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The seismic sensors for the South Pole Seismic Station will be developed and provided by CNES and IPGP, while JAXA will provide a Portable Active Seismic Source (PASS) to precisely explore the shallow subsurface structures near the lunar lander, collaborating with the University of Tokyo.
SpaceFounders was launched in 2025 as a joint initiative by ASI, CNES, and the Bundeswehr University of Munich.
The development of Mona Luna aligns with the objectives of the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Centre National d’Études Spatiales (CNES).
The test campaign included joint activities in which DLR used CNES’s 3D scanner to view terrain in three dimensions while CNES used DLR’s tracking system to monitor the rover’s progress in the Phobos yard.
The Idefix® rover was developed jointly by CNES and the German space agency DLR.
CNES’s teams in Toulouse will use the test results to run subsequent tests on a simulator that, together with a flat rover test model, serves as the validation toolbox for the campaign.
CNES is supplying four cameras, the solar tracker, the solar panels, and the core of the Idefix® rover.
Four engineers from CNES were in Germany near Munich in late November to run tests on the Prototypix prototype at DLR’s PEL yard.
Following a request for proposals in late 2021, CNES awarded a contract to French robotics company Cybernetix to design and deliver the Callisto ground support robot.
CNES is responsible for Callisto’s ground segment, including construction of the launch and landing facility at the Guiana Space Centre.
CNES proposed using a mobile robot to support hazardous ground operations around the Callisto demonstrator, including disconnection and reconnection of ground interfaces prior to liftoff and after landing.
A 12 September call for proposals published by CNES indicates that the Callisto demonstrator’s first flight is now expected not to take place before 2027.
Callisto is being jointly developed by CNES, DLR, and JAXA to mature key technologies for future reusable launch vehicles.
The French space agency’s CADMOS centre prepares and monitors microgravity experiments for research teams and astronaut crews from all over the world.
The EUROSUIT project is a collaboration between DECATHLON, the French National Centre for Space Studies (CNES), SPARTAN SPACE, and the French Institute for Space Medicine and Physiology (MEDES).
CNES oversees the EUROSUIT project, while SPARTAN SPACE is responsible for technical configuration management and the development of life support systems.
A new plea agreement proposed in late 2025 included a €50,000 penalty for CNES if it failed to complete restoration within three years.
The lawsuit process lasted nearly four years and allowed CNES to avoid potential fines of up to €750,000.
Despite knowing about the protected species, CNES contractors demolished the area and filled spawning ponds.
An ecological expert was appointed in early 2023 to assess the damage caused by CNES.