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Thales Alenia Space to provide the Mirror Assembly Module Demonstrator for Athena

ESA’s 2nd ‘Large’ mission in the Cosmic Vision programme

Thales Alenia Space (TAS), a joint-venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), has signed a contract with ESA (European Space Agency) worth € 2,8 Million for the study, design, manufacture and test of the ATHENA Mirror Assembly Module Demonstrator.ATHENA (Advanced Telescope for High ENergy Astrophysics) is the 2nd ‘Large’ mission in the ESA Science Cosmic Vision programme, focusing on the Hot a...

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Rome, Italy, 01/07/2021 11:54
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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