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Centre National D’Etudes Spatiales (CNES)

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François Jacq, president of the French Space Agency (CNES), participated in the meeting between Italian and French ministers.

Mentioned as: french space agency cnesNarrative GovernanceMar 9, 2026Accordo Italia-Francia su diversi dossier spaziali europei ​tra cui le comunicazioni satellitari

Several of the experiments Sophie Adenot will perform are prepared and will be monitored by the CADMOS centre for the development of microgravity applications and space operations at CNES’s field centre in Toulouse.

Mentioned as: cnesNarrative GeneralMar 6, 2026Crew-12 mission: relive Sophie Adenot’s departure and arrival on the ISS!

Several of the experiments Sophie Adenot will perform are prepared and will be monitored by the CADMOS centre for the development of microgravity applications and space operations at CNES’s field centre in Toulouse.

Mentioned as: cnesNarrative GeneralMar 6, 2026Crew-12 mission: relive Sophie Adenot’s departure and arrival on the ISS!

MIURA 5 will initially be launched from a new multi-user facility being built by the French space agency CNES on the grounds of the Guiana Space Centre’s former Diamant launch complex.

Mentioned as: CNESTechnical ProductMar 4, 2026Spain’s PLD Space Raises €180 Million in Series C Funding

CNES published an opportunity for a commercial operator to take over the former Soyuz site in April 2024.

Mentioned as: cnesNarrative GeneralMar 2, 2026MaiaSpace Pushes Inaugural Launch of Maia Rocket to 2027

The French space agency CNES received more than 2,500 applications for its 2026 astronaut-for-a-day edition.

Mentioned as: french space agency cnesNarrative GeneralMar 2, 2026La Agencia Espacial Española lanza 'Astronauta por un Día': 30 jóvenes volarán en gravedad cero

The project includes deployment of a pilot optical ground station at the Hellas Sat teleport in Cyprus that will operate alongside CNES’s Frogs station in France.

Mentioned as: CNESTechnical ProductMar 1, 2026Francia, Grecia y Chipre se unen para desarrollar comunicaciones ópticas por satélite de última generación

Lionel Suchet is deputy director general of CNES and considers the alliance a decisive step toward adopting optical communications for high-capacity space-to-Earth links.

Mentioned as: CNESTechnical ProductMar 1, 2026Francia, Grecia y Chipre se unen para desarrollar comunicaciones ópticas por satélite de última generación

The framework agreement for Hellas Sat 5 was subscribed by operator Hellas Sat, the French space agency CNES, Thales Alenia Space, and Safran.

Mentioned as: CNESOrg RelationshipMar 1, 2026Francia, Grecia y Chipre se unen para desarrollar comunicaciones ópticas por satélite de última generación

France, represented by CNES, is one of the main contributors to the European Space Agency (ESA).

Mentioned as: cnesNarrative GeneralFeb 26, 2026Accordo europeo per comunicazioni ottiche su Hellas Sat 5

The project is based on the CNES SOLiS program, which is part of the spatial component of the France 2030 program and is led by Thales Alenia Space for the space segment.

Mentioned as: cnesNarrative GeneralFeb 26, 2026Accordo europeo per comunicazioni ottiche su Hellas Sat 5

CNES (Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales) was founded in 1961 and has almost 2,400 employees.

Mentioned as: cnesNarrative GeneralFeb 26, 2026Accordo europeo per comunicazioni ottiche su Hellas Sat 5

Sophie Adenot will conduct up to 36 European experiments aboard the ISS, including seven experiments developed by the French space agency CNES specifically for the εpsilon mission.

Mentioned as: CNESOrg RelationshipFeb 17, 2026Arranca en la ISS la misión εpsilon con la astronauta francesa Sophie Adenot

Sophie Adenot will conduct up to 36 experiments from Europe during the εpsilon mission, including seven developed by the French space agency CNES specifically for εpsilon.

Mentioned as: CNESOrg RelationshipFeb 16, 2026Europäische εpsilon-Mission auf der ISS hat begonnen

The French space agency CNES provided early co-financing to The Exploration Company to begin developing the Storm high-thrust rocket engine.

Mentioned as: CNESTechnical ProductFeb 14, 2026Did the UK Block The Exploration Company’s Purchase of Orbex?

The French space agency CNES manages launch-base operations at the Guiana Spaceport.

Mentioned as: CNESTechnical ProductFeb 13, 2026Ariane 6 despega por primera vez con cuatro propulsores y depliega 32 satélites de Amazon

The P160C solid rocket motor was tested and qualified on 24 April 2025 on the CNES-operated solid motor test bench.

Mentioned as: CNESTechnical ProductFeb 13, 2026Ariane 6 despega por primera vez con cuatro propulsores y depliega 32 satélites de Amazon

French space agency CNES oversees range and ground segment operations at Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou.

Mentioned as: French space agencyTechnical ProductFeb 13, 2026Ariane 6 four booster launcher completes on schedule mission

EuroSuit is a prototype European intravehicular activity spacesuit developed under a CNES contract by a consortium that included Decathlon.

Mentioned as: CNESOrg RelationshipFeb 13, 2026ESA Astronaut Sophie Adenot Launches Aboard SpaceX Crew-12 Mission

Lionel Suchet of France's space agency CNES coordinated several early ISS projects and witnessed the Mir space station de-orbiting in 2001.

Mentioned as: cnesNarrative GeneralFeb 9, 2026The coming end of ISS, symbol of an era of global cooperation
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