What is Institute of Space, its Applications and Technologies?
The '''Institut au service du spatial, de ses applications et technologies''' ('''ISSAT''') is the French name for the Institute of Space, its applications and technologies.<ref>[http://www.ecoles-doctorales-aerospatiales.fr/en/ Catalog of Graduate Schools related to Aerospace Edition 2011-2012]</ref> Supported by French Ministry of Education, the organisation was created in 1995 to develop [[Aerospace engineering|aerospace]] activities in [[Toulouse]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.issat.com/partenaires.htm |title=Partenaires |access-date=2012-01-02 |archive-date=2011-06-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110611065008/http://www.issat.com/partenaires.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{in lang|fr}}[http://www.sigles.net/sigle/issat-institut-des-sciences-spatiales-et-applications-de-toulouse ISSAT]{{Dead link|date=January 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{in lang|fr}}[http://www.mp-i.fr/2011/09/15/les-apports-du-spatial-au-service-des-collectivites/ Les apports du spatial au service des collectivités] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120308023410/http://www.mp-i.fr/2011/09/15/les-apports-du-spatial-au-service-des-collectivites/ |date=2012-03-08 }}</ref> It also helps promote the distribution of aerospace expertise in [[France]] and [[Europe]].<ref>{{in lang|fr}}[http://blog.isu-france.org/2010/01/les-formations-au-spatial-en-france.html Les formations au spatial en France] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110812151526/http://blog.isu-france.org/2010/01/les-formations-au-spatial-en-france.html |date=2011-08-12 }}</ref><ref>{{in lang|fr}}[http://www.ladepeche.fr/article/2004/07/13/555662-spatial-l-issat-organise-son-3eme-forum-international.html Spatial : l'Issat organise son 3ème forum international]</ref> The ISSAT has 13 members:<ref>{{in lang|fr}}[http://www.issat.com/membres.htm Membres] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110611064946/http://www.issat.com/membres.htm |date=2011-06-11 }}</ref> * [[Aerospace Valley]]<ref>{{in lang