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Committed to meeting the needs of all of its visitors, L’Envol des Pionniers launched a brand new workshop this spring especially (but not exclusively) designed for local visitors looking for family-oriented activities to do on Wednesday afternoons, weekends and during the school holidays. This is a family-focused, local, educational offering which enriches programs provided by […]

In May, Europe was honoured at both Semeccel sites in celebration of Europe Week organized on May 9th to 31st by Toulouse Métropole. On May 11th, the Cité de l’espace hosted « a citizen dialogue” organized by the European Commission Delegation in France in cooperation with Toulouse Métropole and La Maison de l’Europe-Europe Direct Toulouse […]

On May 17th, L’Envol des Pionniers had the great pleasure of hosting the kick-off of the second Toulouse Tarfaya-Cap Juby air rally created to honour the memory of The Line pioneers. Organized from May 18th-27th by the association, Air Aventures, this year’s rally had special significance as it is eighty years since the first publication […]

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 […]