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No more need to cross fingers! Ariane 6 lifted off successfully on July 9th at 21:00 CEST. The liftoff was viewed live from the gardens of the Cité de l’espace by 4000 visitors who were there for the occasion. The Cité de l’espace opened its doors with free admission starting at 18: 00 to enable […]

On Saturday June 1st, the Cité de l’espace took part in the Capitole de l’education with its travelling Astronaut lab. Organized on place du Capitole by Toulouse Métropole, the event highlighted over 100 Toulouse educational projects carried out during and after school, for children and kids from infants to 18-year-olds. It was an invaluable opportunity […]

Spring has sprung, ushering in a celebration of European events at both Semeccel sites. On May 18th, for the fourth year in a row, L’Envol des Pionniers took part in La Nuit Européenne des Musées. This year which marks the 80th anniversary of the death of Antoine de Saint Exupéry, visitors had the opportunity to […]

After the space debris area and an initial focus on New Space, the Launch Center at the Cité de l’espace has added an Innovations Gallery. This plunges visitors into the heart of the latest innovations driven by private space sector actors in the Toulouse region including Comat, Hémeria, and Kinéis, all Cité de l’espace partners. […]

The Imax™ theater at the Cité de l’espace was full on Monday, April 8th, for a special Astronomy evening featuring two exceptional guests: Nathalie Cabrol, French astrobiologist, NASA researcher, Director of the Carl Sagan research center of the Seti Institute, and world specialist in the search for extraterrestrial life, and a planetology expert, and Sylvestre […]

In April, Club Galaxie held two evening events at the Cité de l’espace including a fascinating dinner debate on April 17th attended by nearly 60 guests. The debate topic was “the French space industry: risks and opportunities”, moderated by Amandine Reix, Deputy Director of space, electronics, and software at the DGE (Direction Générale des Entreprises). […]

On Thursday, April 4th, L’Envol des Pionniers received an exceptional delivery. The first parts for the Laté28 project were delivered to a former Air France engine warehouse where they will be assembled. Launched in 2021, the Laté28 project aims to reconstruct a life-sized non-flying version of the legendary Laté28, considered by many people to be […]

On April 6th, a delegation from AMCSTI (the national professional network of scientific, technical and industrial cultures), led by its director, Bastien Fréard, and accompanied by Olivier Puertas from the Department of industrial, technical, and scientific culture (DCSTI) of Toulouse Métropole, visited L’Envol des Pionniers. The delegation was welcomed by Christophe Chaffardon, Director of Education, […]