Press file CNES/Guiana Space Centre for 2008

I- CNES AT THE GUIANA SPACE CENTRE 2008

1- CNES/CSG's role in ensuring the competitiveness of the Guiana Space Centre

1-1- Preparing for the arrival of new launchers

1-2- Operational activity : six Ariane 5 launches and a test-firing of ARTA-4

2- CNES/CSG's state-delegated responsibilities

2-1– Range safety mission

2-2- Mission to monitor the environment

2-3– Responsibility for protective security

3- Changes at the base: work in progress overseen by the ground segment subdirectorate

3-1– The Soyuz project

3-2– The Vega project

3-3– CSG, host site for the Galileo control stations

II- CNES IN THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT OF FRENCH GUIANA

1- Contributing to the sustainable and diversified economic develoment of French Guiana

1-1– Actions for training, employment and creation of companies

1-2- Helping French Guianese businesses operate on an international level

1-3- Partnership agreements between CNES and French Guianese communes

1-4-- Space applications in French Guiana

1-5- Actions to promote French Guiana

2- Education about space

2-1– Actions for schoolchildren and teachers

2-2– Events for the Guianese public

3- CSG : a showcase for Europe's space achievements

3-1– CSG: not to be missed when visiting French Guiana

3-2– Events at the Space Museum

Synopsis of the future prospects: CNES/CSG in 2009 

Annex 1–  CNES/CSG Missions