Community, Education & Networks companies in France

French aerospace competitiveness cluster — federates aeronautics, space and embedded-systems companies and labs across Occitanie and Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

European space industry trade association — represents the continent's space manufacturers and acts as the Space Group of ASD.

French aerospace industries association — represents more than 400 companies in civil and military aeronautics, space, and defence and security systems.

International space federation — unites space agencies, companies, universities and societies and organises the annual International Astronautical Congress.

Brittany's regional space innovation institute in Brest — federates about thirty schools, labs and firms incl. IMT Atlantique, Ifremer and CNES.

French regional cluster — network of Normandy companies, labs and schools in aeronautics, space, defence and security, based in Rouen.

French competitiveness cluster in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur — networks some 500 members across aeronautics, space, security and defence.

French learned academy — brings together aeronautics and space experts to publish studies and opinions on air and space policy and technology.

French learned society for aeronautics and astronautics — gathers professionals and organises technical conferences such as the Space Propulsion Conference.

French space science centre in Toulouse — runs exhibitions, a planetarium and education programmes on spaceflight and astronomy.

European non-profit association of space agencies and organisations — promotes the use of satellite applications by public authorities, businesses and society.

French science-education association — runs CNES-backed youth and student rocketry, CanSat and balloon programmes alongside wider science activities.

French volunteer-led association for women in the space sector — runs mentorship and leadership programmes and a talent pool across 17 countries.

French university space centre at École polytechnique — trains students by building nanosatellites such as X-CubeSat and the VLEO electric-propulsion CubeSat IonSat.

University of Montpellier space centre — designs and builds ROBUSTA nanosatellites while training students in space engineering.

French private aerospace engineering school — trains engineers in aeronautics and space, with launcher, satellite and space-systems specialisations.

Toulouse aerospace engineering school — trains engineers and runs research in space systems, small satellites and space science.

ESA business incubation centre for southern France — supports space-related startups through a consortium of regional incubators led by Aerospace Valley.

Aerospace and defence accelerator and venture firm — runs startup acceleration programmes (incl. BLAST) and invests in aerospace, space and defence startups.

Space innovation centre near Bordeaux backed by the region and ArianeGroup, Dassault and Thales — links research, start-ups and industry.

French astronomy and Earth sciences observatory in Nice — major role in ESA Gaia data processing and Euclid, hosts a CNES university space centre.