22 June 2005
New partnerships
Throughout the week, the CNES pavilion at Le Bourget received more than 11,000 visitors from the aerospace industry and public.
The first days of the Paris Air Show were given over to trade visitors. The CNES pavilion was well attended, with visits from French President Jacques Chirac and several ministerial delegations.

The latest France-Japan space symposium also came to a close at the show on 17 June. The delegation from the Japanese Aerospace eXploration Agency (JAXA) paid a visit, signing an agreement with CNES on future cooperation projects.
The third highlight of the trade visitors’ days was the signature of a partnership agreement covering development of the new Alphabus spacecraft bus for high-power satellites. CNES is working on this programme with ESA, EADS Astrium and Alcatel Space.
On Earth, in Space

Said one visitor: “Well done for putting on such an impressive and communicative exhibition. I liked the fun way your activities were presented, giving a good idea of the wide range of the agency’s missions. It was a very instructive and enriching experience. Thank you!”

Many others expressed a keen interest in the agency’s activities: “The projects on show hold much promise for the future and I hope that CNES’s observations will help to improve our daily lives.” “This exhibition made me want to learn more about CNES and get involved in what it’s doing.”
Alongside the pavilion exhibition, CNES also had a booth devoted to training and career opportunities at the agency to answer students’ questions about internships, jobs and grants.
Maybe it succeeded in inspiring new vocations ...
Maybe it succeeded in inspiring new vocations ...
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