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Thales Alenia Space Chosen by ESA to Lead European Consortium for Harmony Mission

(IN BRIEF) Thales Alenia Space has been selected by the European Space Agency (ESA) to spearhead a wide-ranging European industrial…

2 months ago

Hellas Sat 5 to Feature Cutting-Edge Optical Communication Payload in Partnership with Thales Alenia Space

(IN BRIEF) Hellas Sat and Thales Alenia Space have entered into a partnership to develop an optical communication payload for…

3 months ago

European Commission, EIB, and ESA Collaborate to Boost European Space Sector

(IN BRIEF) In a significant move, the European Commission, the European Investment Bank (EIB), and the European Space Agency (ESA)…

3 months ago

Airbus OneSat: A Transformative Satellite Solution for Thaicom

(IN BRIEF) Thaicom, a leading Asian satellite operator, has chosen Airbus to develop its cutting-edge software-defined high throughput satellite. Airbus…

8 months ago

New Image from James Webb Space Telescope Reveals Intriguing Features of Ring Nebula and Suggests Presence of Dying Star’s Companion

(IN BRIEF) The James Webb Space Telescope has revealed a captivating new image of the Ring Nebula, collaborating with ESA,…

9 months ago

NASA-Backed Starlab Project Takes Shape with Voyager-Airbus Agreement

(IN BRIEF) Voyager Space and Airbus Defence and Space have jointly announced a transatlantic agreement to develop and operate Starlab,…

9 months ago

Airbus-built JUICE spacecraft set for lift-off to study Jupiter’s icy moons

(PRESS RELEASE) TOULOUSE, 20-Jan-2023 — /EuropaWire/ — Airbus (EPA: AIR), a European multinational aerospace corporation, announces that the Airbus-built JUICE (JUpiter…

1 year ago

Die von Airbus gebaute Raumsonde JUICE soll abheben, um Jupiters Eismonde zu untersuchen

(PRESSEMITTEILUNG) TOULOUSE, 20-Jan-2023 — /EuropaWire/ — Airbus (EPA: AIR), ein europäisches multinationales Luft- und Raumfahrtunternehmen, gibt bekannt, dass das von Airbus…

1 year ago

Thales Alenia Space and Eutelsat to help bridge the Digital Divide to enable growth in France and in Europe

The SpaceGate end-to-end baseband solution will reinforce the Eutelsat’s ground segment performances and efficiency (PRESS RELEASE) PARIS, 1-Sep-2022 — /EuropaWire/…

2 years ago

Thales Alenia Space ed Eutelsat per contribuire a colmare il Digital Divide per consentire la crescita in Francia e in Europa

La soluzione end-to-end in banda base SpaceGate rafforzerà le prestazioni e l'efficienza del segmento di terra di Eutelsat (COMUNICATO STAMPA)…

2 years ago

Inmarsat-led consortium works on the development of UK sovereign capability in resilient positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) for the aviation and maritime sectors

(PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 8-Jun-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Inmarsat (LSE: ISAT), the world leader in global, mobile satellite communications, has announced…

2 years ago

Locked down on the ISS, in immersion on the Earth

The virtual reality cycling experience on board the ISS (PRESS RELEASE) MONTPELLIER, France, 1-Apr-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — In an effort…

3 years ago

Swiss start-up ClearSpace SA signs €86 million contract with ESA for the world’s first debris removal mission

(PRESS RELEASE) PARIS, 26-Nov-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Space Agency (ESA), an intergovernmental organisation of 22 member states dedicated…

3 years ago

European Space Agency: free live event on 14 Oct 2020 to show the hardware and the people that Europe relies on for its exploration missions to ISS, Moon and Mars

(PRESS RELEASE) PARIS, 13-Oct-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — European Space Agency, the European intergovernmental organisation dedicated to the exploration of space,…

4 years ago

Rosalind Franklin will be the name of UK built ExoMars rover

(PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 7-Feb-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — UK Science Minister Chris Skidmore and British European Space Agency (ESA) Astronaut Tim Peake…

5 years ago

Airbus-built Aeolus wind sensing satellite successfully launched from Kourou, French Guiana

Airbus-built Aeolus satellite to map Earth’s wind in real-time Kourou, French Guiana, 24-Aug-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Aeolus, the European Space Agency’s…

6 years ago

ESA welcomes proposals that will shape the future of space transportation services

PARIS, 16-Jul-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — ESA is calling for ideas that will shape the future of space transportation services – to…

6 years ago

Thales Alenia Space won contract from the European Space Agency (ESA) for the Phase A study of LISA (Laser Interferometer Space Antenna)

Thales Alenia Space wins ESA study contract for LISA mission to investigate the history of Universe CANNES, 06-Jun-2018 — /EuropaWire/…

6 years ago

ESA to hold special media briefing on SmallGEO Europe’s versatile small telecom satellite platform on 18 January

PARIS, 16-Dec-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — A special briefing on SmallGEO, Europe’s versatile small telecom satellite platform, will be held on 18…

7 years ago

ESA to hold press briefing on its achievements and opportunities ahead on 18 January 2017

PARIS, 16-Dec-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — On Wednesday, 18 January, ESA Director General Jan Woerner will meet the media for the traditional…

7 years ago

Leonardo-Finmeccanica to create the spectrometer for the FLEX mission as part of the ESA’s ‘Earth Explorer’ Programme

Climate change: 74 million contract from ESA Leonardo will provide the spectrometer for the FLEX Space mission, which will study…

7 years ago

International Space Station (ISS): drone successfully learned by itself to see distances using only one eye

Delft, The Netherlands, 03-Oct-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — During an experiment performed on board of the International Space Station (ISS) a small drone…

8 years ago

ESA: Media invited to follow the launch of the 2nd satellite of the Sentinel-1 mission from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana on 22 April

PARIS, 18-Apr-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The second satellite of the Sentinel-1 mission – Sentinel-1B – is set for launch from Europe’s…

8 years ago

First relay satellite of the SpaceDataHighway EDRS-A successfully launched into geostationary orbit

BLAGNAC, 04-Feb-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — EDRS-A, the first relay satellite of the SpaceDataHighway, was successfully launched into geostationary orbit on 30 January…

8 years ago

Innobyte developed new European Space Software Repository for the European Space Agency

Innobyte supported the European Space Agency for the development of the European Space Software Repository (ESSR), an ESA information web…

9 years ago

ESA: Media invitation for the presentation of applications using early images from the 2nd satellite in orbit for the EU’s Copernicus Earth observation programme

PARIS, 20-7-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Media representatives are invited to a presentation of potential applications using the early images from…

9 years ago

EIB financed €225m out of the total €598m cost for construction and in-orbit validation of Alphasat, the world’s largest and most sophisticated commercial satellite

29-7-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The world’s largest and most sophisticated commercial satellite was launched successfully from the European Space port in…

11 years ago

Europe’s largest spaceship Albert Einstein reached the International Space Station on 15 June

17-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — ESA’s fourth Automated Transfer Vehicle, Albert Einstein, completed a flawless rendezvous with the International Space Station on…

11 years ago

ESA’s heaviest cargo ship Albert Einstein launched into orbit from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana

14-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — ESA’s fourth Automated Transfer Vehicle, Albert Einstein, was launched into orbit last evening from Europe’s Spaceport in…

11 years ago

The European Space Agency (ESA) to present at the 50th Paris Air & Space Show at Le Bourget

UPDATE 13 JUNE: CALL FOR MEDIA 13-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ —  ESA will be present at the 50th Paris Air & Space…

11 years ago