The first cosmonaut in history Yuri Gagarin, in 1961 (/ AFP) Just 60 years ago, the Russian Yuri Gagarin took off for space aboard the Vostok 1 rocket. The cosmonaut who died a few years later, in 1968 at only…
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Postponed take-off of the Ingenuity drone on Mars: “We will not attempt anything” before having “identified” the problem, according to a French engineer
Mars “is literally teaching us what to do to fly home”, Jeff Delaune, research engineer, the only French member of the Ingenuity team explained on Monday on franceinfo. The flight of this small helicopter, scheduled for Sunday April 11, was…
“There is a thousand proof that environmental protection is an economic opportunity”, assures Bertrand Piccard
“There is 1,000 proof that protecting the environment is an economic opportunity”explorer Bertrand Piccard, initiator and president of the Solar Impulse foundation, declared on Franceinfo this Tuesday. He has succeeded in his bet to bring together 1,000 economically profitable technological…
Nora Al Matrooshi will be the first Arab woman in space
Nora Al Matrooshi joins the United Arab Emirates space program. (TWITTER SCREENSHOTS) Her name is Noura Al Matrooshi, she is 28 years old and was nominated this weekend to join the United Arab Emirates space program and soon to be…
60 years after his feat in space, Yuri Gagarin “is admired around the world”, according to a specialist
60 years after the first flight of a man in space, Yuri Gagarin “is admired all over the world”, assured Monday on franceinfo Olivier Sanguy, editor-in-chief of space news at the Cité de l’Espace in Toulouse. Sixty years ago, on…
Thomas Pesquet appointed Goodwill Ambassador of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Thomas Pesquet’s role will be to “raise public awareness of the impact of climate change, the fight against food insecurity and malnutrition”. Article written by Posted the 04/12/2021 11:10 Update the 04/12/2021 12:20 Reading time : 1 min. “Welcome aboard…
The weekend science ticket. The first manned flights: not so stupid!
Soviet hero number 1, Major Yuri Gagarin, the first man in the world to be in space. A famous image from a documentary, exhibited at the 2nd Moscow International Film Festival in July 1961. (BETTMANN ARCHIVE / GETTY IMAGES) Exactly…
franceinfo seniors. What are the connections between an embedded deep neural network and hearing aids?
Welcome to the world where hearing aids and your brain are one. (OTICON MORE) Equipped with a deep neural network (RNP) that has been fed with 12 million sound scenes, Oticon More (new intelligent hearing aid), has impressive processing power,…
New world. National Education in the IT turmoil of remote schools
Thailand: paradise for digital nomads (FRANCE 2) According to a statement from the CNED (National Center for Distance Education), it is a series of cyberattacks that would be responsible for the saturation of the platform “My Class at home”, Tuesday…
The meeting of the mediator. Editorial treatment on franceinfo of the computer bug in national education
College students must study at home since the closure of schools here in Paris on April 9, 2021. The computer bug at the start of the week has caused many controversies. (Illustration) (QUENTIN DE GROEVE / HANS LUCAS / AFP)…