CNES
Also known as National Centre for Space Studies, Centre national d'études spatiales
CNES () is the French national space agency. Headquartered in central Paris, the agency is overseen by the ministries of the Armed Forces, Economy and Finance and Higher Education, Research and Innovation.
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Article
14 sectionsContents
- History
- Timeline
- Programs
- Access to space
- Sustainable development
- Civil applications
- Security and defense
- Ongoing missions
- UFO Archive
- Governance structure
- Tracking stations
- See also
- References
- External links
CNES () is the French national space agency. Headquartered in central Paris, the agency is overseen by the ministries of the Armed Forces, Economy and Finance and Higher Education, Research and Innovation.
It operates from the Toulouse Space Centre and the Guiana Space Centre. The president of CNES is François Jacq. CNES is a member of Institute of Space, its Applications and Technologies. It is Europe's largest national organization of its type.