ESA and the French space agency CNES are pleased to invite media
representatives to the joint pavilion at the 44th Paris Air Show, taking
place from 16 to 24 June 2001 at Le Bourget, for the following events.

Sunday 17 June

10:30 -11:30 ESA/CNES press conference, in the pavilion forum.
Speakers: Alain Bensoussan (President of the ESA Council and President of
CNES), Antonio RodotĂ½ (Director General of ESA) and Gerard Brachet
(Director General of CNES). The press conference will be followed by an
aperitif at the Pavilion’s “Press Pole”.

12:30 – 13:30 Ceremony to award prizes to winners of the Envisat contest
for young people, “Draw a flag of the Earth”.

Monday 18 June

10:00-11:00 ESA/CNES press briefing on Artemis. Status report on launch
preparations (launch planned for 12 July).

15:00-18:00 Meet the Directors (interview opportunities)
Several ESA and CNES directors and specialists will be available for
discussions and interviews on various topics.
Jean-Jacques Dordain, Director of Launchers; Hans Kappler, Director of
Industrial Matters and Technology Programmes; Claudio Mastracci, Director
of Applications; Gaele Winters, Director of Technical and Operational
Support (please use attached reply form to book interviews).

Tuesday 19 June

10:00-13:00 Meet the Directors (interview opportunities)
Several ESA and CNES directors and specialists will be available for
discussions and interviews on various topics, including:
Antonio RodotĂ½, ESA Director General; Jˆrg Feustel-B¸echl, Director of
Manned Spaceflight and Microgravity; Daniel Sacotte, Director of
Administration; David Southwood, Director of Science (please use attached
reply form to book interviews).

14:00-15:00 ESA/EC/CNES Press briefing on Global Monitoring for
Environment and Security in the pavilion forum.

Wednesday 20 June

10:00-12:30 Round table: “How to do business with ESA and CNES”, in the
pavilion forum.

15:00-16:15 Workshop on tele-epidemiology moderated by Sophie Becherel
(“France Inter” radio) with CNES, MEDES, Medias and INRA experts.

Thursday 21 June

10:00-18:00 Colloquium on future launchers organised by CNES (in the
Auditorium of the Space Museum). Speakers include numerous specialists
from CNES, ESA, NASA, Rosaviakosmos and NASDA.

14:00-15:00 Round table “Solar Eclipse” at the Pavilion’s Forum. An
eclipse will take place in southern Africa at 14:37 on this day. There
will be live coverage from Angola, on the big screens inside and outside
the Pavilion.

15:00-15:30 Signature of ESA/CNES agreement for the COROT scientific
satellite.

Friday 22 June

09:30-12:30 European astronaut corps. Thirteen European astronauts, the
international crew of the STS-100 mission to the international space
station (ISS) and the Russian/European crew of the “AndromĂ‹de” mission
will give presentations and briefings on their activities and be on hand
to talk to visitors. In the pavilion forum.

14:30-15:30 How to become an astronaut ESA astronauts explain to students
what it takes to be selected as one of Europe’s spacefarers.

Saturday 23 June

12:30-13:30 “Space Lunch” with future astronauts (under 14) and current
astronauts.

15:30-16:30 “Mission AndromĂ‹de”: public presentation of the Russian/CNES
mission to the ISS, by ESA astronaut Claudie HaignerĂˆ (formerly
AndrĂˆ-Deshays), at the “MusĂˆe de l’Air” auditorium.

Please return the attached form, duly filled out, before 8 June (fax + 33
(0)1 5369 7690). Do not forget to bring your press card or press
credentials. For free access to the air show, media accreditation is
available from GIFAS (tel. + 33 (0)1 44 43 17 62) or see
http://www.paris-air-show.com.

For further information:

ESA Media Relations

Tel. + 33 1 5369 7155

Fax. + 33 1 5369 7690

REPLY FORM

Paris Air Show at Le Bourget

Media Programme

Last name: ________________________

First name:______________________

Media represented: ___________________________________________________

Telephone: _____________________ Fax: ________________________________

e-mail: _____________________________________________________________

I will attend the following events:

Sunday 17 June

( ) 10:30 -11:30 ESA/CNES press conference.

( ) 12:30- 13:30 Ceremony to award prizes to winners of the Envisat
contest for young people.

Monday 18 June

( ) 10:00-11:00 ESA/CNES press briefing on Artemis.

( ) 15:00-18:00 Meet the Directors(interview opportunities)

I would like to interview:

( ) Jean-Jacques Dordain on launchers

( ) Hans Kappler on industrial matters and technology programmes

( ) Claudio Mastracci on Earth observation, telecommunications,
satellite navigation

( ) Gaele Winters on ESA’s technical establishments (ESTEC, ESOC)

Tuesday 19 June

( ) 10:00-13:00 Meet the Directors (interview opportunities)

I would like to interview:

( ) Antonio RodotĂ½, ESA Director General

( ) Jˆrg Feustel- Buechl on the International Space Station, astronauts,
etc.

( ) Daniel Sacotte on ESA’s administration and general policies

( ) David Southwood on space science

( ) 14:00-15:00 ESA/EC/CNES Press briefing on Global Monitoring for
Environment and Security (GMES), in the pavilion forum.

Wednesday 20 June

( ) 10:00-12:30 Round table: “How to do business with ESA and CNES

( ) 15:00-16:15 Workshop on tele-epidemiology

Thursday 21 June

( ) 10:00-18:00 Colloquium on future launchers

( ) 15:00-15:30 Signature of ESA/CNES agreement for the COROT
scientific satellite

( ) 14:00-15:00 Round Table “Solar Eclipse” at the pavilion forum

Friday 22 June

( ) 09:30-12:30 European astronauts corps

( ) 14:30-15:30 How to become an astronaut

Saturday 23 June

( ) 12:30-13:30 “Space Lunch” with future astronauts (under 14) and
current astronauts.

( ) 15:30-16:30 “Mission AndromĂ‹de”: public presentation of the
Russian/CNES mission to the ISS, by ESA astronaut Claudie HaignerĂˆ
(formerly AndrĂˆ-Deshays).

Please return this form to:

ESA Media Relations

Fax:+33.(0)1.5369.7690