Le Gall

Le Gall reflects on successful International Astronautical Congress
When the International Astronautical Federation selected Adelaide, Australia, as the site of its 68th International Astronautical Congress (IAC), many feared the worst.

IAF President Le Gall’s goal: More young people, more women, diversified funding
Incoming International Astronautical Federation (IAF) President Jean-Yves Le Gall on Oct. 14 said his term of office will be dedicated to broadening IAF’s geographic reach, bringing more young people and women into its ranks and diversifying its financial base beyond the annual conference.

France’s CNES backs space station, hedges bets on reusable rockets
The French space agency, CNES, on July 8 updated its policy direction including investment in a U.S.-led environment-monitoring satellite, a recommitment to the International Space Station and a nuanced view of whether reusable rockets would take the commercial market by storm and make the future Ariane 6 rocket obsolete.