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News from the community
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
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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)
nov05
50th anniversary of Thales Alenia Space Belgium in Charleroi
The City of Charleroi and the firm Thales Alenia Space (TAS) Belgium, formerly ETCA, have been members of the Community of Ariane Cities (CVA) since it was founded in 1998. On 3-6 October 2013, the TAS Belgium site at Charleroi celebrated its 50th anniversary in style. A number of distinguished Belgian politicians and European space sector representatives were present on Thursday 3 October, during an academic session covering the eventful history of the site and its future as well as the importance of the space sector for Belgium and for Europe.
oct15
2010-2012 Review and 2013 Outlook
CVA Activity Report for the period 2010-2012 and first part of 2013 (French version).
- Web version (Pdf, 4.9M)
- Printing version (high-resolution)
sep17
“A Night in Space” with m2A and partners
Under its Presidency of the Community of Ariane Cities (CVA) spanning the year 2013, Mulhouse Alsace Agglomération (m2A), along with industrial partner Clemessy, will be hosting a major event – “Une Nuit dans l’Espace” (A Night in Space) – on Saturday 21 September, starting at 8pm, the venue being the Place de la Réunion, the city’s main square.
The event will enable the general public to relive the 5 June launch of ATV-4 Albert Einstein on an Ariane 5 rocket and to attend a huge sound and light show with space as its theme.