23 May 2016
Soyuz’ latest mission for Europe ready for launch tomorrow
..., their onboard payloads are supplied by UK-based Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL) – which is 99 percent owned by Airbus Defence and Space. A further 16 satellites are planned for the Galileo program which is due for completion in 2020...
18 December 2024
EU to launch advanced constellation to counter Musk’s Starlink
... the satcom ecosystem, including Thales Alenia Space, OHB, Airbus Defence and Space, Telespazio, Deutsche Telekom, Orange, Hisdesat and Thales SIX. Emphasising a commitment to competitiveness and innovation, the collaboration is designed to ensure...
08 February 2019
ESA's new Mars rover has a new name
...,” says ESA Director General Jan Woerner. The name was revealed this week in the ‘Mars Yard’ at Airbus Defence and Space in Stevenage, in the United Kingdom, where the rover is being built. ESA astronaut Tim Peake met the...
June 2015
Beagle 2: discovering the lost Mars lander
... the UK becoming a leading member of ESA’s Aurora programme and the ESA ExoMars mission. The UK is leading the design and building of the Rover for the ExoMars 2018 mission at Airbus Defence and Space, Stevenage. The rover will explore Mars drilling...
August 2016
High-resolution Earth observation data is changing the character of war
... commercial phenomenon in satellite imagery also underway. Companies such as DigitalGlobe, based in the United States, and Europe’s Airbus Defence and Space have been providing Middle East clients with high-resolution satellite imagery for many years...
07 January 2016
France and Germany May Withdraw from ISS in 2020
... common operating charges – by more than 30 percent in recent years, in part by outsourcing much of the work to Airbus Defence and Space and in part by consolidating ground operations. ESA budgeted human spaceflight, which is mainly the ISS, at 371...
