Meet Véronique Jacques de Dixmude, HR Partner in Belgium
Interview realized in the frame of the 2021 International Women's Day.
Meet Eleonora Zeminiani, a Deputy Program Manager based in Italy, who has always loved science and space exploration
Interview realized in the frame of the 2021 International Women's Day.
On Mars, with Perseverance!
After a journey lasting nearly seven months, NASA’s Perseverance rover touched down on Mars yesterday, February 18. It landed in the Jezero Crater, a 45-kilometer (28 mile) hole in the ground about 18 degrees north of the Martian equator. This was a huge success for NA...
HALO: first component of Gateway cislunar space station takes shape
Lunar Gateway’s Habitation And Logistics Outpost (HALO) is moving forwards. Thales Alenia Space, in coordination with prime contractor Northrop Grumman, marks a first major milestone regarding the Lunar quest: the welding of two components, a ring and a cylinder for HA...
Thales Alenia Space delivers antenna for Jupiter exploration mission
Thales Alenia Space recently delivered the high-gain antenna (HGA) for the JUICE (Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer) mission to prime contractor Airbus Defence & Space. Despite the coronavirus pandemic, our engineers and technicians continue to perform critical operations for...
Europe’s reentry vehicles, from IXV to Space Rider
IXV, the Intermediate Experimental Vehicle, was launched six years ago to the day, on February 11, 2015. It made a flawless suborbital flight lasting 100 minutes and covering 25,000 kilometers, the last 8,000 in a searing atmospheric descent and splashdown right on tar...
Tranquility and Cupola, a stellar combo benefiting mankind since 2010
Eleven years ago to the day, the Space Shuttle Endeavour lifted off with two new modules for the International Space Station: Node 3, dubbed Tranquility, and the Cupola. Both were designed, integrated and tested by Thales Alenia Space in Turin, Italy. The two modules ...
ARVIn: Physically Distant, Technologically Close
The creative teams at our L’Aquila plant in Italy have developed an innovative technology that allows customers to remotely inspect hardware during the production process.
Franck Riester, French Minister Delegate for Foreign Trade, visits Thales Alenia Space
Thales Alenia Space was pleased to welcome to its Cannes plant today Franck Riester, French Minister for Foreign Trade and Economic Attractiveness, as well as David Lisnard, Mayor of Cannes.
16 years ago Huygens probe landed on Saturn’s moon, Titan
On This Day in 2005 the Huygens probe landed on Saturn's enigmatic moon.