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Traditional kick-off of the season, on January 26th the Semeccel-the Cité de l’espace and L’Envol des Pionniers brought together its 140 employees for its in-house launch day for 2023. In an atmosphere at once hard-working and relaxed, the event included the 2022 review (see the 25th anniversary videos here and here), 2023 opportunities, New Year’s […]

On April 11th L’Envol des Pionniers inaugurated the exact reconstitution, on its original location, of the office of Didier Daurat, the emblematic operations manager of Lignes aériennes Latécoère and then the Aéropostale company. “Didier Daurat, the inspiring and little known figure of history was a genuine “boss”, recalled Jean- Claude Dardelet, Vice President of Toulouse […]

On March 30th, Jean Baptiste Desbois, CEO of the Semeccel – Cité de l’espace – L’Envol des Pionniers was awarded one of the Distinguished Service Awards given every year by the International Astronautical Federation (IAF) at its IAF Spring meetings. The award honours active volunteers for their outstanding contributions to the progress made in astronautics […]

On March 20th the Cité de l’espace had the pleasure of hosting nearly 200 of its Very Important Neighbors (VIV Club) from the La Plaine neighborhood in Toulouse for an exceptional meeting with the former coach of the Stade Toulousain and the French Rugby team, Guy Noves. This was a unique and inspiring opportunity to […]

On March 23rd, L’Envol des Pionniers hosted the awards ceremony of the 2023 Next Innov Regional Competition organized by Banque Populaire Occitane. For the occasion, Banque Populaire Occitane, Official partner of the Semeccel, gave awards to innovative young companies from the territory on the basis of the solutions they are proposing in terms of the […]

Sophie Adenot and Arnaud Prost, the two French astronauts recently selected by the European Space Agency (ESA) were in Toulouse on March 9th and 10th to rediscover some of the most iconic spots associated with the European space industry. The visit was jointly organized by the ESA and the French Air and Space Force. They […]

Since the start of the year, the National Center for Space Studies (CNES) and the Cité de l’espace have joined forces to offer all new visits of the Toulouse CNES infrastructures. Designed for groups (companies, associations, students…), this visit co-created with CNES teams tells the story of space as close as possible to those who […]

With a brand new immersive, interactive exhibition, Pierre Geoerges Latécoère, the future has wings, L’Envol des Pionniers evokes the legacy of this pioneer from Toulouse, and how he continues to inspire today’s pioneers to imagine tomorrow’s sustainable aviation. While it has never been so urgent to find solutions to the critical ecological challenges Humanity is […]

The Cité de l’espace exhibitions are more popular than ever. After enjoying great success for a year at the Planetarium in Vaux-en-Velin (69), the exhibition, Spaceship Earth, moved in January to la Cité des Savoirs in Clévos (26) for a year. The Planetarium in Vaux-en-Velin will host the recently updated exhibition, From Earth to the […]