ESA Media Invitation – Highlights of the 2023 Paris Air Show at Le Bourget

Senior management from ESA, French space agency CNES and partners as well as astronauts will be on site all week, available for further discussions and individual interviews (depending on calendars). Some panellist participations are still subject to final confirmations.

While all Space Pavilion stage events are open to participation for journalists, the following ESA/CNES communications milestones are highly recommended to the media:

Monday 19 June (Welcome and VIP presences):

Morning VIP programme run and (tbc) by French government, SIAE and CNES.

15.30-16.15
ESA/CNES Le Bourget kick-off press conference
by ESA DG Josef Aschbacher and CNES CEO Philippe Baptiste
ESA astronauts Thomas Pesquet, Samantha Cristoforetti and Matthias Maurer as well as more ESA Directors present.

Tuesday 20 June (Space Exploration Day):

10.30-11.15
Juice – Europe`s planetary exploration mission to Jupiter`s icy moons
Philippe Baptiste, CEO CNES
Carole Mundell, ESA Director of Science
Giuseppe Sarri, Juice Project Manager, ESA
Carole Larigauderie, Project Manager Juice FR contributions, CNES
Francis Rocard, Manager Solar System exploration programmes, CNES
François Poulet, Lead Scientist Euclid/MAJIS instrument, CNRS

11.30-12.30
Main conference on ‘Revolution Space’ (HLAG report) and the ambitions of Europe in human and robotic exploration with:
Josef Aschbacher, ESA DG
Philippe Baptiste, CEO CNES
Walther Pelzer, DG German space agency DLR
n.n. Italian space agency ASI
ESA astronauts Thomas Pesquet, Samantha Cristoforetti and Matthias Maurer will contribute their views.

15.00-15.45
Press conference on ‘Science results and benefits’ from the International Space Station’
With Kirsten MacDonnell (ESA ISS Science Lead), Remi Canton (CNES ISS Science Lead), Sébastien Barde (CNES).
More ESA experts on site (Focus on Life Sciences, Physical Sciences): Angélique van Ombergen, Julia Weis, Sebastien Vincent-Bonnieu.
Members of the ESA Astronaut Reserve Arnaud Prost (DGA/FR) and Anthea Comellini (TAS-FR/IT) will also be active at Le Bourget, with their respective employers.

Wednesday 21 June (Space Transportation Day):

10.30-11.15
Opening and Modernisation of Europe’s Spaceport / CSG in Kourou
Paolo Baiocco (CNES Launcher Directorate)
Aimée Cippe (CNES CSG Kourou)
Caroline Cros (ESA STS, Kourou launch base)
n.n. RFA (Rocket Factory Augsburg), n.n. ISAR Aerospace, n.n. PLD Space.

11.30-12.15
Press briefing Space Transportation, presentation of Ariane 6 programme - recent achievements, current status and next key milestones towards inaugural flight
Carine Leveau, Director Space Transportation, CNES
Daniel Neuenschwander, ESA Director Space Transportation(STS)
Toni Tolker-Nielsen (Ariane 6 Programme Manager, incoming Director ESA STS)
Olivier Bugnet (CNES Launcher Directorate), n.n. ArianeGroup, n.n. Arianespace

14.00 – 14.45
Presentation and press briefing on Vega C return to flight
Daniel Neuenschwander, ESA Director Space Transportation
Stefano Bianchi, ESA Vega Programme Manager (STS)
Giulio Ranzo , CEO AvioMarino Fragnito, SVP Vega Business Unit, Arianespace 

15.00-15.45
Presentation and press briefing of ESA STS on future preparation of space transportation (ESA FLPP, Space Rider, Boost!, human space transportation)
with ESA STS managers and experts: Lucía Linares (Head of Strategy and Institutional Launches, ESA), Thilo Kranz, Jérôme Breteau, Dante Galli, Sandrine Palerm, etc.

17.00 - 18.00
Presentation on new Space Transportation Hub and cocktail reception (open to press)
With ESA STS and CNES managers and experts: Luce Fabreguettes (ESA), Véronique Palatin (CNES) (tbc), Lea Sebaoun (CNES), Titouan Riou (CNES) (tbc)

Thursday 22 June (Applications Day):

10.30h-11.15
Commercialisation – round table with ‘Space Founders’, accelerator for startups with:
Lucie Campagnolo, CEO SpaceFounders
Lionel Suchet, COO CNES
Géraldine Naja, ESA Director Commercialisation, Industry and Competitiveness (CIC)
Startup representatives

11.15-12.00
Press briefing on new European Zero Space Debris policy (‘Protect’ Accelerator), by ESA and leading industry players, with:
Josef Aschbacher, ESA DG
Rolf Densing, ESA Director of Operations
Jean-Marc Nasr, Airbus Defence and Space, Exec. VP
Hervé Derrey, Thales Alenia Space, CEO
Lutz Bertling, OHB SE board member
Anthea Comellini, Thales Alenia Space debris expert (also member of ESA Astronaut Reserve) 

12.00-13.15
High level event on Earth observation/climate - with focus on water and carbon cycles, seen from space
Josef Aschbacher, ESA DG
Philippe Baptiste, CEO CNES
Simonetta Cheli, ESA Director for Earth Observation
Selma Cherchali, Earth Observation Programme Manager CNES
Craig Donlon, lands surface expert ESA
Carole Deniel, Earth atmosphere expert CNES
Yasjka Meijer, Earth atmosphere expert ESA 

16.15-17.00
Future Exploration preparations with Europe-wide ‘SpaceShips’ network – taking future generation of space engineers, scientists and astronauts on board. ESA overall lead, CNES/French focus on nutrition topics.
ESA/CNES Exploration and Outreach activity, experts from ESA-EAC Cologne, CNES, industry, etc. Presence of ESA astronauts probable (Matthias Maurer tbc)

Friday 23 (Climate + Education day, also for general public):

10.20-11.30
Discussion events on Earth observation, climate change, natural disasters and weather forecasting for both technical and interested general public audiences. Incl. Europe`s new MTG-I1  ‘storm chaser’ weather satellite.
Donny Aminou, MTG expert (Meteosat Third Generation; forecasting, severe weather), ESA
Roberto Biasutti, operational manager PDGS Landsat, ESA
Linda Tomasini, applications expert CNES

11.30-13.20
Presentations and discussion events on human and robotic exploration, on ISS science in microgravity, keynotes by Claudie Haigneré, French ESA astronaut and former French minister, ESA HR career info, etc.
Followed by further space mission presentations for Education/children and general public audiences on astronautics, planetary exploration, launchers, space debris, etc.
Arnaud Prost, French DGA test flight engineer and member of the ESA Astronaut Reserve, will be present. 

Saturday and Sunday, 24/25 June
 Traditional public and family days at Le Bourget with numerous, lively presentations, interactive quizzes, meet + greet with ESA astronauts Jean-Francois Clervoy and Michel Tognini, etc. organised by ESA, CNES and other partners, for all age groups.
Topics: space for daily life, astronautics, rockets, planetary discoveries and astronomy, climate change, debris, etc.

Press registration via SIAE

Journalists are invited to register centrally, for the entire Paris Air Show week, via the central SIAE Press registrations portal, the latest by Friday, 16 June 2023:https://www.siae.fr/presse/accreditation-presse.htm

Images 

ESA’s Photo Library for Professionals: https://www.esa-photolibrary.com/ 

Terms and conditions for using ESA images:
www.esa.int/spaceinimages/ESA_Multimedia/Copyright_Notice_Images 

For questions or more information related to ESA images, please contact directly spaceinimages@esa.int

Videos 

ESA’s Video Library for Professionals: https://www.esa.int/esatv/Videos_for_Professionals 

Terms and conditions for using ESA videos: https://www.esa.int/spaceinvideos/Terms_and_Conditions 

For questions or more information related to ESA videos, please contact directly spaceinvideos@esa.int

Social Media 

Follow ESA on: 
Twitter:   @esa
Instagram: Europeanspaceagency 
Facebook: EuropeanSpaceAgency 
YouTube: ESA 
LinkedIn: European Space Agency - ESA 
Pinterest: European Space Agency - ESA

About the European Space Agency 

The European Space Agency (ESA) provides Europe’s gateway to space. 

ESA is an intergovernmental organisation, created in 1975, with the mission to shape the development of Europe’s space capability and ensure that investment in space delivers benefits to the citizens of Europe and the world 

ESA has 22 Member States: Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. Latvia, Lithuania, Slovakia and Slovenia are Associate Members. 

ESA has established formal cooperation with four Member States of the EU. Canada takes part in some ESA programmes under a Cooperation Agreement. 

By coordinating the financial and intellectual resources of its members, ESA can undertake programmes and activities far beyond the scope of any single European country. It is working in particular with the EU on implementing the Galileo and Copernicus programmes as well as with Eumetsat for the development of meteorological missions. 

Learn more about ESA at www.esa.int