Scientific partners since the start of the space en deavour in France and Europe, CNES and ONERA, the French aeronautics, space and defence research laboratory, have decided to join forces to work on a reusable launcher first stage and begin looking at key technical aspects such as recovery, return and maintenance.

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An autonomous drone is something that has become almost commonplace. However, getting several ground, sea or aerial drones to cooperate for a specific mission remains a challenge.

Electronic components are subject to natural radiation that could harm them or create false information, especially at altitude. ONERA assesses the damage, to improve the reliability of satellites or aircraft.

As a major aerospace research and technology player in France, ONERA will be present at the Paris Air Show in Le Bourget. From the 15th to the 21st of June 2015. Hall 2A (No. C271)

We must therefore consider game changing aircraft configurations to face many challenges: ambitious environmental targets, depletion of oil resources and the cost reduction of aircraft operation. 

The idea is to perform, in the Indian subcontinent, a large-scale experiment on the propagation of radio waves for communications in the Ka band.

Stéphane Andrieux has been appointed Chief Science Officer of ONERA. He succeeds Emmanuel Rosencher, who died in May 2013, and Pierre Touboul, who served as interim until his arrival.

ONERA?s CFD specialists participated in a workshop organised in the United States by NASA. The results obtained confirm that ONERA is in the lead worldwide in methods for unsteady aerodynamics.