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AerospaceSupply payloads for RSCC’s Express-80 and Express-103 satellites
Rome, Italy - They will provide fixed and mobile communications, digital television and radio broadcasting
Thales Alenia Space, the joint-venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo-Finmeccanica (33%), announced today that it has signed a contract with RSCC (Russian Satellite Communication Company), Russia’s l... more
AerospaceTelespazio exhibits at "ILA Berlin Airshow"
Rome, Italy - The industry is present with the subsidiaries VEGA Deutschland and GAF (e-GEOS)
Telespazio is present with the subsidiaries Telespazio VEGA Deutschland and GAF at the "ILA Berlin Airshow", taking place from 1-4 June 2016 at the Berlin Expo Centre Schönefeld. The event is known to... more
AerospaceExoMars spacecraft completed functionality analysis
Rome, Italy - All systems are “Go” for this spacecraft, now en route to Mars, and the industrial team is gearing up for its rendezvous with the Red Planet in October
The ExoMars spacecraft built by Thales Alenia Space (TAS) as prime-contractor for the European Space Agency (ESA) has successfully completed its In-Orbit Commissioning Review (IOCR), The industry has... more
AerospaceSuccessful launch of the Sentinel-1B -VIDEO
Rome, Italy - Once in orbit, the satellite will send data to several European centers. In Italy, this data will be collected by a station at the e-GEOS Space Center in Matera
Sentinel-1B satellite, designed built by Thales Alenia Space as prime-contractor, was successfully launched by a Soyuz-Fregat A rocket from the Guiana Space Center in Kourou, French Guiana. This satellite... more
AerospaceThales Alenia Space-built Sentinel-1B environmental monitoring satellite ready for launch
Rome, Italy - Next April 22 from the Space center in Kourou
The Sentinel-1B satellite, designed and built by Thales Alenia Space (TAS) is ready to be launched on April 22, from the Guiana Space Center in Kourou, French Guiana, by a Soyuz-Fregat A rocket. This satellite... more
AerospaceWith Lombardia Aerospace Cluster teachers updated in the company; a series of meeting ended
Varese, Italy - 23 teachers, 10 schools, 32 hours of formation, 4 firms involved
23 participating teachers coming from 10 schools of the Milan and Varese' Provinces. 32 hours of education of which 16 in company. 4 industries involved (Aermacchi, AgustaWestland-subsidiaries of the One... more
AerospaceCygnus cargo carrier successfully launched -VIDEO
Turin, Italy - With pressurized cargo module by Thales Alenia Space, headed for the ISS
The Cygnus cargo carrier for the International Space Station (ISS) was successfully launched today from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on an Atlas V rocket. The Cygnus spacecraft comprises two modules:... more
AerospaceExoMars successfully launched -VIDEO
Rome, Italy - Thales Alenia Space, prime contractor of the program, is responsible of the planning of both missions (2016 and 2018)
Thales Alenia Space announced yesterday that Europe’s ExoMars spacecraft was successfully launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan using a Proton-M Rocket. After a successful separation from B... more
AerospaceSuccessful flight for the Ariane 5 VA229 -VIDEO
Colleferro, Italy - Sending the EUTELSAT 65 WEST A satellite into orbit
The European launcher Ariane 5 has successfully completed its 85th mission, sending the EUTELSAT 65 WEST A satellite into orbit. The mission lifted off at 02:20 AM local time, 06:20 AM in Rome, from the... more
AerospaceItalian CIRA: diplomatic representations of the 25 foreign Countries visit the Centre
Capua, Italy - Belonging to all world regions: Europe, North and South American, Asia and Africa
CIRA, the Italian Aerospace Researches Center, hosted yesterday governmental representations, diplomatic authorities, scientific delegation of 25 foreign countries belonging to all world regions: Europe,... more
AerospaceSuccessful launch of the Sentinel-3A satellite of Thales Alenia Space -VIDEO
Rome, Italy - It will carry out a number of oceanography, environmental and climate change study missions
The Sentinel-3A satellite, built by Thales Alenia Space for the European Space Agency (ESA), was successfully launched yesterday from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in Russia, on a Rockot launch vehicle. One... more
AerospaceFinmeccanica: two new contracts signed in space activities (EUR 138 million)
Rome, Italy - Telespazio will be responsible for managing the ground segment operations of the whole Sentinel-3 mission
Two new contracts totalling €138 million have been signed as part of Finmeccanica space activities relating to the Copernicus programme’s Sentinel-3 mission, led by the European Commission in partnership wit... more
AerospaceA delegation of 28 Latin Americans at the Italian CIRA for the conference on collaboration in space sector
Capua, Italy - The President Carrino and other authorities of this field welcomed it
The mission in Italy by a group of 28 delegates representing space agencies, governmental institutional and embassies coming from 12 States of the Latin America (Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Cuba,... more
AerospaceThales Alenia Space: signed ESA contract to build Sentinel-3C and D satellites for Copernicus program
Cannes, France - Worth EUR 450 million
Thales Alenia Space is celebrating the signing with the European Space Agency (ESA), for the contract worth €450 million, to build the Sentinel-3C and D environmental monitoring and oceanographic satellites f... more
AerospaceItalian CIRA: conference on the collaboration Italy-Latin America in the space sector
Capua, Italy - The mission of a group of 28 delegates takes place from today to February 12
The mission in Italy by a group composed of 28 delegates representing space agencies, governmental authorities and embassies coming from 12 Countries (Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Cuba, Ecuador,... more
AerospaceAir Liquide awarded two contracts in the satellite propulsion market
Paris, France - A total worth of EUR 20 million
Air Liquide has signed two multi-year contracts recently, a total worth of € 20 million, for the supply of high purity xenon in the all-electric propulsion satellite market: one with Airbus Defence and S... more
AerospaceAriane 5. Flight VA228: the launch of Intelsat 29e -VIDEO
Kourou, French Guyana - It took place on January 27 at 8:20pm (local time) from Kourou
Arianespace has successfully launched Intelsat 29e for the international operator Intelsat. Arianespace’s first launch of the year, and its 56th performed for Intelsat, took place on January 27 at 8:20 p... more
AerospaceIntelsat 29e ready for January 27th launch on Ariane 5
Paris, France - It will bring a total payload of 6700 kg
The first of the Intelsat EpicNG series of High Throughput Satellites, Intelsat 29e undergone final preparations before its scheduled launch on an Ariane 5 rocket on the 27th of January, 2016. Manufactured... more
AerospaceInternational Space Station: a flower germinated in the cosmos...
Houston, Usa - With the food autonomy given by the future greenhouses, the orbiting station more terrestrial outpost in the universe
"Yes, there are other life forms in space!": with this exclamation the NASA's cosmonaut Scott Kelly started off from ISS (International Space Station) by a post on the social networks. "Yes, there are... more
AerospaceThales Alenia Space: the Jason-3 satellite launched -VIDEO
Rome, Italy - By a Falcon 9 rocket (Space X)
The Jason-3 satellite, built by Thales Alenia Space as prime-contractor, was successfully launched by a Falcon 9 rocket (Space X) from the Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. The satellite will... more
AerospaceA Thai delegation visits Lombardia Aerospace Cluster
Varese, Italy - To study the model of the Italian clusters
Lombardia Aerospace Cluster, upon warning of the Royal Thai Embassy of Rome, met last January 12 a Thai professor delegation involved in the "Industrial clustering on Dawei-Rayong Network Corridor" project. The... more
AerospaceTelespazio will support EUMETSAT for the launch and early orbit phase of the third generation Meteosat satellites
Rome, Italy - The total value of the contracts awarded to the industry in 2014 and 2015 is 29 million euros
Telespazio (Finmeccanica 67%, Thales 33%) won at the end of 2015 the EUMETSAT tender for the supply of launch and early orbit phase services (LEOP) for two satellites, with an option for a third, of the... more
AerospaceVitrociset Group: important role for the ESA mission "Lisa PathFinder"
Transinne, Belgium - Its contribution was very instrumental in two delicate phases of it
Vitrociset SpA and its Belgian subsidiary Vitrociset Belgium have played an important role in the Lisa PathFinder, a European Space Agency mission to demonstrate technology for observing gravitational... more
AerospaceTelespazio will contribute to the management of operations and the ground segment of the Copernicus programme's Sentinel-1 mission
Rome, Italy - Already committed to the development of the satellites and on-board sensors, Finmeccanica's role expands
Finmeccanica-Telespazio (Finmeccanica 67%, Thales 33%) has been awarded a contract by the European Space Agency (ESA) with a duration extending until 2020, to support the operations and the corrective... more
AerospaceThales Alenia Space: launch of Cygnus
Turin, Italy - The The first enhanced version with Portable on Board Printer 3D
The fifth of eleven Cygnus resupply vessels for the International Space Station (ISS) was successfully launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on an Atlas V rocket. The Cygnus spacecraft... more
AerospaceVirgin Galactic: LauncherOne program to use dedicated B-747/400 aircraft to small satellite launch service -VIDEO
San Antonio, Usa - The carrier aircraft can also be deployed from any runway capable of 747 operations
Virgin Galactic introduced the newest addition to its fleet of vehicles yesterday as part of a technical update on its LauncherOne small satellite launch service. The B-747/400 commercial jet aircraft,... more
AerospaceThales Alenia Space: successful launch for Lisa Pathfinder satellite (2)
Rome, Italy - The industry provided on-board and ground segment equipment
The LISA Pathfinder satellite, a European Space Agency (ESA) mission, was successfully launched from the Kourou launch site in French Guiana. Thales Alenia Space has supplied on-board and ground segment... more
AerospaceArianespace: VEGA successfully places ESA's LISA Pathfinder technology demonstrator into orbit -VIDEO
Kourou, French Guyana - 16th satellite launched by Vega
Arianespace has successfully launched the LISA Pathfinder technology demonstrator for the European Space Agency (ESA) with Vega light launcher. The company’s 11th launch of the year took place on December 3... more
AerospaceThales Alenia Space: module delivery for the ExoMars 2016 mission
Rome, Italy - Built by the industry is ready for shipment to Baikonur launch base
Thales Alenia Space announced today that the ExoMars 2016 spacecraft is about to leave the clean rooms at its plant in Cannes, where it is completing integration and testing, for shipment to the launch... more
AerospaceRosetta and Philae: one year since landing on a comet
Paris, France - On 12 November 2014, after a long journey through the cosmos, the lander reached the surface of 67/P
One year since Philae made its historic landing on a comet, mission teams remain hopeful for renewed contact with the lander, while also looking ahead to next year's grand finale: making a controlled impact... more
AerospaceArianespace orbits Arabsat-6B and GSAT-15 satellites for Arabsat and ISRO -VIDEO-
Kourou, French Guyana - Six more successful Ariane 5 launches in 2015, the last of the year
Arianespace successfully launched two satellites yesterday evening: Arabsat-6B (BADR-7) for the operator Arabsat, and GSAT-15 for ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation). The company's tenth launch of... more
AerospaceThales Alenia Space ships Orion service module test model to NASA
Turin, Italy - For deep space exploration
Thales Alenia Space, a joint-venture between Thales (67%) and Finmeccanica (33%), announced that it has shipped the structural test model of the Orion service module to NASA. The Orion capsule is NASA’s n... more
AerospaceAirplanes and helicopters. Boeing and Tata announce aerospace joint-venture in India
Dubai, UAE - To produce Apache fuselages
Boeing and Tata Advanced Systems today announced a joint-venture (JV) that will manufacture aerostructures for aircraft and collaborate on integrated systems development opportunities in India. The... more
AerospaceInterview with Charles Duke, Apollo 16 astronaut
Rome, Italy - The experiences and a glance to the future of human space exploration
Go back to the moon and human exploration of Mars are only a political matter, and humans could put feet on the red planet in a couple of decades: this is the opinion of Charles Duke, one of the 12 men... more
AerospaceLombardia Aerospace Cluster: positive results for SIA-Aerospace
Varese, Italy - In addition it is among the five finalists of 426 candidates in the "Premio Marzotto" competition
SIA-Aerospace, young and brilliant Italian start-up member of Cluster from 2014, has been designed with a special mention in the "Made in Italy" category of the "Start Lab" edition 2015 as start-up at... more
AerospaceEutelsat steps up African broadband plans with new-generation high throughput satellite ordered from Thales Alenia Space
Rome, Italy - All-electric satellite, its launch in 2019
Eutelsat Communications today unveiled the next step in its broadband strategy for Africa with the order from Thales Alenia Space of a new-generation High Throughput Satellite offering unprecedented operational... more
AerospaceNew Italian instrument on board ExoMars
Rome, Italy - The INRRI laser micro-reflector was developed by ASI and INFN
While waiting to see the first man walk on the oxidised powder surface of Mars, Europe is preparing to land on the red planet in 2016 with the robotic ExoMars mission by the European Space Agency (ESA). A... more
AerospaceESA. Landing site recommended for Exomars 2018
Rome, Italy - It is Oxia Planum. Official announced by ESA, that choose it among four sites under study
Oxia Planum has been recommended as the primary candidate for the landing site of the ExoMars 2018 mission. ExoMars 2018, comprising a rover and surface platform, is the second of two missions making... more
Aerospace"International Astronautic Congress", ongoing this week in Jerusalem -2 VIDEO-
Jerusalem, Israel - With participants of the space sector, companies, agencies and universities
More than 2000 attendees of the internatioanl space sector, about 100 companies represented specialized in the aerospace industry, together with agencies and universities participate at the 66th "International... more
AerospaceFAI. 11 October 2005: Russian cosmonaut Krikalev becomes the absolute record holder in accumulated space flight time
Lausanne, Switzerland - Ten years ago the “Soyuz TM-6" landed in the north of Kazakhstan
Ten years ago, on October 11th 2005 at 01:10:00 (UTC), the manned transport space vehicle “Soyuz TM - 6” landed in the north of Kazakhstan. Hours before, the eleventh expedition to the International Spa... more
AerospaceAvio: ten satellites in orbit for Ariane 5 in 2015 -VIDEO-
Rome, Italy - With the last two: Sky Muster and Arsat-2
Ariane 5 successfully puts into orbit two new telecommunications satellites: Sky Muster and ARSAT-2, reaching a total of ten in 2015. Launching from European Space Centre in Kourou, French Guiana, Ariane... more
AerospaceThales Alenia Space's Poseidon-3C radar altimeter chosen for SWOT oceanography satellite
Rome, Italy - The industry signed yesterday a contract with French space agency, CNES
Thales Alenia Space yesterday signed a contract with French space agency CNES (Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales) covering the design and development phase for the Poseidon-3C radar altimeter on the S... more
AerospaceThales Alenia Space to supply thermomechanical systems for Orion ESM
Turin, Italy - The contract, signed today by the industry, is worth approximately 90 million euros
Thales Alenia Space has signed a contract with Airbus Defence and Space, prime contractor for US space capsule Orion service module, to develop and produce the thermomechanical systems for the European... more
AerospaceThales Alenia Space to sign C/D phase of NEOSAT with European Space Agency
Rome, Italy - Europe’s New Generation of Telecommunications Platforms in the starting blocks
The preliminary design phase of the NEOSAT development program, initiated with support of ESA and CNES the French Space Agency through PIA (French Investment in the Future Plan) being now completed, Thales... more
AerospaceThales Alenia Space: Express AM8 satellite successfully launched -VIDEO-
Rome, Italy - Its 2,100-kg includes a 641-kg C, Ku and L band payload designed and built by the industry
The Russian communications satellite Express AM8 was successfully launched by a Proton M launcher. This 2,100-kg satellite was built by ISS Reshetnev as prime contractor for RSCC (Russian Satellite Communications... more
AerospaceChina builds observatory to study cosmic rays in Sichuan
Beijing, China - With an investment of 157 million dollars
An observatory at high altitude, the second after the monitoring station Yangbajain studying cosmic rays in Tibet. For the new implant China (for accuracy: the Institute of High Energy Physics, IHEP, and... more
AerospaceThales Alenia Space and Telespazio to deliver COSMO-SkyMed ground segment to Polish MoD
Kielce, Poland - The collaboration between Italy and Poland reinforced
Thales Alenia Space and Telespazio have reached an agreement with Teledife (General Directorate of Telecommunications, IT and Advanced Technologies, Italian Ministry of Defence) to supply the ground segment... more
AerospaceRosetta experts to present the mission at "IAC" in Jerusalem
Paris, France - The Congress will take place in October (12-16)
The leaders of the famed Rosetta program will present their operational highlights during a special “highlight lecture” at the "International Astronautical Congress" ("IAC") in Jerusalem October 12-16th. The Int... more
AerospaceFamed Moonwalker Buzz Aldrin to attend world's largest space conference in Jerusalem
Paris, France - "Second Man on the Moon" to join in International Astronautical Congress in October 2015
NASA astronaut Buzz Aldrin will visit Israel for the first time to participate in the International Astronautical Congress hosted by the Israel Space Agency set to take place October 12-16th 2015. His... more
AerospaceThales Alenia Space. Cosmo-SkyMed Second Generation (CSG): contract signed for continuation of the activities
Rome, Italy - The total value of the additional portion is around 182 million Euros
Thales Alenia Space -in its capacity as agent of the temporary grouping of companies with Finmeccanica-Telespazio– has announced having signed an addendum to the contract for the COSMO-SkyMed Second G... more