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Astrium has been selected by the European Space Agency (ESA) as prime contractor for the Solar Orbiter (SolO) mission that will perform close-up observations of the Sun.
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Thales Alenia Space Deutschland GmbH has signed a contract with Thales Alenia Space-France in the frame of the Meteosat Third Generation (MTG) weather satellites.
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Astrium Services and Hisdesat, the Spanish government satellite service operator, have signed a framework agreement for a joint technology development project with the aim of establishing a constellation approach for the radar satellites TerraSAR-X and PAZ.
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NASA’s Space Technology Program is seeking proposals to develop solar array systems to enable space electric propulsion systems of the future.
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OHB System AG and Kayser-Threde GmbH, both subsidiaries of OHB AG, have signed contracts for the development, construction and testing of the third-generation MTG weather satellites with Thales Alenia Space, the prime contractor in this programme.
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GMV announced a contract with Thaicom Plc. to provide the satellite control centre for the Thaicom 6 communications satellite.
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