January 21, 2021

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Founded in 1961, the Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales (CNES) is the government agency responsible for shaping and implementing France’s space policy in Europe.

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To execute the nation’s space policy, CNES relies on strong shared values like excellence, enthusiasm and the desire to rise to the challenges that lie ahead. Our 2,357 men and women are working hard to lay plans for the future, make French industry more competitive and sustain scientific and operational excellence. With our four centres in Paris, Toulouse and French Guiana, we are helping to extend the influence of French space policy.

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NASA Leadership Assessing Mission Impacts of Coronavirus

To protect the health and safety of the NASA workforce as the nation responds to coronavirus (COVID-19), agency leadership recently completed the first assessment of work underway across all missions, projects, and programs. The goal was to identify tasks that can be done remotely by employees at home, mission-essential work that must be performed on-site, and on-site work that will be paused.

[Press] [#SpaceBourget17] CNES supporting legal research to “invent the future of space”

Thursday 22 June at the 52nd International Paris Air Show at Le Bourget, CNES President Jean-Yves Le Gall and Sylvie Retailleau, Vice Chancellor of Paris-Sud University, signalled a new phase in their collaboration with the signature of an agreement to form a scientific consortium combining their competencies in legal research to “invent the future of space”.

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