Space Education

for Young People, Students,

Teachers, and Young Employees

Céline Bouhey-Klapisz

CNES - France

18th November, Managua, Nicaragua

« VII Spatial Conference of Americas »

Summary

0 – Facts about CNES

1 – Space for Young people

2 – Space for Students

3 – Space for Teachers

4 – Space for Young Employees

5 – Other actions of the CNES

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CNES

The French space agency,

space programmes and technical excellence

Founded in 1961, CNES is a scientific and technical public

establishment of an industrial and commercial nature with financial

independence.

It is responsible for proposing France‟s space policy to the Government, and

implementing it within Europe.

It is a systems architect responsible for innovating and designing new space systems.

CNES‟s brief is to provide an overall vision of space solutions drawing

on its core system skills and constant innovation. It:

remains attentive to the needs of users.

works at the intersection between scientific/technology laboratories, manufacturers and

service companies.

meets institutional and commercial needs by stimulating scientific, technological and

industrial research and innovation.

CNES is under the joint authority

of the Ministry of National Education,

Higher Education and Research and the Ministry of Defence

CNES proposes and then implements France‟s space policy under the

supervision of the Ministry of National Education, Higher Education and

Research, which is responsible for space affairs.

CNES works closely with the Ministry of Defence on space activities of interest

for defence purposes.

Under powers delegated by the French armaments procurement agency (DGA),

CNES supervises projects for the space segments of defence programmes.

It is also responsible for operational management of state satellites, including

defence satellites.

The main space players

in France

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Science Laboratories

Other space users

EUMETSAT

Ministry of

Defence

Ministries of

Ecology, Energy, Sustainable

Development; Foreign Affairs;

Social Welfare and Health;

the Interior

Ministry of National

Education, Higher

Education

and Research

Industry

International partners

(NASA, JAXA,

ROSKOSMOS

CNSA, ISRO, etc.)

European

Union

General Commissariat

for Investment

CNES and its Partners

4 PARIS Les Halles TOULOUSE

PARIS Daumesnil

centres of excellence

© CNES/H. Piraud © CNES/S. Girard

FRENCH GUIANA © CNES/Esa/Arianespace/Optique Vidéo CSG © CNES/H. Piraud

1768

TOULOUSE

PARIS Daumesnil 220

The centres

285 FRENCH

GUIANA

191

PARIS Les Halles

Europe‟s

spaceport Ariane 5

Soyuz

Vega

Preparing for the

future

HQ Centralises the

administrative

departments

Launchers Study, Design,

Development of launch

systems (Ariane, Soyuz,

Vega),

Preparing for the future

Orbital systems Study, design,

development and control

of orbital systems,

Preparing for the future

France Europe‟s leading space nation

Source: Euroconsult 2012 for 2011 activities

Institutional

budget (€

million)

Germany Italy

France

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500

1000

1500

2000

2500

€1400M

€800M

€2200M

Budget

An institutional space

budget of €33/year/inhabitant

in France

Ranked second in the world

after the United States

CNES 2015 budget: €2125.7 M

Budget

Multilateral MPT

subsidy

€733.9M

MPT Subsidy

ESA €826.6M

Other revenue

€363.5M

PIA

€201.7M

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CNES missions

The ambitious

French space policy

At Europe‟s service to: Provide end-to-end space expertise.

Be a driving force for building Europe‟s space

policy.

Ariane: Independent access to space is a matter of sovereignty

and is guaranteed by the range of European launchers.

Science: Space exploration seeks answers to fundamental

questions of humanity about the origin of the solar system, galaxies,

life…

Observation: Planet Earth lives under the constant watch of

satellites that observe it, study its physical characteristics, its

atmosphere, its oceans, its land masses, and provide data that are vital

to meteorology, oceanography, altimetry, climate change study…

Telecommunications: Satellites play an irreplaceable role

in high-speed telecommunications, positioning, environmental data

collection, search and rescue.

Defence: Very high-resolution optical observation, intelligence

gathering, highly secure telecommunications, surveillance from space,

all contribute to peace and security of populations.

major areas

of activity

Space for Young People, Students, Teachers,

and Young Employees

Space for

Young People

Space Education

for CNES Space for

Students

Space for

Teachers

Space for Young

Employees

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1 - Space for Young People

A dual ambition

To contribute to raising awareness and promote scientific culture so

as to encourage young people to pursue careeers in science and

technology.

To use Space as a basis for education and knowledge : experimental

methods, project development, teamwork

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1 – Space for Young People (continued)

100,000 young people involved

(from primary to high school)

1,000 teachers trained

240,000 connections

(to the dedicated website)

65 experimental balloons

200 mini-rockets and 20 experimental rockets

75 Argonautica (ocean studies)

35 Calisph‟Air and 300 “Météo des écoles”

(Globe, atmospheric studies)

45 Mission eXplore

6 CanSat

6 Parabole

1 Philae mockup (30 classes involved)

1 Insight mockup (10 classes involved)

Nanosatellites with students

Key annual figures

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1 – Space for Young People (continued)

Hands-on projects in schools - during higher studies or during leisure time

Mini-rocketry

Balloon

Experimental Rocketry

CanSat (France-Challenge)

C‟SPACE (Summer camp)

Mission eXplore

how to eat well, move like an astronaut

(NASA initiative to fight against obesity)

Parabole Microgravity experimentation

in Airbus zero g

Secondary school / High school

University

Primary and Secondary school

High school / University

New Hands-on projects in schools - during higher studies

1 – Space for Young People (continued)

Education projects on environmental issues

Argonautica, ocean study

Calisph‟Air, atmospheric study

Terr'Image: study of Earth's

environment from the Pleiades images

and their treatment

Education projects on science of the Universe

Philae : design and assembly of Philae mock-up (scale

1), the Rosetta probe that landed on a comet in Nov 2014

Insight : design and assembly of Insight mock-up (scale

1), the probe which will analyses March‟s interior

structure

Secondary school / High school

University

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1 – Space for Young People (continued)

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460 persons

230 students

One week in August

International

70 Projects

60 rockets launches 2 Awards : participation

in the IAC in Toronto (2014) In Biscarrosse

since 2009

Last C‟Space in

Tarbes 18 – 25

july 2015 16

Every year since 2005, CNES and Planètes

Sciences organize the „Space in my city‟

program. During school holidays, animators

do a road tour in France to invite young

people from underprivileged neighbourhoods

to discover space. Activities such as

launching of water rockets, microrockets,

space training in a swimming pool or satellite

construction are thus proposed and

implemented by the animators of Planète

Sciences. From 8 to 14 years old, young

people can become acquainted to sciences

and techniques for one week close to home

and have fun at the same time.

1 – Space for Young People (continued)

Space in my city

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Student placements Strong incentives to welcome students (+ 250/year) in the 4 centers of the CNES

in the framework of two to six-months internships. Open to bachelor and master

degree students, the internship topic must correspond to the CNES activities.

Students are remunerated.

2 – Space for Students

Scholarship The Guiana Space Center (CNES)

awards grants to help Guyanese

students to continue their studies in

Guyana or in metropolitan France (8-9

per year). To qualify for a scholarship,

students must hold a high school

diploma, preferably from the scientific

domain, or prepare a Bachelor degree

and must be admitted to an school of

engineers.

Application projects

These projects, financed by the CNES, are performed by students who have pursued

higher education for 2 to 8 years.

PERSEUS

PERSEUS (Project student of space research

university and scientific European) is a CNES

initiative. It aims at supporting the emergence of

technical innovative solutions for space projects of an

industrial and educational nature, made by young

people from higher education.

Cubesats - Nanosats

CNES has launched several partnerships with

universities and schools of engineers (Robusta,

Baumanets 2).

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Ph.D

Every year, CNES co-finances approximately 70 allowances to students who

hold a master degree in partnership with industries, local authorities or

research organizations, to write a thesis in a French laboratory from the

following fields: space transportation, orbital systems, Earth and Universe

science, or human and social sciences.

Post-Ph.D

Every year, CNES finances approximately 30 post-Ph.D allowances.

Candidates must hold a Ph.D or equivalent.

2 – Space for Students (continued)

Ph.D and post-Ph.D research

- These allowances are open to French and foreign students.

- CNES has allocated more than 2000 research allowances for 30 years.

275 students are currently working for the CNES, that is to say more than

10% of the staff.

- CNES organizes the annual meeting of young researchers for three days.

2 – Space for Students (continued)

Ph.D and post-Ph.D research (continued)

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CNES participates in student

forums to present all the

opportunities such as internships,

Ph.D and post-Ph.D allowances

and engineer or executive job

offers. These forums also help

promoting space projects.

Ex : in June 2015, during the Air

and Space lounge in Le Bourget,

CNES participated, among others,

in the forum dedicated to students

for training and job questions.

Student Forums

2 – Space for Students (continued)

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For more than 50 years, CNES seeks to parallel its space programs with an

ambitious policy where young people learn about space activities, their

applications, and how to use space as educational tool.

Three axes of action are proposed for :

- To educate the greatest number by the provision of supports of discovered

space culture;

- To initiate young people by providing teachers experimental tools in

accordance with the strategic CNES axes to develop the scientific and

technical spirit of the investigation

- To train teachers on educational programs.

3 – Space for Teachers

An ambitious policy

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The training of secondary school teachers

CNES in partnership with the ministry of National Education,

has organized for 20 years and every two years a summer

university “Space and Education” related to school

programs for teachers in Toulouse (duration: one week).

3 – Space for Teachers

Training of the teachers of the

secondary and higher to the space

The training of university and engineer school teachers

CNES and local partners in Toulouse organizes a summer

university on “orbital systems” for teachers and students

pursuing higher education. The 2nd edition took place from

June 29th to July 10th, 2015

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Seminar of integration for Young recruits

CNES organizes every year a 5-days integration seminar for young recruits.

Directors present all the functions of CNES and it includes visits of

industrial and scientific sites.

4 – Space for Young Employees

Training of Young recruits

Young recruits can have a training in the following field:

- Two-weeks class on Technics and Technology of Space Vehicles or Launcher

- Training on communication technics and conduct of meetings

- Linguistic training: English, Spanish, Russian, Chinese, Japanese…

- Project management training

- Intercultural training

-……

Training of CNES Young recruits

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CNES provides technical and human assistance to large

national, technical, and scientific organizations when

exhibitions and major events dedicated to the public and to

young people are held.

The main organizations are:

- City of Science and Industry – Paris

- City of Space – Toulouse

- Air and Space Museum – Le Bourget

5 – Other actions of the CNES

The support of CNES at great events

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City of Space – Toulouse

Conclusion

- Acquaint the young people to space and scientific jobs.

- Transmit knowledge of technics, science, and space

applications to teachers in order to enhance its promotion in

the schooling system.

For more information : www.cnes.fr

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Gracias por su atenciÓn

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