Olivier BUGNET

Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales (CNES) • Deputy Director of Space Transportation Directorate

Engineer graduated from ISAE / Sup'Aéro in 1996, he has worked for more than 25 years on European rockets (Ariane 4, 5 and 6, Vega and Soyuz in French Guiana).

The first years, he worked as a mechanical engineer for Arianespace and for CNES, then as head of the mechanical and aerodynamic department. In 2009, he moved to project position on Ariane 5 mid-life evolution (A5ME) project, becoming few years after A5ME project technical officer until the start of Ariane 6 development in 2014.

On Ariane 6, he successively held 3 positions: within the ESA/CNES integrated team, deputy project manager for the development of the Ariane 6 rocket, then chief engineer of the launch system in charge of the consistency between the rocket and its launch pad, and he is currently Ariane 6 project manager at CNES and also Deputy Director of CNES Space Transportation Directorate.

Events

International Astronautical Congress 2024

14-18 October 2024

Milan, Italy

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