The SES-led consortium of European companies, responsible for development of the quantum secure space-based EAGLE-1 system and working in close collaboration with the European Space Agency (ESA), is joined by TNO and Airbus […]
Consortium
ESA selects Thales Alenia Space for SOLARIS feasibility study
Thales Alenia Space has been selected by the European Space Agency (ESA) to conduct a feasibility study for the SOLARIS initiative — this study will determine the viability of a […]
Thales Alenia Space and consortium is enlisted by Italian Space Agency for €235 for In-Orbit Servicing demonstration mission
Thales Alenia Space, the joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), has won a €235 million contract from the Italian Space Agency (ASI) to design, develop and qualify a […]
European space + telecoms actors sign partnership agreement to bid for IRIS2 constellation
A group of European space and telecommunications players have come together to form a partnership to respond to the European Commission’s call for tender related to the future European satellite […]
Ariane Group + Eutelsat + Magellium to improve French SSA capabilities
A consortium led by ArianeGroup, in association with Eutelsat and Magellium, has been awarded a contract by CNES under the France 2030 investment plan, to improve space surveillance performance in […]
NASA creates in-space servicing, assembly, manufacturing (ISAM) consortium
NASA has announced a new consortium that will be focused on making in-space servicing, assembly, and manufacturing (ISAM) capabilities a routine part of space architectures and mission lifecycles. Through a […]
Australian Space Agency selects Fugro-led AROSE consortium for lunar rover mission
The Australian federal government recently selected the Australian Remote Operations for Space and Earth (AROSE) consortium for Stage 1 of the Trailblazer mission — this mission is a collaboration between […]
EUA and EUSPA award GMV contract to develop Galileo’s Second Generation capabilities
The European Space Agency, (ESA) acting on behalf of the European Union Agency for the Space Program (EUSPA), and in the name of the European Union represented by the European […]
Airbus European Service Modules — Three in a row!
Three European Service Modules (ESMs) are being integrated in parallel in Airbus’ Bremen cleanrooms. Integration of ESM-3 is almost complete and ESM-4 is well under way, and the newly arrived […]
AAC Clyde Space to be part of first European Space Situational Awareness (SSA) GEO satellite
A consortium that includes AAC Clyde Space‘s subsidiary, AAC Hyperion, has been selected by European Defence Fund to develop a <100 kg satellite to be placed in GEO for space […]