Revue aerospatiale
Encyclopedia
Revue aerospatiale was a monthly magazine published by the French aerospace
company Aérospatiale
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effort. The publication was, to start, a monthly, and was edited by PEMA-2B. 128 issues were published through 1983.
At that point, the magazine was restructured with the addition of professional journalists, became bilingual (English and French), and was renamed Revue aerospatiale. The magazine was not just in-house but also covered competing firms, which helped to push circulation to a typical 50,000 copies.
Publication ceased in 2000 when Aérospatiale became part of EADS
, and the magazine transitioned into Planet Aerospace.
Aerospace
Aerospace comprises the atmosphere of Earth and surrounding space. Typically the term is used to refer to the industry that researches, designs, manufactures, operates, and maintains vehicles moving through air and space...
company Aérospatiale
Aérospatiale
Aérospatiale was a French aerospace manufacturer that built both civilian and military aircraft, rockets and satellites. It was originally known as Société Nationale Industrielle Aérospatiale...
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History
Aérospatiale created the magazine Aérospatiale in January 1970 as part of its public relationsPublic relations
Public relations is the actions of a corporation, store, government, individual, etc., in promoting goodwill between itself and the public, the community, employees, customers, etc....
effort. The publication was, to start, a monthly, and was edited by PEMA-2B. 128 issues were published through 1983.
At that point, the magazine was restructured with the addition of professional journalists, became bilingual (English and French), and was renamed Revue aerospatiale. The magazine was not just in-house but also covered competing firms, which helped to push circulation to a typical 50,000 copies.
Publication ceased in 2000 when Aérospatiale became part of EADS
EADS
The European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company N.V. is a global pan-European aerospace and defence corporation and a leading defence and military contractor worldwide...
, and the magazine transitioned into Planet Aerospace.
Editors
- Gilles Patri, was the founder and Editor in chiefEditor in chiefAn editor-in-chief is a publication's primary editor, having final responsibility for the operations and policies. Additionally, the editor-in-chief is held accountable for delegating tasks to staff members as well as keeping up with the time it takes them to complete their task...
of Revue aerospatiale for its entire 17-year run. - Stefan Barensky (a.k.a Sebastien Nemo), was space editor and assistant to Gilles Patri from 1996 on.
Division correspondents
- Shirley Compard, spaceOuter spaceOuter space is the void that exists between celestial bodies, including the Earth. It is not completely empty, but consists of a hard vacuum containing a low density of particles: predominantly a plasma of hydrogen and helium, as well as electromagnetic radiation, magnetic fields, and neutrinos....
and Ballistic missileBallistic missileA ballistic missile is a missile that follows a sub-orbital ballistic flightpath with the objective of delivering one or more warheads to a predetermined target. The missile is only guided during the relatively brief initial powered phase of flight and its course is subsequently governed by the...
s - Jean-Louis Espes, HelicopterHelicopterA helicopter is a type of rotorcraft in which lift and thrust are supplied by one or more engine-driven rotors. This allows the helicopter to take off and land vertically, to hover, and to fly forwards, backwards, and laterally...
s - Guy LebègueGuy LebègueGuy Lebègue, is a French engineer in the space domain, graduated from École centrale Paris, alumni 1962.He is the inventor of the name Spacebus, the largest series of European communications satellite sold all over the world, with a total business revenue over 8 G€ .-Short Biography:During his 18...
, SatelliteSatelliteIn the context of spaceflight, a satellite is an object which has been placed into orbit by human endeavour. Such objects are sometimes called artificial satellites to distinguish them from natural satellites such as the Moon....
s - Gérard Maoui, Socata (light aircraftLight aircraftA light aircraft is an aircraft that has a maximum gross take-off weight of or less.Many aircraft used commercially for freight, sightseeing, photography and scheduled flights are light aircraft.Examples of light aircraft include:...
) - Patrice Prévot, AircraftAircraftAn aircraft is a vehicle that is able to fly by gaining support from the air, or, in general, the atmosphere of a planet. An aircraft counters the force of gravity by using either static lift or by using the dynamic lift of an airfoil, or in a few cases the downward thrust from jet engines.Although...
- Jean-Claude Salvinien, MissileMissileThough a missile may be any thrown or launched object, it colloquially almost always refers to a self-propelled guided weapon system.-Etymology:The word missile comes from the Latin verb mittere, meaning "to send"...
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