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Italian Space Agency. Unions: "Stop the tender for the Opsis optical satellite"

Florence, Italy - Selex's Fiom-Cgil, Fim-Cisl, Uilm-Uil call to participate

The Italian Space Agency (ASI) decided to realise an high resolution optical satellite for Earth observations choosing two industries for the first steps into the project: Thales Alenia Space Italia and OHB System AG, a German space technology society. The tender has been won by Thales, but yesterday the worker unions of Selex Galileo (Florence) called for the interruption of the programme in a...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1138781
Rome, Italy, 03/20/2012 11:40
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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