One year ago, France and Israel completed the 1^st phase of their joint VENµS* mission, validating the main concepts. Today, they have consolidated the foundations of the programme and VENµS has entered its development phase.

CNES President Yannick d'Escatha and Isa Director General Zvi Kaplan signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) concerning the mission on 12 April.

21 June 2005

22 June 2005

Throughout the week, the CNES pavilion at Le Bourget received more than 11,000 visitors from the aerospace industry and public.

13 June 2005

The Paris Air Show is an opportunity for CNES to showcase its role as France’s space agency and meet its partners.

6 June 2005

3 June 2005

The Calipso satellite has been shipped from its construction facility in Cannes, France, to Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, where CNES, Alcatel Space and Nasa are now making final preparations prior to launch.

23 Mai 2005

After 60 days, the 1^st Wise bedrest experiment campaign is now over for the 12 women volunteers.

20 May 2005

The communications-enabled village imagined by CNES is about to come true. Designed to help bridge the digital divide, this concept will be deployed in 4 French municipalities.

23 May 2005

9 May 2005