Building on their historic partnership in space research, CNES and ONERA, the French aeronautics, space and defence research laboratory, are joining forces to address new challenges in the field of launchers and satellites.

The ALTAIR project (Air Launch space Transportation using an Automated aircraft and an Innovative Rocket) is a European H2020* project coordinated by ONERA and involving partners from six countries.

ONERA and TsAGI decided to create a joint research award dedicated to the most talented young French and Russian scientists. This prize was created in memory of Denis Maugars, former President of ONERA (from 2003 to 2013).

Scientific partners since the start of the space endeavour 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, retur

Thursday 10 September, CNES President Jean-Yves Le Gall and Bruno Sainjon, Chairman & CEO of ONERA, the French aeronautics, space and defence research laboratory, met at CNES’s Head Office in Paris to review the headway the two agencies have made on scientific and technological cooperation si

Monday 30 March, CNES President Jean-Yves Le Gall and Bruno Sainjon, Chairman & CEO of ONERA, the French aeronautics, space and defence research laboratory, signed a new framework agreement at ONERA’s head office in Palaiseau through which the two agencies will step up their science and techn

ONERA, the French Aerospace Lab and SNCF Réseau have announced the signing of a research partnership dedicated to the design of drone solutions for monitoring the rail network.

The delivery by ONERA of the French part of SYSIPHE (SYstème Spectro Imageur de mesure des Propriétés Hyperspectrales Embarqué - onboard spectral imaging system for measuring hyperspectral properties) to the DGA, the French Armaments Procurement Agency, marks the start of a new phase with the lau

From September 30th 2014 to January 4th 2015, the Musée des arts et métiers will host the photo exhibition "Mesures et démesures. Les très grandes souffleries aéronautiques de l'ONERA"

Bruno Sainjon, Director of DGA Operations, has been appointed by decree of the Council of Ministers, as the Chairman of the Board of Administrators of ONERA, as the next Chairman. He will assume his new duties on June 2, 2014.

Paris La Défense, March 6, 2014 – Total and ONERA today signed a large-scale research and innovation partnership agreement, spanning five years and budgeted at 30 million euros.

The Eole demonstrator started flight testing in October, marking a major step forward in the development of this automated reusable aircraft that could be used for nanosatellite launches.