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After COMAT and KINEIS, the Cité de l’espace is very pleased to welcome among its partners another local Neswspace actor: HEMERIA! 3 questions for Nicolas Multan, CEO of HEMERIA What is the activity of HEMERIA? A major, renowned player in the space industry, and a long-time partner to the CNES and prime contractors, HEMERIA designs, […]

L’Envol des Pionniers hosted several Aéropostale-related events on September 29th and 30th. The weekend began with briefing of participants in the Toulouse Saint-Louis of Senegal Rally which follows in the footsteps of Aéropostale pioneers, then continued with a celebration of the 40 year anniversary of this incredible human adventure during the annual Latécoère Foundation evening. […]

On Saturday, September 9th, on the occasion of the Rugby World Cup, Masaki Fujimoto, Deputy Director and scientist at the Japanese Space Agency (JAXA), Kate Kitagawa, JAXA Head of Education and Chiharu Hoshino, representative of the JAXA in Paris, unveiled at the Cité de l’espace samples of the Ruygu asteroid, brought back in 2020 by […]

Since September 8th, the Cité de l’espace and Stade Toulousain have hosted a common exhibition on space and rugby that can be visited at the Cité de l’espace through December, 2023 and at the Stade Ernest Wallon through December, 2024. Featuring large-scale immersive visuals at the core of their respective themes, it embodies two strong […]

On Wednesday, July 26th, Jean-Claude Dardelet, President of the Cité de l’espace and Vice-President of Toulouse Métropole and Jean Baptiste Desbois, CEO of the Cité de l’espace hosted the 8 millionth visitor to the Cité de l’espace. This is a new symbolically important milestone for the venue which celebrated its 7th million visitor in 2021 […]

Professionals from all over the world will gather from June 24th to 28th at the Cité de l’espace to exchange ideas and focus on mediation and communication in astronomy! The International Astronomical Union (UAI) has selected the Cité de l’espace for the organization of CAP2024 (Communicating Astronomy with the Public). This conference which takes place […]

On June 29th, nearly 50 pupils who have been involved since 2022 in producing the life sized non-flying reconstitution of the legendary Laté28 were on-site at L’Envol des Pionniers to present the progress in their work over the last months. They presented several finalized éléments : the structural design details required for assembly of the […]

The three year agreement linking ESERO, the educational office of the European Space Agency, to the CNES for coordination of the ESERO office in France has been renewed for another three years. The Cité de l’espace is proud to be with Planète Sciences and La main à la pâte, one of the CNES’s three partners […]