Conferences with: astronaut Sophie Adenot and fighter pilot Virginie Guyot

The Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie is organizing two exceptional conferences on Thursday February 27, 2025, with astronaut Sophie Adenot and fighter pilot Virginie Guyot (hybrid events: online and on site by registration - places are limited).

Virginie GUYOT / Thursday, February 27, 11:30 a.m.
During this conference, Virginie Guyot will share her exceptional career in the French Air Force, from her early days as a fighter pilot to her historic role as the first female leader of the Patrouille de France. Through captivating anecdotes and spectacular images, she will recount the challenges she overcame to find her place in an elite environment, inspiring young and old to believe in their dreams. She will explain how she was able to unite and lead an exceptional team, highlighting the importance of team spirit and leadership to succeed together. Her talk will also reveal the secrets of sang-froid and concentration, indispensable for flying at high speed and executing high-precision aerial maneuvers. Finally, she will share a powerful message about daring and determination, encouraging everyone, whatever their age, to take on their own challenges with passion and perseverance. Free with registration, at the Cité auditorium, doors open at 11am. Ages 9 and up.
To follow in visio: DIRECT: Meeting with Virginie Guyot, ex-fighter pilot

Sophie ADENOT / Thursday, February 27 at 2:30pm

On April 22, 42-year-old Frenchwoman Sophie Adenot received her astronaut diploma, succeeding Claudie Haigneré, the first French astronaut, nearly 30 years ago. An engineer, France's first female helicopter experimental test pilot and a colonel in the French Air Force, Sophie Adenot's CV is as long as a rocket. She is a graduate of the École Nationale Supérieure de l'Aéronautique et de l'Espace and holds a Master of Science in Aeronautical Human Factors from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Sophie Adenot is currently training at NASA in Houston, USA, in preparation for her first mission into space, scheduled for 2026. With her passion for popularizing science, the astronaut will talk about her career and answer questions from the public at this exceptional conference. Free with registration, at the Cité auditorium, doors open at 2pm. Ages 9 and up.
To follow the event live: DIRECT: Exceptional conference with Sophie Adenot