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On Thursday May 6, 2021, Jean-Claude Dardelet, Vice-President of Toulouse Métropole and President of the Cité de l’espace and Jean Baptiste Desbois, Director General of the Cité de l’espace, welcomed for the first time, Philippe Baptiste, recently appointed President and CEO of the Centre National d’Études Spatiales or the National Space Research Center (CNES). The […]

Even 100% digital, the Children’s Scientific Congress in 2021 was somewhat intimidating with its real scientific congress decorum. On June 3, more than twenty classes (Year 6 and 7 pupils) presented their models on the theme, My school on Mars. Following in the footsteps of the astrophysicist Sylvestre Maurice from IRAP in 2020, this event […]

In spite of its closure, the Cité de l’espace has continued its mediation mission to reach the general public. In particular it has developed opportunities to welcome different media organizations at the main space events in order to broadcast news to the widest public. For example, France Info relocated its branch to the site on […]

The Cité de l’espace has been collaborating for two years with CNRS within the framework of a project to renovate the Space Museum affiliated with the Guyanese space center in Kourou. In January 2021, the project team including architects and museum designers was selected and can now begin the more operational phase. With this new […]

To celebrate its 20th anniversary, le Club GALAXIE has opened its annual prize to all forms of activity related to the space sector. The prize is open to companies in the Occitanie region that are in the process of being created or have existed for a maximum of five years, and which bring added value […]

Three European leaders in their respective areas met on Monday, December 7 at the Cité de l’espace on the occasion of the presentation by the Stade Toulousain of the Europe Cup’s new jersey designed with the European Space Agency in homage to the first mission of Thomas Pesquet in space. On the occasion of this […]

L’Envol des Pionniers officially obtained the “Tourisme et Handicap” brand for the four disabilities (hearing, mental, motor and visual). This is recognition for the long term work of all the teams and for Toulouse Métropole. More information will be provided in the next letter! Read more news about the Cité de l’espace.

In the coming months several international missions will land on Mars and the Cité de l’espace, in keeping with its mission of scientific facilitation, shall closely accompany this new phase of space exploration.   Life in red 2021, Martian year In 2021, the Cité de l’espace proposes to its visitors to discover Mars like they […]