News and Events
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SWOT satellite climbs higher for a better view
Between 10 and 20 July, the French-American SWOT satellite, which measures the...
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CALIPSO bows out
The CALIPSO scientific mission ended on 1 August 2023. This date marks the end...
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Ariane 6 development status check
The final stages of Ariane 6’s development are underway in French Guiana and...
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Long-duration bedrest experiment at MEDES in...
Why are 12 volunteers about to spend 21 days in bed, lying with their heads tilted below horizontal? Their experience will help to understand changes in astronauts’ bodies in...
News InstitutionalNovember 16, 2012 -
Charter opens up as France takes over chair
France has taken over the rotating chair of the International Charter on Space and Major Disasters for the next 6 months. Its term of duty is set to be an exceptional one, since...
News InstitutionalOctober 9, 2012 -
Second Pléiades satellite to launch 1 December
1 December, a year after the launch of Pléiades-1A, Pléiades-1B will join its twin satellite in orbit at an altitude of 694 km. The Soyuz launcher is set to lift off from the...
News Observation InstitutionalSeptember 17, 2012 -
Microgravity flights open to the public!
Parabolic flights on the Airbus A300 Zero-G are now open to all. A first in Europe!
News InstitutionalSeptember 17, 2012 -
SARAL/AltiKa to enhance understanding of Earth’s...
The French-Indian SARAL/AltiKa altimetry mission is scheduled to launch 25 February from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in southern India. Its goal is to enable closer monitoring...
News Observation InstitutionalSeptember 17, 2012 -
Europe decides to invest in space
20-21 November, ministers from the 20 ESA member states met in Naples to chart the agency’s course for the years ahead. France will contribute €2.2 billion in funding for 2013-...
News InstitutionalSeptember 17, 2012 -
Apophis to come close to Earth in 2029
François Colas, an astronomer at the IMCCE celestial mechanics and ephemeris calculation institute (IMCCE), observed the passage of the asteroid Apophis from the Pic du Midi...
News InstitutionalSeptember 17, 2012 -
Satellites help victims of Cyclone Haruna
Cyclone Haruna hit the southwest coast of Madagascar on 22 February. The very next day, the International Charter on Space and Major Disasters, currently chaired by France,...
News InstitutionalSeptember 17, 2012 -
IASI in orbit on MetOp-B satellite
A 2nd IASI meteorology instrument, developed by CNES, was orbited Monday 17 September aboard the European MetOp-B satellite. The Russian Soyuz launcher lifted off from the...
News InstitutionalSeptember 14, 2012 -
ATV-3 Edoardo Amaldi leaves ISS
The 3rd European resupply vehicle undocked from the International Space Station (ISS) on 28 September, ending a 6-month stay during which it ferried food and fuel to the crew.
News InstitutionalSeptember 14, 2012 -
4 Galileo satellites in orbit
The 3rd and 4th satellites of the Galileo global satellite navigation system were launched one week ago from the Guiana Space Centre. They have now joined their predecessors,...
News Other field InstitutionalSeptember 14, 2012 -
Curiosity makes successful Mars landing
The Curiosity rover, part of America's MSL mission, touched down on the Red Planet on Monday 6 August 2012, according to schedule. A confirmation signal was received at 7:31...
News Sciences InstitutionalAugust 10, 2012 -
JUICE - A new mission to explore Jupiter and its...
The European Space Agency (ESA) recently selected the JUICE mission under its Cosmic Vision programme for 2015-2025. JUICE will reach Jupiter and its icy moons in 2030 and study...
News Sciences InstitutionalMay 16, 2012 -
CoRoT’s haul of 25 exoplanets
After 5 years in orbit, CNES’s space telescope just keeps on surprising with the quality of its observations. Olivier La Marle, astrophysics programmes coordinator at CNES,...
News Sciences InstitutionalJanuary 4, 2012 -
Jason-1 clocks up 10 years of climate observations
The Jason-1 ocean-observing satellite has been in orbit for 10 years. In that time, it has helped to build up a 20-year time series of continuous sea-surface measurements to...
News InstitutionalDecember 7, 2011 -
First Pléiades satellite to launch 16 December
The first of the 2 Pléiades satellites is set to be orbited on 16 December by a Soyuz launcher from the Guiana Space Centre, ushering in a new generation of Earth imagery to add...
News Observation InstitutionalDecember 7, 2011 -
MSL on its way to Mars
Curiosity, the ultra-sophisticated rover on the U.S. Mars Science Laboratory mission, lifted off for Mars on 26 November from Cape Canaveral, Florida. Several French laboratories...
News Sciences InstitutionalNovember 28, 2011 -
Phobos-Grunt: destination Mars in November
The Russian space probe is scheduled to depart for Phobos, Mars’ small moon, on 8 November with several French instruments. Its goal: to determine Phobos’ origins.
News Sciences InstitutionalNovember 27, 2011
