On Wednesday 25 July, in the presence of Frédérique Vidal, French Minister for Higher Education, Research and Innovation, Ariane 5 completed its third flawless launch this year from Europe's spaceport at the Guiana Space Centre (CSG), orbiting the 23^rd, 24^th, 25^th and 26^th satellites for the Galileo constellation, Europe's satellite navigation programme.

Fench-German space cooperation is above all focused on innovation, committed to the construction of Europe and the absolute necessity of extending our horizons. Sustained by this shared conviction, day by day, our 2 nations are working in concert to forge the future of spacefaring Europe.

Mini-, micro-, nano-, pico- are the new prefixes ruling the world of satellites today. Why? Because space too is riding the wave of the digital revolution and its stupendous technological advances. Get the latest on this major paradigm shift in our summer edition of CNESMAG.

CNES President Jean-Yves Le Gall spoke on September 18 at the 2018 Space Forum organized by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) in Orlando, Florida, where he presented France's space cooperation with the United States and highlighted the Space Climate Observatory (SCO).

As part of a recent structured partnership, the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Arts et Métiers - Paris Tech and Texas A&M University organized in June 2018 a summer program in France for Texan students, as well as a joint scientific symposium on Smart Manufacturing for the Factory of the Future. These events, supported by the Office for Science and Technology of the French Embassy, add to the foundations for a sustainable collaboration, aimed at a Joint Advanced Materials & (…)