We are delighted to invite you to our next Féminin Pluriel Montpellier meeting.
Marie-Anne Clair, Technical and Digital Director of CNES (National Centre for Space Studies), will be our guest.
Marie-Anne Clair:
Completely dedicated to space, Marie-Anne Clair’s professional journey has taken place within CNES since 1983, covering a wide range of topics, from research offices to management positions, including responsibilities as a project manager.
She has been heavily involved in numerous scientific missions, notably the Integral gamma-ray observatory, and was responsible for the Myriade program.
She oversaw stratospheric balloon activities and contributed to the development of the Ariane 6 dossier in 2014.
From 2017 to 2019, she created the Orbital Systems Directorate at CNES, leading key missions in Martian exploration, including the ultra-sensitive SEIS seismometer and SuperCam, the main instrument of the Perseverance rover that landed on Mars on February 18, 2021.
She served as the Director of the Guiana Space Centre from 2019 to 2023. During these four years, major renovation projects for the CSG were launched, focusing on operations, digitalization, greening the energy of the space base, opening up to new launch operators, and improving competitiveness and working methods.
She has been the Technical and Digital Director of CNES since December 1, 2023.