Space

The European Space Agency’s Euclid deep space probe telescopic satellite, with Thales Alenia Space as prime contractor, will map billions of galaxies to unlock the mysteries of the universe.

Cannes, December 11, 2019 – The I3DS project coordinated by Thales Alenia Space within the scope of the European Commission’s vast Horizon 2020 research program, won an Etoiles de l’Europe (“Stars of Europe”) award at the 7th annual ceremony, held yesterday in Paris, wi

Cannes, December 5, 2019 – Thales Alenia Space, the joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), announced today that it has signed a new contract with the European Space Agency (ESA), on behalf of the European Commission, to upgrade Europe’s EGNOS satellite n

Thales Alenia Space recognized for its Space Inspire product line

Cannes, December 4, 2019 – Thales Alenia Space, a Joint Venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), announced today that it has signed a contract with the Egyptian operator Nilesat to build the Nilesat-301 geostationary communications satellite, winning the contrac

Cannes, December 2, 2019 – Following the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Ministerial Council meeting, Space19+, in Seville, Spain, Thales Alenia Space, the joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), welcomed the announcements of the most ambitious plan for the

Space Rider is Europe’s next-generation reusable transportation system for low Earth orbit.

Cannes, November 27, 2019 – The Inmarsat GX5 geostationary telecommunications satellite has been successfully orbited by Arianespace atop an Ariane 5 launcher from the Guiana Space Center in Kourou, French Guiana. Built for Inmarsat, the world leader in global, mobile s

The Meteosat program is celebrating its birthday, 42 years after the first satellite was launched in 1977. Meteosat-1 was launched on November 23, 1977. Placed in geostationary orbit at 0 degrees longitude, it provided a permanent view over most of Europe, the whole of

Toulouse, November 20th, 2019 – Thales Alenia Space, the joint company between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), is proud to announce that its Innovation Cluster has won an “Innovation Team Best Practices 2019 Award” from the Club de Paris des Directeurs d’Innovation, th