The Toulouse Space Centre (french: Centre spatial de Toulouse; CST) is a
research and development
Research and development (R&D or R+D), known in Europe as research and technological development (RTD), is the set of innovative activities undertaken by corporations or governments in developing new services or products, and improving existi ...
centre of
CNES
The (CNES; French: ''Centre national d'études spatiales'') is the French government space agency (administratively, a "public administration with industrial and commercial purpose"). Its headquarters are located in central Paris and it is und ...
. Founded in September 1968,
it is located in the
Rangueil-Lespinet district of
Toulouse
Toulouse ( , ; oc, Tolosa ) is the prefecture of the French department of Haute-Garonne and of the larger region of Occitania. The city is on the banks of the River Garonne, from the Mediterranean Sea, from the Atlantic Ocean and fr ...
in the
Haute-Garonne
Haute-Garonne (; oc, Nauta Garona, ; en, Upper Garonne) is a department in the Occitanie region of Southwestern France. Named after the river Garonne, which flows through the department. Its prefecture and main city is Toulouse, the country' ...
department in the
Occitanie region in
France
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. More than 1,700 employees are responsible for the development of most of the work for which CNES is responsible, with the exception of
launch vehicle
A launch vehicle or carrier rocket is a rocket designed to carry a payload ( spacecraft or satellites) from the Earth's surface to outer space. Most launch vehicles operate from a launch pads, supported by a launch control center and sys ...
s and their launches.
See also
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References
External links
Official site of CNES* « Le Centre spatial de Toulouse », in
Le CNES, moteur de la politique spatiale de la France et de l'Europe', .
Space technology research institutes
CNES
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