Michel at the Ariane 6 control centre

ESA's Michel Bonnet in front of the Ariane control centre, "centre de controle 3", at Europe's Spaceport, 31 May 2024.

Michel Bonnet works for ESA as Head of Ariane 6 missions and system engineering, looking at the feasibility of future missions, such as missions to the Moon or Mars and how they would fly on Ariane 6. He is also the inaugural flight principal for the first launch of Ariane with five people in his team working on the future missions.