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This exceptional project was officially launched on March 7th at L’Envol des Pionniers: the construction of a non-flying replica on a scale of 1 of an emblematic Aéropostale plane, the Laté 28, on the same site where it was built 100 years ago. Initiated by Toulouse Métropole, the project is managed by Semeccel-L’Envol des Pionniers […]

On January 25th for the second time in two months the French Blood Establishment (EFS) set down its bags at the Cité de l’espace for a blood drive. In choosing this strategic site, the EFS hopes to win over new donors especially in light of the fact that blood stocks are dangerously low. In fact, […]

It’s official! Toulouse Métropole, the Région Occitanie Pyrénées- Méditerranée and the Semeccel revealed on February 11th the contours of LuneXplorer, the brand new mediation equipment focusing on lunar exploration which will open in summer of 2023. The Goal: to enable visitors to understand the challenges of yesterday’s and tomorrow’s lunar missions and to experience what […]

The Grand Prix du Patrimoine 2021 of the Aéro-club de France was awarded to Toulouse Métropole for the heritage and memorial aspects of La Piste des géants which includes L’Envol des Pionniers (Semeccel), the historic 1.8 km runway and les Jardins de la Ligne. The oldest aeronautics institution in the world, the Aéro-club de France […]

From  November 18th to 25th Educ Tour was at the Cité de l’espace and L’Envol des Pionniers. Mediation teams from both sites presented their program of “Metropolitan actions” for 2022” to the towns in Toulouse Métropole. Every year cultural programs are selected by the towns within the framework of a scheme overseen by Toulouse Métropole. […]

On November 24th, teachers from nine classes from the Academy of Toulouse were introduced to the details of the educational project, Dans les pas de Saint Exupéry for which they volunteered and received educational kits. Since 2021, L’Envol des Pionniers has given several classes from the Academy of Toulouse the opportunity to study an episode […]

On Tuesday November 30th, Jean-Claude Dardelet, Vice-president of Toulouse Métropole, president of the Semeccel, and Jean Baptiste Desbois, CEO of the Semeccel, welcomed to the Cité de l’espace, Matt Koeppe, the new representative of NASA for Europe (on the left in the picture) who arrived this summer, Merry Walker, scientific attaché of the United States […]

Several events took place this fall at L'Envol des Pionniers, with one thing in common: honoring the memory of the pioneers of the aeropostale. Honouring the pioneers of the aeropostale On October 11th, Jean-Luc Moudenc, the mayor of Toulouse and the president of Toulouse Métropole, accompanied by Emilion Esnault, district mayor, and Pierre-Michel Pranville, the […]