Institute of Space, its Applications and Technologies facts for kids

The Institut au service du spatial, de ses applications et technologies (ISSAT), or the Institute of Space, its Applications and Technologies in English, is a French group. It was started in 1995 with help from the French Ministry of Education. ISSAT works to grow space and aviation activities in Toulouse, France. It also helps spread knowledge about space and aviation across France and Europe.

Who Belongs to ISSAT?

ISSAT has several individual members and seven main organizations that are part of it. These organizations work together to achieve ISSAT's goals.

Here are some of the important members:

• Centre national d'études spatiales (CNES): This is France's space agency. They are like NASA for France.
• École nationale de l'aviation civile (ENAC): This school trains people for jobs in aviation, like pilots and air traffic controllers.
• Institut national polytechnique de Toulouse (INPT): This is a group of engineering schools in Toulouse.
• Institut polytechnique des sciences avancées (IPSA): This school focuses on aerospace engineering.
• Institut supérieur de l'aéronautique et de l'espace (ISAE-SUPAERO): This is a leading engineering school for aerospace.
• Université Toulouse III Paul Sabatier (UT3): This university has many science and engineering programs.