07 January 2016
France and Germany May Withdraw from ISS in 2020
... including the 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...
13 May 2016
Arianespace's Next Soyuz mission begins payload integration with Galileo spacecraft.
... and their onboard payloads are supplied by UK-based Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL) – which is 99-percent owned by Airbus Defence and Space. According to a press release issued by Arianespace, "Danielė" and "Alizée" will become the 13th...
23 May 2016
Soyuz’ latest mission for Europe ready for launch tomorrow
..., Germany, 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...
07 June 2016
A green light for the LISA Pathfinder mission
... is an international endeavour involving 40 companies and institutes from 14 European countries and the USA and was built by Airbus Defence & Space UK, with on-board software development by SciSys Ltd.
11 October 2019
Spacebit unveils its design of the UK's first Moon rover
... rover, the country is also developing the "Rosalind Franklin" rover. This is being built by the British division of Airbus in Stevenage and is aiming for lift-off to Mars in July 2020. If you would like to see what the...
25 August 2021
Russia's Luna-25 mission postponed over 'problems during testing'
... also carry a camera as part of its 30 kilogram science payload, to image the terrain. According to OIP, a subcontractor for Airbus Defense Space, the camera will be testing technology for the future joint ESA-Russia Luna Resource...
