Centre National d'Études Spatiales
The Centre National d’Études Spatiales (CNES) is the French government space agency, established in 1961. CNES is responsible for shaping and implementing France's space policy within Europe, including developing space systems and promoting new space-related services. It is a major contributor to the European Space Agency (ESA) and collaborates with space agencies worldwide, such as NASA and ISRO, on various missions. CNES's activities encompass access to space, sustainable development, civil applications of space, science and technology research, and security and defense.
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The French space agency CNES agreed to allocate an additional 10,000,000 EUR to further the economic and social development of French Guiana.
The French space agency CNES is creating an investment fund of 80 to 100,000,000 EUR ($95 to $119,000,000) to spur innovation in the space sector.