Tag Archives: The European Space Agency

Airbus Defence and Space delivers LISA Pathfinder spacecraft to the European Space Agency

Ground-breaking spacecraft passes all in-orbit tests and officially handed over to ESA on 7 March Test masses Jake and Elwood flying free ready to prove the technology for future gravitational wave observatories BLAGNAC, 08-Mar-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Airbus Defence and … Read the full press release

Airbus Defence and Space signs the first contract for the fully reconfigurable Quantum satellite with Eutelsat and the European Space Agency

First fully reconfigurable payload with total coverage, bandwidth, power and frequency flexibility marks milestone in satellite business PPP contract with Eutelsat and European Space Agency Blagnac, 13-7-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Airbus Defence and Space has signed the first contract for the … Read the full press release

The European Space Agency’s IXV atmospheric reentry demonstrator developed by Thales Alenia Space kicked off its launch campaign at the Guiana Space Center in French Guiana

Cannes, 13-10-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Space Agency’s IXV (Intermediate Experimental Vehicle) atmospheric reentry demonstrator, developed by Thales Alenia Space as prime contractor, has kicked off its launch campaign at the Guiana Space Center in French Guiana. The launch is … Read the full press release