https://spacewatch.global/tag/paris/ AN INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE ON SPACE Fri, 24 Oct 2025 08:28:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://spacewatch.global/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/SpaceWatchGlobal-Sign-90x90.png https://spacewatch.global/tag/paris/ 32 32 https://spacewatch.global/2025/10/7th-summit-for-space-sustainability-morning-show-day-1-22-oct-2025/ Wed, 22 Oct 2025 09:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=68486 Join SpaceWatch.Globals Torsten Kriening and his co-moderator Dasha Filichkina of AstroAgency to get your daily dose of space insights. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2023/04/iaf-spring-meetings-the-way-forward-for-iafs-global-events/ Tue, 04 Apr 2023 06:00:05 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=47795 The International Astronautical Federation (IAF) has successfully concluded its spring meetings that held from March 28-30, 2023, in Paris. During the IAF Spring Meetings, the International Program Committees (IPC) of both the 74th International Astronautical Congress – IAC 2023 and the IAF Global Space Conference on Climate Change 2023 – GLOC 2023 met and agreed upon the Plenary and Technical Programs.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2022/11/space-cafe-radio-on-tour-in-paris-with-dr-josef-aschbacher/ Fri, 25 Nov 2022 10:00:37 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=45103 In this special episode of SpaceWatch.Global Editor in Chief Dr. Emma Gatti and  Publisher Torsten Kriening spoke with Josef Aschbacher, Director General of the European Space Agency ESA about the results of the ESA Ministerial Meeting in Paris in November 2022.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2022/10/space-cafe-radio-on-tour-in-paris-at-wsbw-with-niels-buus/ Mon, 31 Oct 2022 08:00:31 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=44333 SpaceWatch.Global publisher Torsten Kriening spoke with Niels Buus, CEO of GomSpace Group, a European manufacturer of high-end nanosatellites, during the World Satellite Business Week, held in Paris, from the 12th to the 16th of September 2022. During this episode, Niels talked about some fundamental challenges in the satellite sector today and about strategies to deal with those. Tune in to hear more!]]> https://spacewatch.global/2022/10/space-cafe-radio-on-tour-in-paris-at-iac-2022-martina-lofqvist/ Thu, 13 Oct 2022 08:00:08 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=43935 In this Space Café Radio - SpaceWatch.Global publisher Torsten Kriening spoke with Martina Löfqvist, Senior Business Development Manager at Destinus on the rooftop terrasse during the 73rd International Astronautical Congress 2022 in Paris. In this episode, Martina shares what Destinus is planning for the future of long haul transportation and the future of the aerospace industry. This future includes the use of aircraft that could comfortably travel at hypersonic speeds taking passengers around the world.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/11/uaes-mbrsc-hosts-22nd-iaa-human-in-space-symposium-in-dubai/ Wed, 13 Nov 2019 06:00:36 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=16985 The Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) launched the 22nd edition of the International Academy of Astronautics (IAA) Humans in Space Symposium (HIS) at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre. The UAE is the first country in the MENA region to host this conference, from 11 to 14 November 2019.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/06/uae-space-agency-officially-joins-french-led-space-climate-observatory-inbox-x/ Fri, 21 Jun 2019 05:00:54 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=14707 The UAE Space Agency has joined the Space Climate Observatory (SCO) initiative, along with other international space agencies, in an official ceremony attended by the French President Emmanuel Macron.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/05/third-france-south-korea-space-forum-takes-place-in-seoul/ Fri, 24 May 2019 05:00:57 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=14258 The President of the French national space agency (Centre national d'études spatiales - CNES), Jean-Yves Le Gall, and Lim Cheol-Ho, President of the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI), in the presence of Agnès Pannier-Runacher, Secretary of State to the Minister of the Economy and Finance, and Fabien Penone, France’s Ambassador to South Korea, opened the third France-Korea Space Forum in Seoul on 17 May 2019.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/05/frances-cnes-showcases-space-cooperation-strategy-to-french-space-industry/ Fri, 17 May 2019 05:00:40 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=14141 Jean-Yves Le Gall, President of the French national space agency - the Centre national d'études spatiales (CNES), opened the International Affairs Seminar at the agency’s head office in Paris on 13 May 2019.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/05/uae-new-space-abu-dhabis-hub71-announces-partnerships-with-techstars-and-starburst-startup-accelerators/ Fri, 03 May 2019 05:00:39 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=13833 Hub71, a global tech hub driven by Mubadala in collaboration with Microsoft, SoftBank Vision Fund and Abu Dhabi Global Market, announced that two new partners, Techstars and Starburst, will join Hub71 in Q4 of this year. Hub71 is a key initiative of the Abu Dhabi Government’s Ghadan 21 economic acceleration programme.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/03/european-space-agency-backs-microlauncher-concepts-in-bid-to-boost-competitiveness/ Fri, 15 Mar 2019 06:00:39 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=13074 A flourishing small satellites market is driving demand for new ways to access space. Recent industry feasibility studies backed by ESA for new microlauncher services, are creating new business opportunities.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/02/climate-change-frances-cnes-hosts-space-climate-observatory-meeting/ Thu, 07 Feb 2019 06:00:19 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=12695 The French national space agency, the Centre national d'études spatiales (CNES), hosted the first international meeting of the Space Climate Observatory (SCO) at its head office in Paris on 1 February 2019.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/11/israel-and-france-co-host-ven%c2%b5s-end-users-conference/ Mon, 26 Nov 2018 06:00:35 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=11534 On Wednesday, 21 November 2018, at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Israel, CNES President Jean-Yves Le Gall spoke at the opening of the first International VENµS End-Users Conference organized as part of the France-Israel Season 2018. On this occasion, in the presence of Avi Blasberger, Director General of the Israeli Space Agency (ISA), he underlined the innovative nature of CNES and ISA’s joint VENµS mission (Vegetation and Environment monitoring on a New Micro Satellite) and its contribution to the Space Climate Observatory (SCO), a CNES initiative supporting efforts to tackle climate change.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/11/qatars-eshail-2-successfully-launched-by-spacex-falcon-9-slv/ Mon, 19 Nov 2018 06:00:41 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=11395 SpaceX successfully launched the Es’hail-2 satellite for Qatar’s Es’hailsat on Thursday, 15 November 2018, from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Centre in Florida, United States. Liftoff occurred at 3:46 p.m. EST, or 20:46 UTC, and the satellite was deployed to a geostationary transfer orbit (GTO) about 32 minutes after launch.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/11/moroccos-mohammed-vi-b-imaging-satellite-launch-expected-20-november-2018/ Fri, 16 Nov 2018 06:00:44 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=11367 Morocco's Mohammed VI-B high-resolution Earth observation satellite is expected to be launched on an Arianespace launch vehicle from the Kourou Space Centre in French Guiana on 20 November 2018, on board an Arianespace Vega satellite launch vehicle, with the mission dubbed by Arianespace as Vega Flight VV13.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/11/vietnam-and-france-sign-space-climate-observatory-and-other-space-agreements/ Wed, 07 Nov 2018 06:00:49 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=11165 During a visit to Vietnam by the French Prime Minister, Jean-Yves Le Gall, the President of the Centre national d'études spatiales (CNES), signed a number of agreements with Vietnamese counterparts covering the French-led Space Climate Observatory (SCO), STEM education, and maritime and oceanographic surveillance.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/10/south-korea-and-france-join-forces-for-space-climate-observatory/ Fri, 19 Oct 2018 05:00:21 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=10905 On the sidelines of a state visit to France by South Korean President Moon Jae-In, the French National space agency, the Centre national d'études spatiales (CNES), and the Korean Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) and the Korean Meteorological Administration (KMA) signed a letter of intent committing all parties to developing the Space Climate Observatory (SCO).]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/10/69th-iac-2018-in-bremen-celebrates-record-breaking-levels-of-attendance/ Tue, 09 Oct 2018 05:00:49 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=10753 The International Astronautical Congress held in Bremen, Germany last week welcomed a record 6,500 delegates and 83 registered countries, reaffirming a global love affair with space. In addition, more than 10.000 participants attended the public day on Wednesday 3 October to tune-in live to the International Space Station (ISS) for a live session with Alexander Gerst, the second ESA and first German commander of the ISS in the twenty years of its existence.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/07/south-korea-and-france-discuss-space-cooperation-space-climate-observatory/ Tue, 24 Jul 2018 05:00:04 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=9566 The French national space agency, the Centre national d'études spatiales (CNES), and the Korean Aerospace Research Institute (KARI), met earlier in July 2018 to discuss working together within the framework of the Space Climate Observatory (SCO) and bilateral space cooperation in space launch and the development of Korean positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) satellites.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2017/03/arabsat-teams-globecast-broadcast-trt-world-hd/ Mon, 06 Mar 2017 08:00:36 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=3475 This content is for members only. 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