Community of Ariane Cities
News from the community
jan23
Launch of the CVA Presidency
Events organised for the inauguration of the 2014 CVA Presidency, Salon-de-Provence, 23 & 24 January.
Thursday 23 January
Inauguration ceremony of the 2014 Community of Ariane Cities Presidency under the patronage of Jean-Loup Chrétien, at the Espace Charles Trenet at 18:00, Talk and panel discussion...
... based on the documentary “Rêves d’étoiles”, adapted from a book of interviews with the famous astronaut by Catherine Alric, which looks back at his life and space adventures through personal documents and NASA and CNES films (50min).
Buffet apéritif after this introduction
to the space theme.
Espace Charles Trenet 18:00 – Admission free – Tel. 04 90 44 89 60
In the early evening, screening of the Stanley Kubrick classic
“2001: A Space Odyssey” (1968).
A voyage through space and time dealing with human evolution and the role of a mysterious artificial intelligence, which was much discussed and written about at the time and appealed to the imagination of audiences and critics alike.
Cinéma Les Arcades €6.50 - Tel. 04 90 53 65 06
Friday 24 January
"Rêves d’espace" talk by Jean-Loup Chrétien (20min version), followed by a presentation "The space explorer: a human adventure that has only just begun", ending with a panel discussion.
Duration 2 hours. 701 air base - Amphithéâtre Marin La Meslée 10:00-12:00
Festive evening with entertainment and concert by Les Mélomanes.
Place Morgan or Espace Charles Trenet starting at 18:00
jan16
2014 CVA Calendar - Programmes and Meetings
In 2014, the CVA programmes and meetings will be organised under the auspices of the 2014 CVA Presidency held by Salon-de-Provence
-
Launch of the 2014 CVA Presidency
in the presence of representatives of “Mulhouse Alsace Agglomération” (m2A) and the CVA General Delegation,
and “CVA Outlook” working meeting (23 January).
Conferences held by Jean-Loup Chrétien, 1st French Astronaut
23-24 January, Salon-de-Provence
dec20
CVA wishes you Season's Greetings!
nov26
Panel-Discussion - Space Tourism: Myth or Reality?
Hursday 28 November 2013, at 6.30 pm
Speakers: Jean-Pierre Haigneré, French Air Force General, European Space Agency (ESA) Astronaut, Honorary President of the “Astronaute Club Européen (ACE)”; Christophe Bonnal, Senior Expert at the French space agency’s Directorate of Launchers (CNES/DLA).
Venue: Société Industrielle de Mulhouse (SIM), 1st floor, Salle d’Honneur, 10 rue de la Bourse.
From 6.30pm to 8pm.
Open to the general public, admission free.
Flyer (French, pdf, 700Kb)
Pictures
-
Return to Earth for Astronaut Jean-Pierre Haigneré, accompanied by Guenadi Manakov and Aleksandr Poleshchuk, onboard Soyuz-TM 101, on the Russian-French Altaïr mission. The crew – Vasili Tsibliev, Aleksandr Serebrov and Jean-Pierre Haigneré – stayed onboard the Mir Space Station from 1 to 22 July 1993. Photo: © CNES/Jean-Pierre Haigneré, 1993.
- Christophe Bonnal alongside Snecma’s HM7B engine, which powers the upper cryogenic stage of Ariane 5 ECA, the launcher's most powerful version. Photo: © CNES.
nov16
Book Fair on - Tout Mulhouse Lit - 2013
"Tout Mulhouse Lit" 2013 : Space at the forefront
The book fair "Tout Mulhouse Lit", which was held from 8 to 16 November 2013, was dedicated this year to Space under the auspices of the CVA 2013 Presidency held by "Mulhouse Alsace Agglomération" (m2A). Some 30 writers specialists in the world of space attended this event, which has already attracted several hundred visitors at its venues in Mulhouse and in four of its neighbouring municipalities. It was noted that talks with a scientific angle produced a particularly strong interest.
Programme of the 2013 "Tout Mulhouse Lit" book fair
(French version only, PDF - 5Mb)