Our Partners

TOULOUSE METROPOLE

An international metropolis, the European aviation and space capital, a crossroads for science and know-how, the Toulouse metropolis welcomes more new inhabitants every year and is always attracting new businesses. An inter-municipal cooperation public body, Toulouse Métropole comprises 37 municipalities which have come together to design and direct a shared development project which matches the region’s issues. In this way Toulouse Métropole is striving for economic development and jobs, its inhabitants’ quality of life, daily mobilities, environmental conservation and the international profile of the region.

TOULOUSE CITY HALL

Toulouse City Hall stands side-by-side with its inhabitants to support them on a daily basis and at all stages of their lives. It provides a range of local services and facilities for everyone: nurseries and schools, civil registration, preventive health, municipal police, restaurants for senior citizens, social care, public participation, town planning and housing, cultural and sports activities, … The presence of local elected representatives guarantees proximity, listening and responsiveness to anticipate the needs of citizens of Toulouse today and in the future, to make Toulouse ever more friendly and welcoming.

OCCITANIE REGION

The Region has major skills in economic development, sustainable regional planning and transport.
The Region is the local authority responsible for economic development. It manages secondary schools, apprenticeship and vocational training policies, coordinates guidance services and takes part in the public employment services. Since 2014, the Region has also managed the vast majority of European Regional Development Funding for employment and agriculture. The Region shares responsibility with other local authorities over culture, sport, the promotion of regional languages, public education and tourism.

CNES

CNES is the French space agency responsible for proposing France’s space policy to the government and implementing it. As such, it invents the space systems of the future, controls all space technologies and guarantees France independent access to space. A major player in European space, CNES is also involved in numerous international co-operations, concomitant with any large-scale space policy.
CNES attaches particular importance to communication, the dissemination of French space culture and the promotion of its programmes to the public.

AIRBUS

A world leader in aeronautics, space and related services, with decades of experience, Airbus is master of all aspects of the design, development and operation of major space systems, and provides valuable data through its services.
Customers around the world rely on the cutting-edge technologies developed by Airbus: telecommunications satellites, very high resolution observation instruments, unique deep space missions, operations on the ISS and lunar exploration missions.
From the smallest electronic components to putting satellites into orbit via equipment, the adventure of space is its daily life.

MÉTÉO FRANCE

Météo France is the national operator for meteorology and climate, aspiring to the forefront of research and the latest scientific advances in observation, forecasting and climate.
It meets the needs of stakeholders in security, aeronautics, business and the general public. For the general public and the educational community, Météo France contributes to the dissemination of knowledge on atmospheric, meteorological and climatic phenomena by using information and communication technologies. Its contributions are an asset for the development of scientific culture and equal opportunities.

TOULOUSE EDUCATION ACADEMY

Located in the Occitanie academic region, the Toulouse education academy is a vast and contrasting territory which, with its 8 departments, is the largest education academy in mainland France. The Toulouse education academy currently has 52,650 staff and more than 520,000 students enrolled in 2,555 schools, 323 collèges and 188 lycées.

The head of the academy Mostafa Fourar is responsible for the content and organisation of educational activities in the region. He represents the Minister for Education and Youth throughout the region.

CAISSE DES DÉPÔTS

Every day, the 120,000 employees of the Caisse des Dépôts group are mobilised to promote all regions – from the largest to the smallest – and of all the people of France.
They support public policies, and work for economic, social and sustainable development, by protecting French people’s savings, by supporting the economy, but also by making life easier for everyone and by supporting the most vulnerable.

LA CAISSE D’EPARGNE

La Caisse d’Epargne has always made its mission to be useful to everyone without ever losing sight of the collective interest. It thus combines confidence, modernity, proximity and solidarity for the benefit of all its customers.
For sustainable economic performance and a positive impact on the territories, La Caisse d’Epargne has set itself the objective of being a key player in transforming the regions and the local economy, to lead its employees and members to become “co-operators” and anticipate societal needs to build solutions that contribute to progress.

THALES ALENIA SPACE

Thales Alenia Space is a joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%).
Combining more than forty years of experience and a unique diversity in terms of expertise, talents and cultures, Thales Alenia Space staff design and deliver innovative solutions for telecommunications, navigation, Earth observation and environmental management, exploration, science and orbital infrastructure.

CNRS

Advancing knowledge and being useful to society, such is the role entrusted to CNRS by the State. A national mission that the establishment intends to accomplish while complying with the rules of ethics and by its commitment to professional equality.
This mission is divided into five focuses:

• Carry out scientific research, with a multidisciplinary approach oriented towards the common good
• Promote the results by allowing society to benefit from the progress made
• Share knowledge with different audiences
• Use research to train by hosting future researchers each year
• Contributing to scientific policy

ESA

The European Space Agency (ESA) is Europe’s gateway to space. Its mission is to develop European space capabilities by ensuring that investments in the space sector benefit citizens.
An intergovernmental organisation created in 1975, it has 22 member states and 2 associate members.

By coordinating the financial and intellectual resources of its members, ESA undertakes programmes and activities beyond what each of these countries could achieve individually. It cooperates in particular with the EU in the implementation of the Galileo and Copernicus programmes, as well as with Eumetsat to develop meteorological missions.

IRAP

IRAP works on the study and understanding of the Universe: the Earth and its space environment, the sun and its planets, the stars and their planetary systems, interstellar space, the galaxies, compact objects, the first stars and the Big Bang.
This is done through observation, modelling and theory and laboratory experiments. With qualified teams in the field of design, construction, integration and operation of instruments on the ground and in space, IRAP is a major hub of instrumentation in astrophysics, at international level. .
It also participates in numerous INSU national observation services.

OMP

Under the supervision of CNRS, the University Toulouse III Paul Sabatier, Météo France, IRD and CNES, the OMP, Observatory of Sciences of the Universe, brings together the Midi-Pyrenees laboratories of sciences of the universe, of the planet and the environment on missions of research, observation, teaching, dissemination of scientific culture and international cooperation.
It brings together six laboratories covering a vast field of research, combining space, airborne and in situ observations, ranging from the study of the Big Bang and the universe to the current functioning of the various envelopes of the Earth, via those of the planets of the solar system.

TOULOUSE III UNIVERSITY – PAUL SABATIER

Toulouse III – Paul Sabatier University is now one of the leading French universities, thanks to its scientific outreach and the diversity of laboratories and training it offers in science, health, sport, technology and engineering.
It covers a wide scientific spectrum in different fields of training and research, including space. It has a mission to transmit knowledge and is mobilised to design programmes and actions for various audiences. In order to develop new teaching practices, the UPS collaborates with stakeholders with skills in scientific mediation to maintain a dynamic and innovative approach.

KINEIS

Kinéis is a satellite operator and supplier of global connectivity, leader of the nano-satellite constellation project of the same name.
It has inherited forty years of expertise from CNES and CLS on the Argos system to develop reliable technology giving easy access to useful satellite data. In order to simplify and multiply the uses of professionals and individuals, Kinéis locates and connects objects, wherever they are on the planet. In doing so, it deploys all its technological innovation capabilities to bring together New Space and the IoT.

COMAT

COMAT specialises in developing mechanical space equipment, scientific equipment, electric propulsion and products for Smallsat. Its know-how covers expertise on innovation, design, production and integration of equipment.

After more than 40 years of collaboration with CNES, the ESA, and the main European space stakeholders, COMAT has forged a solid expertise in the implementation of space projects.
Originally a designer of equipment for crewed flights, COMAT has been involved for many years in developing custom-made satellite equipment.

MGEN

The MGEN group is a major player in social protection. It manages the mandatory health insurance scheme for professionals in National Education, Higher Education, Research and Innovation, Culture, Sports, and Ecological and Inclusive Transition.
MGEN also offers individual health insurance, as well as group health and welfare contracts for companies.

MGEN and Cité de l’Espace share values relating to education as well as the aim of enabling as many people as possible to develop responsible citizenship in the face of the scientific and technological challenges of our society.

BANQUE POPULAIRE OCCITANE

A major economic player rooted in its territory, BANQUE POPULAIRE OCCITANE acts to promote development and employment, by financing the projects of companies and individuals, and by providing an attentive ear and personalised support.
At the same time, Banque Populaire Occitane demonstrates its solidarity with the region through a very active policy of partnerships and sponsorships. It supports Cité de l’Espace with the aim of access to culture for all, innovation and future technological challenges.

CNES

CNES is the French space agency responsible for proposing France’s space policy to the government and implementing it. As such, it invents the space systems of the future, controls all space technologies and guarantees France independent access to space. A major player in European space, CNES is also involved in numerous international co-operations, concomitant with any large-scale space policy.
CNES attaches particular importance to communication, the dissemination of French space culture and the promotion of its programmes to the public.

COMAT

COMAT specialises in developing mechanical space equipment, scientific equipment, electric propulsion and products for Smallsat. Its know-how covers expertise on innovation, design, production and integration of equipment.

After more than 40 years of collaboration with CNES, the ESA, and the main European space stakeholders, COMAT has forged a solid expertise in the implementation of space projects.
Originally a designer of equipment for crewed flights, COMAT has been involved for many years in developing custom-made satellite equipment.

ENEDIS

The world is changing, so is Enedis: to keep up with today’s changes and anticipate those of tomorrow, Enedis, a major economic stakeholder, makes a commitment to everyone in order to be the public service for ecological transition in regions, Toulouse in particular.
At the same time, Enedis demonstrates its solidarity with the region through a very active partnership and sponsorship policy. This takes the form, among other things, of direct support for cultural and scientific facilities and events, contributing to the outreach of the Toulouse basin.

CNES

CNES is the French space agency responsible for proposing France’s space policy to the government and implementing it. As such, it invents the space systems of the future, controls all space technologies and guarantees France independent access to space. A major player in European space, CNES is also involved in numerous international co-operations, concomitant with any large-scale space policy.
CNES attaches particular importance to communication, the dissemination of French space culture and the promotion of its programmes to the public.

ESA

The European Space Agency (ESA) is Europe’s gateway to space. Its mission is to develop European space capabilities by ensuring that investments in the space sector benefit citizens.
An intergovernmental organisation created in 1975, it has 22 member states and 2 associate members.

By coordinating the financial and intellectual resources of its members, ESA undertakes programmes and activities beyond what each of these countries could achieve individually. It cooperates in particular with the EU in the implementation of the Galileo and Copernicus programmes, as well as with Eumetsat to develop meteorological missions.

FRANCEINFO

franceinfo is a channel of Radio France group, a national company whose purpose is to design and programme sound radio broadcasts for which it provides broadcasting facilities through its antennae and digital equipment.
Radio France is made up of seven national channels (France Inter, franceinfo , France Culture, France Bleu, France Musique, FIP and Mouv ‘), as well as forty-four local stations making up the France Bleu network.
Radio France designs its programs with a view to providing all audiences with information, cultural enrichment and entertainment, according to the cultural, educational and social mission assigned to it.

IRAP

IRAP works on the study and understanding of the Universe: the Earth and its space environment, the sun and its planets, the stars and their planetary systems, interstellar space, the galaxies, compact objects, the first stars and the Big Bang.
This is done through observation, modelling and theory and laboratory experiments. With qualified teams in the field of design, construction, integration and operation of instruments on the ground and in space, IRAP is a major hub of instrumentation in astrophysics, at international level. .
It also participates in numerous INSU national observation services.

OMP

Under the supervision of CNRS, the University Toulouse III Paul Sabatier, Météo France, IRD and CNES, the OMP, Observatory of Sciences of the Universe, brings together the Midi-Pyrenees laboratories of sciences of the universe, of the planet and the environment on missions of research, observation, teaching, dissemination of scientific culture and international cooperation.
It brings together six laboratories covering a vast field of research, combining space, airborne and in situ observations, ranging from the study of the Big Bang and the universe to the current functioning of the various envelopes of the Earth, via those of the planets of the solar system.

SCIENCE & VIE

The top European scientific news magazine Science & Vie strives to deliver clear explanations in the fields of science and technology. Science & Vie investigates, gets excited about real discoveries, denounces falsehoods. Science & Vie: the keys to understanding the present, exploring the world, dreaming up the future.
By popularising scientific discoveries, by reporting on advances in understanding in all areas of knowledge, by shedding light on the questions that these advances raise, Science & Vie offers written and illustrated content which can be understood by all and bears witness to a changing world.

ENEDIS

The world is changing, so is Enedis: to keep up with today’s changes and anticipate those of tomorrow, Enedis, a major economic stakeholder, makes a commitment to everyone in order to be the public service for ecological transition in regions, Toulouse in particular.
At the same time, Enedis demonstrates its solidarity with the region through a very active partnership and sponsorship policy. This takes the form, among other things, of direct support for cultural and scientific facilities and events, contributing to the outreach of the Toulouse basin.

CNRS

Advancing knowledge and being useful to society, such is the role entrusted to CNRS by the State. A national mission that the establishment intends to accomplish while complying with the rules of ethics and by its commitment to professional equality.
This mission is divided into five focuses:

• Carry out scientific research, with a multidisciplinary approach oriented towards the common good
• Promote the results by allowing society to benefit from the progress made
• Share knowledge with different audiences
• Use research to train by hosting future researchers each year
• Contributing to scientific policy

COMAT

COMAT specialises in developing mechanical space equipment, scientific equipment, electric propulsion and products for Smallsat. Its know-how covers expertise on innovation, design, production and integration of equipment.

After more than 40 years of collaboration with CNES, the ESA, and the main European space stakeholders, COMAT has forged a solid expertise in the implementation of space projects.
Originally a designer of equipment for crewed flights, COMAT has been involved for many years in developing custom-made satellite equipment.

FLIGHTWATCHING

Flightwatching is part of this young and dynamic breeding ground which gives the territory of the South-West its competitive edge.
Flightwatching has developed a new computer technology for graphic visualisation of data, unique on the market and awarded a prize by the Ministry of Research and Higher Education.
The technology developed by Flightwatching makes it possible to convert any graphic creation into an interactive web visual, in real time and it can analyse various data streams live.
Flightwatching has developed its activity around aeronautics and space and has already taken part in the temporary exhibition “Astronauts” at Cité de l’Espace.

FRANCEINFO

franceinfo is a channel of Radio France group, a national company whose purpose is to design and programme sound radio broadcasts for which it provides broadcasting facilities through its antennae and digital equipment.
Radio France is made up of seven national channels (France Inter, franceinfo , France Culture, France Bleu, France Musique, FIP and Mouv ‘), as well as forty-four local stations making up the France Bleu network.
Radio France designs its programs with a view to providing all audiences with information, cultural enrichment and entertainment, according to the cultural, educational and social mission assigned to it.

COCA-COLA

Coca-Cola European Partners France, French subsidiary of Coca-Cola European Partners (CCEP), is the main producer and distributor of non-alcoholic soft drinks in France.
CCEP France is responsible for the production, marketing and distribution of a wide portfolio of drinks. 90% of its drinks consumed in France are produced in France.

CCEP France has 2,600 employees committed to producing and distributing its drinks to French people on a daily basis. Its priorities: team commitment, diversity, inclusion and equal opportunities.
A responsible company, aware of its role in society, CCEP builds its CSR strategy in regular consultation with its stakeholders.

NESTLÉ WATERS

Nestlé Waters is the global bottled water division of the Nestlé Group. It has a portfolio of 52 brands, of which Nestlé Pure Life is an iconic global brand, but also the French global brands Vittel and Perrier.

With the slogan “The Healthy Hydration Company,” Nestlé Waters is committed to improving the lives of consumers through our passion for water. It acts to encourage the consumption of water, the only essential drink and the healthiest in the context of public health policies.

ORANGINA SCHWEPPES

Orangina Suntory France is a company that wants to be responsible, inventive, with sincerely human values. In the development of its activities, it strives to promote positive and sustainable lifestyles, with respect for the environment and people. With 350 references combining pleasure and quenching thirst, it is the leading company in fruit drinks, producing most of its ranges in France and is supported by an internationally renowned group, SUNTORY BEVERAGE & FOOD.

LES AMIS DE LA CITÉ DE L'ESPACE

The Friends of Cité de l’Espace (AACE) is an association under the 1901 law created in 1997, the year that Cité de l’espace was established.
The association aims to promote science, technology and space applications to all audiences, particularly the young. It uses the facilities of Cité de l’Espace to illuminate its action to promote scientific culture.

CLUB GALAXIE

Based at Cité de l’Espace, Club GALAXIE brings together around a hundred companies and institutions.
Club GALAXIE works to develop the space sector and the regional economy by sharing its taste for technological adventure and entrepreneurship. Over time, having celebrated 20 years of existence in 2021, Club GALAXIE has gradually become an essential and indispensable structure in the space industry sector. This is why Club GALAXIE supports Cité de l’espace on a daily basis and is proud to showcase it, help it develop its activities and increase its visibility.