Education
23 May 2025
Testimony of Baptiste Sigal
Advanced Master® TAS ASTRO student (class of 2025)
Identity card
- Last name: Sigal
- First name: Baptiste
- Age: 23
- City and country of origin: Toulouse, France
- Year of your Advanced Master®: 2024-2025
- Name of Advanced Master® completed: Space Systems Engineering – TAS ASTRO
His career before ISAE-SUPAERO
What was your academic background before joining ISAE-SUPAERO?
Following my Baccalauréat Scientifique at the Lycée Pierre Bourdieu, I entered the PCSI preparatory class at the Lycée Pierre de Fermat in 2019.
After two years of preparatory classes, I joined the ENSEIRB-MATMECA (Bordeaux INP), Electronics stream, from 2021. At this school I was lucky enough to be in charge of the aerospace association, which enabled me to work on my first student space projects (experimental rocket, sounding balloon, nanosatellite).
I then did my final year of engineering studies at ENSEEIHT (Toulouse INP), in the Systems Integration stream, to specialise in the areas of electronics that I enjoy. These years of training were accompanied by various work placements, notably at EREMS (Toulouse), OHB (Munich) and finally CNES (Toulouse), during which I had the opportunity to work on a wide range of space projects.
Why did you choose ISAE-SUPAERO for your Advanced Master®?
ISAE-SUPAERO is very attractive to students who want to go into the space industry. I wanted to complete my specialised electronics training with a full year’s teaching on space projects, so the TAS ASTRO Advanced Master® was an obvious choice for me. I applied in 2024 and was delighted to be selected for this high-quality course.
How did you hear about our Advanced Master® programme?
I’ve always followed the news about ISAE-SUPAERO. Social networks (LinkedIn) and the school’s website gave me all the information I needed about the Advanced Master® programme.
His career at ISAE-SUPAERO
What specific skills or knowledge have you come to acquire in this AM?
I went into this Advanced Master® with a clear idea: To acquire solid and varied knowledge of space projects and space-related professions. As it happens, the TAS ASTRO programme offers a rich and diverse range of courses on all these subjects.
What subjects, projects, challenges or experiences have particularly impressed you during your training?
The TAS ASTRO course has the advantage of being comprehensive from both a theoretical and a practical point of view.
I really enjoyed the courses on Orbital Mechanics, Communications, Space Systems and Manned Spaceflight. Overall, all the courses in this Advanced Master® are very interesting and linked to each other: The skills acquired in one are very often useful later in the year. I find this link between subjects very interesting.
This coherence is reinforced by a common thread: the Integrated Team Project (ITP), a year-long project. This project involves the whole class (divided into teams of 6 for different parts of the project) designing a complex space system. With the class of 2024/2025, we designed a system of systems that would enable a space station to operate. This station can be linked to Earth by two shuttles, which are themselves transported by a launcher. My team and I have concentrated on the training and education of astronauts.
In your opinion, what are the main advantages of the AM that you have followed?
The Advanced Master® TAS ASTRO is an excellent course, both in academic and human terms. The teaching is of the highest quality, with unique guest lecturers (researchers, space professionals, pioneers and key figures in the history of French and European space).
ISAE-SUPAERO offers a very pleasant working environment, with rooms dedicated to Advanced Master, a superb library and numerous sports facilities.
Describe an outstanding experience or project that you carried out during your AM.
Alongside this Advanced Master®, I’m taking part in a project involving students from ISAE-SUPAERO and the Toulouse National Veterinary School.
Our ATLAS (Assisting Tool for LAparotomy Sutures in Space) project aims to design solutions for carrying out surgeries during future long-duration space flights (missions to the Moon or Mars). We were lucky enough to be selected by CNES to test our experiment during a 0g flight aboard Novespace’s AIRBUS ZEROG.
We will therefore be able to carry out our experiment during a weightlessness flight in October 2025, during which two members of our team will be able to fly! In the meantime, you can follow our news on all our social networks (ATLAS Parabole).
We are being assisted in this project by teacher-researchers from our two establishments. This ongoing project is made possible by funding from the Fondation ISAE-SUPAERO and the AEAENVT.
How would you describe student life at ISAE-SUPAERO?
ISAE-SUPAERO also has the advantage of a rich student life. The various associations have their own premises with excellent social and sports facilities. The school is a great place to develop a fulfilling student life by getting involved in a wide range of areas: student associations, technical associations, cultural associations, etc. There is a wide choice to suit all tastes!
His career plan
What are your career plans?
I’ve always had a passion for astronomy and space telescopes. In my final year of secondary school, I realised that I needed to build a career around this passion, in order to make my dream a reality.
It hasn’t always been easy, and academic life sometimes requires you to stay motivated to achieve your goals. Building a career plan is far from being a smooth ride: It has to be done step by step.
With this in mind, I did an internship at the IRAP (Institut de Recherche en Astrophysique et Planétologie) studying galaxy clusters.
Once I’ve finished my studies, I’d like to take up a post as an engineer or researcher, linking astrophysical research with the associated space instrumentation.
How will your Advanced Master® prepare you to achieve these goals?
The TAS ASTRO Advanced Master®, with its systems engineering approach, has the advantage of exploring different themes in space. Firstly, after completing this Master’s degree I have a much clearer idea of space systems, their composition, techniques and associated expertise (control, propulsion, communications, energy, manoeuvres, etc.). This global vision will give me a better grasp of the future space telescope projects that I hope to work on.
Have you completed a work placement or assignment as part of your AM?
I’m doing an internship at IRAP (Institut de Recherche en Astrophysique et Planétologie) on the study of galaxy clusters.
After this internship, I will do a thesis on astrophysics and space instrumentation.
Did you have any international experience during your training?
In October 2024, I was lucky enough to be invited by CNES to IAC Milan (the world’s largest space conference). This conference was an opportunity for me to meet the other French students invited by CNES and all the international students invited by the space agencies (ESA, NASA, JAXA, etc.). In particular, I was able to present my project at CNES in 2024 in front of all these students.
His advice
What would you say to a future student who is hesitating about joining an ISAE-SUPAERO Advanced Master®?
An Advanced Master® at ISAE-SUPAERO is a unique opportunity to develop your skills in the field of space. If you are passionate about space and want to work in it, the AM TAS ASTRO is for you! Personally, this year has opened many doors for me, both academically and professionally. So don’t doubt yourself and apply for the ISAE-SUPAERO Advanced Master® programme!
Any advice for a successful Advanced Master® at ISAE-SUPAERO?
For me, a successful Advanced Master® rests on a number of pillars.
The social aspect is very important and the AM is a unique opportunity to meet new people with the same interests as you. Most of the people you meet at ISAE-SUPAERO will remain lifelong contacts for your professional career.
Then, of course, stay motivated and study regularly. The courses can sometimes be dense and certain periods can be intense but, if you work regularly, everyone who enters the AM at ISAE-SUPAERO has the ability to succeed. Never doubt yourself on this point!
Finally, ISAE-SUPAERO is the perfect opportunity to get involved in projects alongside your coursework. For me, it’s the ATLAS project, which will soon be taking off in 0g! The school and its researchers support many projects, both technically and financially, through the Fondation ISAE-SUPAERO.
"ISAE-SUPAERO has enabled me to make my dreams come true.
If you had to sum up your experience in one word, three adjectives or one sentence?
One word: Unique
Three adjectives: Enriching, Social, Scientific
One sentence: My experience at ISAE-SUPAERO will remain unforgettable: friends, technical discoveries and a project in zero gravity!
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