All Articles in Space Exploration
Thales Alenia Space in 2020 – From Earth to Deep Space
An exceptional year for Earth observation and space exploration
Thales Alenia Space: at the heart of lunar industrial challenges
We are kicking off the New Year with hope for the future. Today, Thales Alenia Space signed a contract with the European Space Agency to develop ESPRIT (European System Providing Refueling, Infrastructure and Telecommunications) for the upcoming lunar space station, Gat
Solar Orbiter en route to the Sun… via Venus!
Solar Orbiter will eventually be Walking on Sunshine, but for the moment, it’s attracted by the siren song, " I'm your Venus, I'm your fire”. It will shortly reach Venus to perform its first flyby of five around the shiniest planet in the Solar System!
Thales Alenia Space selected by ESA to undertake a scientific study for a new Comet Interceptor breakthrough mission
Thales Alenia Space in the UK will lead the study to discover previously unseen pristine comets.
Thales Alenia Space delivers the high gain antenna for the Euclid space telescope
Madrid, December 10, 2020 - Thales Alenia Space, a joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), has delivered the K-band high gain antenna to be integrated with the rest of the Euclid satellite in its plant in Turin. Thales Alenia Space in Spain is respo
Thales Alenia Space Chosen by Northrop Grumman to provide the pressurized module for HALO
Turin, December 7, 2020 – Thales Alenia Space, the joint company between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), has signed a contract with Northrop Grumman to develop the pressurized module for HALO (Habitation And Logistics Outpost) that will be one of the first two element
Exploring space to prepare for Earth’s future
Space exploration isn’t simply a sign of humanity’s hubris or a brazen desire to find new places to live and new sources of wealth. If we take the risk of venturing beyond our terrestrial home, it’s also to learn more about ourselves and our planet, improve life on Eart
Another 10 Moon songs
Let's have a look at a selection of 10 songs about the Moon — 10 songs that have influenced pop culture forever.
Thales Alenia Space selected by Airbus as partner to the Mars Sample Return Mission
Turin, October 14, 2020 – Thales Alenia Space, the joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), has signed an Authorization To Proceed (ATP) with Airbus Defence and Space, prime contractor of the program, to contribute to the Earth Return Orbiter (ERO), the ke
Thales Alenia Space on its way to reach the Moon
European Space Agency chooses Thales Alenia Space to deliver the Europe’s two main modules for the lunar space station, key element of the Artemis NASA program