National Center of Space Research (CNES)
National Center of Space Research is a Government space agency led by CEO: François Jacq that was established in 1961 and operates in France. National Center of Space Research has 12 successful launches and 2 failed attempts, with a cumulative tally of 14 launches, currently with 1 pending launches in the pipeline. National Center of Space Research has a tally of 0 attempted booster landings, of which 0 failed and 0 successful booster landings recorded.
Launchers
Callisto
Callisto is a demonstrator designed to conduct flight testing and mature the complex technologies required to return a launcher to Earth, as well as refurbishment operations between flights, and to precisely cost an operational European launcher with a reusable first stage (it is not intended to become an operational launcher). Standing for “Cooperative Action Leading to Launcher Innovation in Stage Toss-back Operations”, Callisto is a project being pursued with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and the German space agency DLR. A large number of international contractors are also contributing to the experiment, among them ArianeGroup and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries.
