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AerospaceItalian and French aviation and aeropsace industies incerase their cooperation
Milan, Italy - From March 18 to 20 a roadshow in Turin, Rome and Napes
To improve the cooperation between Italian and French space industry, the French Commercial unit in Milan (Ubifrance) and Italian minister for Economic development organized a roadshow, th be held from... more
Aerospacee-GEOS (Telespazio/ASI) Telespazio/ASI) signs an exclusive strategic alliance contract with 4C to distribute COSMO-Sky-Med satellite data
Rome, Italy - For a value of 180 million Euros
e-GEOS, a company set up by Telespazio (Finmeccanica/Thales) and the Italian Space Agency, has signed a contract worth 180 million Euro with Luxembourg based company 4C Satellite Images & Technologies... more
AerospaceFinmeccanica: agreements signed between Telespazio and DRS Technologies
Rome, Italy - The Italian company to supply telecommunications services
Telespazio, a Finmeccanica/Thales company, has signed agreements for two separate contracts with DRS Technologies, which was acquired by Finmeccanica in October 2008. The agreement covers the provision... more
AerospaceTelespazio wins contract in Turkey for the Göktürk satellite system
Rome, Italy - A deal worth more than 250 million Euros
Telespazio, a Finmeccanica/Thales company, has won a tender as prime contractor, supported by Thales Alenia Space (a Thales/Finmeccanica company), from the Turkish Ministry of Defence for the Göktürk s... more
AerospaceTelespazio France (Finmeccanica/Thales) signs a new large contract with CNES
Toulouse, France - To perform satellite control and ground station services for the French space agency
"Telespazio France, subsidiary of Telespazio (Finmeccanica/Thales), has been selected by CNES (Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales), the French Space Agency, to perform control services of its satellites a... more
AerospaceLeonardo goes back to space onboard Space Shuttle Endeavour
Rome, Italy - The Italian Module designed by ASI
On November 14th the Space Shuttle Endeavour launched from Kennedy Space Centre, Cape Canaveral, Florida. Onboard the Italian Leonardo Module, the first of the MPLM ((Multipurpose Pressurized Logistic... more
AerospaceThales Alenia Space delivered SICRAL-1B satellite
Rome, Italy - Telespazio responsible for launch and early orbit phase
The SICRAL-1B satellite, built by Thales Alenia Space, has completed the integration and test phase and arrived in California, where it will begin the preparation campaign for launch, which will take place... more
AerospaceTelespazio signs an agreement with GeoEye
Dulles, USA - To merchandise images from the GeoEye-1 satellite in Europe and North Africa
Telespazio, a Finmeccanica/Thales company, has signed an exclusive agreement with the U.S. company GeoEye, for the production and sale in Europe and North Africa of the high-resolution images, products... more
AerospaceAVIONEWS at COSMO-SkyMed event (2): now under-control of the Telespazio Fucino Space Center
Rome, Italy - Operating the third satellite of the Italian system
Fucino Space Centre (Finmeccanica/Thales) successfully acquires the third COSMO-SkyMed satellite At 05:35:43 Italian time of Saturday, the third satellite of the COSMO-SkyMed Earth observation constellation... more
AerospaceAVIONEWS at COSMO-SkyMed event: launched the third satellite of the constellation
Rome, Italy - The Italian Defense, ASI and the Italian industry must be equally proud
The third satellite in the Earth Observation constellation, COSMO-SkyMed, lifted off at 7:28 pm local time of Saturday from the Vandenberg Air Force base in California, on a Boeing Delta II rocket. "This... more
AerospaceTelespazio: tonight the launch of the third COSMO-SkyMed's satellite
Rome, Italy - The event is scheduled for 7:28 p.m. LT
Everything is ready at the Vandenberg Air Force base in California for the launch of the third satellite in the Earth Observation constellation, COSMO-SkyMed, on a Boeing Delta II rocket. The liftoff is... more
AerospaceTelespazio participates in the ASITA national conference
L'Aquila, Italy - From October 21 to 24
Telespazio, a Finmeccanica company, participates in the 12th ASITA National Conference that will be held in L'Aquila from October 21 to 24 at the Financial Police's Inspectors and Sergeants School. The... more
AerospaceTelespazio, technical sponsor of "Oltre. Beyond the edge"
Rome, Italy - The Arctic expedition that will recreate Amundsen’s voyage
Telespazio, a Finmeccanica/Thales company, is to be the technical sponsor of the Arctic expedition "Oltre. Beyond the edge”, that, from November 2008 to March 2009, on the 90th anniversary of Norwegian R... more
AerospaceGALILEO: Thales Alenia Space and Telespazio preselected by European Commission
Brussels, Belgium - 11 companies for the second phase
Among 11 companies of short list (published on European Commission Website) in competition to supply the first complete constellation of GALILEO, European satellite radio navigation system, there are Thales... more
AerospaceTelespazio Master’s Course in its third year
Avezzano, Italy - On September 22nd at the Fucino Space Centre
The opening ceremony of the third edition of the “Space and Communication Systems” master’s course, promoted by Telespazio’s Space OPS Academy in collaboration with the Abruzzo universities and the Fin... more
AerospaceTelespazio acquires 40% of the French company Novacom Services SA
Rome, Italy - A specialized company in innovative navigation and localisation
Telespazio, a Finmeccanica/Thales company, has acquired a 40% stake in the French company Novacom Services SA, which is 60%-owned by Collecte Localisation Satellites (CLS), a subsidiary of the French space... more
AerospaceFinmeccanica (4): the space sector
Rome, Italy - Thales Alenia Space and Telespazio
- Revenues stood at EUR 451 million, up EUR 74 million (+20%) on the previous year’s figure of EUR 377 million, owing to increased output in both segments (manufacturing and satellite services). Production r... more
AerospaceItalian Space Agency under receivership
Rome, Italy - No details on the reasons
"On the proposal of the Italian Education, University and Research Minister, Mariastella Gelmini: starting of the procedure for the election of Enrico Saggese and Piero Benvenuti respectively as extraordinary... more
AerospaceItalian Space Agency and Telespazio present e-Geos: "Special Farnborough 2008" (15)
Farnborough, United Kingdom - Today afternoon at the Finmeccanica stand
e-Geos, the joint-venture established by the Italian Space Agency and Telespazio (Finmeccanica/Thales), has been presented today at the "Farnborough International Air Show". ASI President Giovanni Fabrizio... more
AerospaceTelespazio (Finmeccanica/Thales) promotes an International Summer School at the Space Centre of Fucino
Rome, Italy - It will take place from today, July 7 to 11
"The first edition of the Summer School of high specialization for flight disciplines will take place from 7 to 11 of July 2008, near the Space Centre of Fucino of Telespazio, a society Finmeccanica/Thales.... more
AerospaceThales Alenia Space to cooperate with IAI in the Amos-4 satellite
Cannes, France - Alenia is a part of Italian Finmeccanica Group
Thales Alenia Space announces a contract with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) LTD, acting through its Systems Missiles and Space Group, MBT Space Division, to supply RF communication assemblies for the... more
AerospaceSELEX GALILEO signs landmark agreement with RF Micro Device
Rome, Italy - A new era in the supply of semiconductor technology
SELEX GALILEO, a Finmeccanica company and one of Europe’s foremost Aerospace and Defense organisations signed recently a strategic supply agreement with RF Micro Devices (RFMD), a global leader in the d... more
AerospaceFinmeccanica: SELEX GALILEO for the monitoring of the planet warm-up within GMES programme
Rome, Italy - A deal worth 65 million Euro
SELEX GALILEO, a Finmeccanica company, has signed a contract worth 65,49 million Euro with Thales Alenia Space, to supply the Sea and Land Surface Temperature Radiometer (SLSTR), a crucial element of the... more
Aerospace"LIAISON" takes off: European project for managing emergencies
Rome, Italy - Thales Alenia Space, Telespazio, and the fire brigade present the satellite system that can remotely guide the emergency services to the scene
On 20 May, Thales Alenia Space and Telespazio, both members of the Space Alliance between Finmeccanica and Thales, will present the "LIAISON" (Location-based services for the enhancement of working environment)... more
AerospaceFinmeccanica approves the first quarter results 2008 (4): the space sector
Rome, Italy - Thales Alenia Space and Telespazio
Revenues were EUR 203 million, up EUR 37 million (+22%) versus EUR 166 million in 1Q07, owing to increased output in both the manufacturing and satellite services segments. Production related principally... more
AerospaceAVIONEWS at Telespazio space Center in Fucino (2): Selex Galileo atomic clock
Avezzano, Italy - The exactest clock for space applications
"With a frequency's stability which is equivalent to a gap for a second every 3 million years, the Passive Hydrogen Maser (Phm) is the solidest clock ever made for space applications"; that's what Selex... more
AerospaceTelespazio: launch of Jupiter-B, the GALILEO second experimental satellite
Avezzano, Italy - In the night between April 26th and 27th
Jupiter-B, the GALILEO second experimental satellite, the European satellite navigation system, will be launched from the Baikonur cosmodrome, in Kazakhstan, in the night between April 26th and 27th. Onboard... more
AerospaceTelespazio to participate in the "Toulouse Space Show 2008"
Rome, Italy - From April 22nd to 25th
Telespazio, a Finmeccanica/Thales company, is to take part in the "Toulouse Space Show" - the international exhibition dedicated to space applications - which will take place from 22nd to 25th April at... more
AerospaceEU approves programme for "Galileo" satellite system
Brussels, Belgium - Next april, 27th it will be launched the 2nd satellite test
Transport and Telecommunications Council of the EU, met yesterday in Luxembourg, has approved the European satellite project called "Galileo", after many impediments and financial troubles, passed by Ecofin... more
AerospaceTelespazio purchases Spanish company Aurensis
Madrid, Spain - Specialized in technologies for territorial applications and aerial, satellite and Earth observation services,
Telespazio, a Finmeccanica/Thales company, has acquired full control of Aurensis SL, a Spanish company specialized in technologies for territorial applications and aerial, satellite and Earth observation... more
AerospaceFinmeccanica: Telespazio to take part in "SATExpo Europe 2008"
Rome, Italy - At the New Rome Trade Center from 27th to 29th March
Telespazio, a Finmeccanica/Thales company, will take part in "SATExpo Europe 2008", the international exhibition of space and advanced telecommunications to be held at the New Rome Trade Center from 27... more
AerospaceFinmeccanica: the hyper spectral technology of SELEX GALILEO for the mission "PRISMA"
Rome, Italy - The launch is forecast by the end of 2011
Activities in SELEX GALILEO, a Finmeccanica company, site of Campi Bisenzio are growing in preparation for the ASI (Italian Space Agency) mission "PRISMA", due for launch by the end of 2011. "PRISMA"... more
AerospaceTelespazio and MARS Center take part in scientific experiments on board the International Space Station
Rome, Italy - The main goal of the mission will be to install the Columbus module
Through its subsidiary MARS Center (Microgravity Advanced Research and Support Center) Telespazio, a Finmeccanica/Thales company, is set to take part in scientific experiments to be conducted on board... more
Aerospace"Rome's Festival of Science 2008", the presence of Telespazio
Rome, Italy - At the Auditorium "Parco della Musica" from January 14th to 21th
Telespazio is taking part in Rome’s third Festival of Sciences, which will be held at the Auditorium "Parco della Musica" from January 14th to 21th. At the Filas/Lazio Region exhibition area, Telespazio, a... more
AerospaceTelespazio presents the “Love Planet Earth 2008” calendar dedicated to the North and South Poles
Rome, Italy - A look on the different realities of the Planet
Telespazio, a Finmeccanica/Thales company, is proud to present its Love Planet Earth 2008 calendar, dedicated - in the International Polar Year - to the coldest places on Earth, those where global warming... more
AerospaceDEMA signs a contract with Bombardier Aerospace
Naples, Italy - Quinquennial agreement for a value of 30 million dollars
DEMA - DEsign MAnufacturing, a company of Campania working in the aerospace components field, has signed in the last days a quinquennial agreement for the value of 30 million dollars with Bombardier Aerospace... more
AerospaceAVIONEWS at the COSMO-SkyMed event (5): the Thales position
Rome, Italy - "With this project the Italian space industry made significant improvements"
Engineer Rubertone, on behalf of Thales, stated: "After 25 years of work in the space sector, and in this case in the remote sensing field, with COSMO-SkyMed the Italian space industry has made significant... more
AerospaceAVIONEWS at the COSMO-SkyMed event: strong upper winds have blocked the launch of the second satellite
Rome, Italy - The launch could be postponed
Yesterday night, at the Italian Space Agency headquarters in Rome, a celebratory event on the occasion of the launch of the COSMO-SkyMed constellation's second satellite - fruit of the Italian space industry... more
AerospaceTelespazio and MARS Center take part in scientific experiments on board the ISS
Rome, Italy - The launch is forecast on December 6th at 10:30 pm
Through its subsidiary MARS Center (Microgravity Advanced Research and Support Center) Telespazio, a Finmeccanica/Thales company, is set to take part in scientific experiments to be conducted on board... more
AerospaceTelespazio: Cosmo-SkyMed doubles from the US base of Vanderberg
Rome, Italy - Scheduled for Thursday morning the launch of the second satellite
"Vandenberg Air Force Base again will have some Italian flavor this week when a Delta 2 rocket is set to carry aloft that nation's second Earth-imaging satellite of the year. The 12-story-tall Delta... more
AerospaceThe Galileo satellite programme risks the stop again
Rome, Italy - Soon the meeting between Prodi and the German chancellor Angela Merkel
The Galileo satellite project has been brought forward by the Germans, said Pier Francesco Guarguaglini, CEO of Finmeccanica, talking about the next meeting between Italian Premier Romano Prodi and the... more
AerospaceFinmeccanica (5). sectors of activity - Space
Rome, Italy - Thales Alenia Space and Telespazio
- Revenues were EUR 593 million, up 14% on the EUR 519 million the previous year, essentially as a result of more production work in the manufacturing segment. Production related principally to: planning... more
AerospaceTelespazio at the "Genoa Science Festival"
Genoa, Italy - It will present a series of satellite images of the Earth
From 25 October to 6 November 2007, Telespazio will be exhibiting at the "Genoa Science Festival", now in its fifth year. The show will consist of around 400 events held over 13 days, including exhibitions,... more
AerospaceTelespazio: COSMO-SkyMed now fully operational
Matera, Italy - The first images from the Italian Earth observation system unveiled at the Matera Space Centre
With the completion of the checking and setup phases, COSMO-SkyMed, the world’s first Earth observation satellite constellation, has entered full operational mode. The first of the four radar satellites t... more
AerospaceAerospace, there will be an agreement between Campania and Puglia
Naples, Italy - After the cooperation with Piedmont, the regional council approved the draft for a new district
Region Campania has made a draft to constitute an Understanding protocol for an aerospace district with Puglia. Andrea Cozzolino, regional councillor for Productive Activities, is enthusiastic: "We aspire... more
AerospaceAVIONEWS at Fucino Space Centre: the foundation stone for the Galileo Control Centre
Avezzano, Italy - "Galileo programme marks the debut of European Union in the space"
The foundation stone for the Galileo Control Centre of the European satellite navigation system was laid today at the Telespazio Space Centre in Fucino, with the participation of the President of the Senate... more
AerospaceGalileo programme: postponed the lauch of the second satellite to March 2008
Frankfurt, Germany - For the delay of the Soyuz rocket launchs from Baikonur cosmodrome
The launch of the second test satellite for the Galileo Positioning System, the Giove-B satellite that Thales Alenia Space delivered on September 4th to ESA - European Space Agency (see AVIONEWS), envisioned... more
AerospaceTelespazio: celebration for the first stone of Galileo Constellation Control Centre
Avezzano, Italy - On September 27th at Fucino Space Center
On September 27th, 2007, at Fucino Space Center in Avezzano (AQ), Telespazio, Finmeccanica/Thales company, will celebrate the laying of the first stone of Galileo Constellation Control Centre, the European... more
AerospaceTelespazio signed a deal with Teledife for the launch and the management of Sicral-1B satellite
Rome, Italy - The Company will finance a part of the programme
Telespazio, a Finmeccanica/Thales company, has signed a EUR 118 million contract with Teledife, the Italian Defence Ministry’s directorate of Telecoms, IT and technology, to complete the Sicral 1B military c... more
AerospaceTelespazio in partnership with Italian Defense Ministry to launch the Sicral 1B satellite
Rome, Italy - A project worth about EUR 400 million
The commercial space market has recently shown excellent signs of an upturn. The major growth is expected in the broadband systems and services, while the demand from European government programmes... more