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Thales Alenia Space is responsible for the primary and the secondary structure, and thermo-mechanical systems of ESA's European Service Modules (ESM) Turin (Italy), 31st May 2022 - Thales Alenia Space, a joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), has succes...

The latest Cygnus resupply vessel, named in honor of former astronaut and renowned climate scientist Piers Sellers, has successfully docked to the International Space Station (ISS). The 17th Cygnus operational mission was launched by an Antares 230+ rocket from NASA’s W...

It’s getting to be quite a long time since the first human space flight. Sixty years ago, on April 12, 1961 – nearly 58 years after the Wright Brothers made the first powered flight – Yuri Gagarin orbited the Earth in the Vostok 3KA-3 capsule, proving that humans could...

Rome, April 8, 2021 - Thales Alenia Space, the joint company between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), has won a contract from the Italian space agency (ASI) to conduct a feasibility study of 16 design concepts to support a human presence on the Moon. ASI's initiative is...

A half-century after the first man on the moon, Thales Alenia Space is participating in developing a permanent human lunar presence for a better and sustainable life on Earth.

Thales’s Angénieux optics continues to make space history a half century after man’s first step on the moon. Read on.

When we think about the universe, we all feel like we’re riding an emotional roller coaster, from fear to surprise to wonder. Last weeks we were all sad, as we said goodbye to NASA’s incredible rover, Opportunity.

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) has awarded Thales Alenia Space two contracts concerning the delivery of the Transponders and the Travelling Wave Tube Amplifiers for the Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosyste...

Juno spacecraft reached Jupiter after a 5-year journey!