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It’s official, in January the Cité de l’espace obtained the renewal of the Tourism & Handicap label for the four disabilities: auditive, mental, motor and visual. Granted for five years by the DGE (Direction générale des entreprises) and the Tourisme & Handicap non-profit organization, this Government label validates the site’s accessibility approach. Certified sites are […]

During its traditional month of closure, the Cité de l’espace updated a part of its area known as the Launch Center in the permanent exhibitions. With the continuous aim of staying in tune with the latest developments in space, this update introduces two very current themes: space environment and New Space. The first area offers […]

With its temporary Space and Sport exhibition, the Cité de l’espace in Februray launched its programming for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. Celebrating bodies put to the test, minds of steel and team spirit, the exhibition Located in the Astralia hall helps visitors to better understand the similarities between astronauts and athletes, while celebrating […]

The Director General of the European Space Agency (ESA), Josef Aschbacher, was welcomed to the Cité de l’espace on Thursday, November 23, by Jean-Claude Dardelet, president of Semeccel, Jean Baptiste Desbois, its General Director, and Christophe Chaffardon, Director of Education, Science, and Culture, for a visit to the site, which ESA has historically supported. The […]

With two actions, one at an elementary school and the other at the city’s media library, on November 15th, L’Envol des Pionniers kicked off the actions proposed by the Semeccel within the framework of the metropolitan action program run by the Department of scientific, technical and industrial culture (DCSTI) of the Toulouse Métropole. In all […]

A historic partner of the Semeccel, the MGEN extended its engagement with the Cité de l’espace and L’Envol des Pionniers another three years. An interview with Mathias Savignac, President of the MGEN. How was born this partnership? We encourage our militants in the field to identify meaningful projects and initiatives which have a genuine impact, […]

On November 13, 2023 the Cité de l’espace celebrated the official inauguration of its latest gem: the LuneXplorer, which opened its doors to the public on November 14th. Over 300 guests, partners, professionals and space enthusiasts, elected officials and local residents were on site to discover and test the facility which invites everyone to immerse […]

On November 6th at the Cité de l’espace, Club Galaxie organized the 15th edition of its Prix Galaxie which every year awards prizes to companies in the Occitanie Region, recent ones or just getting started, who are promoting innovations, technologies, products, services and applications from the space industry and/or using data from the space sector. […]