March 2017
Space is open for business
... for industry having a driving role in the push for commercial utilisation of space, an opinion shared by Walter Cugno, vice president of Exploration and Science Domain at Thales Alenia Space Italia. “The role of the private companies in LEO should...
March 2018
Enabling private sector success in space - SGAC perspective
...the Moon, asteroid exploration and Mars, has had its effect on NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS). About the authors Lauren Napier has a BS in ... France, at the European Commission in Brussels and in Thales Alenia Space in France and in Italy.
December 2021
The rise of the UK space economy
... applications and built an international business around it. In the past few years, international companies such as Thales Alenia Space and Lockheed Martin have established significant commercial operations in the UK. However, all are still producing...
September 2023
A multifaceted approach to space sustainability
..., OneWeb and SpaceX in September 2022. ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher and executives of Airbus Defence & Space, OHB and Thales Alenia Space announced during the 2023 Paris Air Show, they would jointly develop a ‘Zero Debris Charter...
April 2024
ROOM at the 74th International Astronautical Congress
... agencies in attendance included those of India, Japan, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and the UK, while companies included AstroScale, i-Space, Surrey Satellite and Thales Alenia Space. It was also interesting to see a new offering from VAST (tagline: “live...
October 2025
High-altitude platforms - the search for an optimised legal framework
... consideration of whether the third potential ‘model’ may be preferable or risks introducing unnecessary complexity and cost. Thales Alenia Space’s Stratobus airship can carry up to 250 kg of payload, its electric engines flying against the breeze...
