why keep going into space? The ethical imperative.

    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 […]

  • Mega Constellations

    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 […]

  • Public session “Extraordinary Aeronautical Journeys”.

    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" […]

  • Small Launchers

    // This study session will be presented in Spanish During this study session the companies of the sector will present the state of their developments. In this day dedicated to "Small Launchers" and organised by the Centre for the Technological and Industrial Development, CDTI, and the Air and Space Academy (AAE), Antonio Fuentes will present […]

  • The space propulsion of the future

    By Alberto Rossi, Head of Propulsion, Pyrotechnics and Aerothermodynamics, CNES. Space propulsion systems have a big influence on our ability to travel to other planets or how a satellite can provide cheap telecommunications services. This conference aims to provide an up-to-date overview of all kinds of propulsion systems ranging from conventional (Chemical) technology, from nuclear […]