Eugenia-Mariana Puchianu is in charge of planning & project control for the propulsion module and thruster drive mechanisms on the Spacebus NEO telecom satellite family. Interview realized in the frame of the 2020 International Women's Day.
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The IXV (Intermediate Experimental Vehicle) was launched five year ago to demonstrate critical atmospheric reentry technologies under real conditions, including aerodynamic and aerothermodynamic performance, plus the thermal protection, navigation and control systems. ...
Ten 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 wer...
The 3GPP standardization organization has recently approved features enabling 5G to support satellite communications. By mid-2021, a set of global technical specifications will be available to seamlessly integrate communications satellites in 5G networks. Thales Alenia...
Three years ago, on January 14 2017, under the sunny skies of California, the first ten Iridium® NEXT satellites were successfully launched from the Vandenberg Air Force Base launch complex.
Thales Alenia Space and partners are pleased to announce the official launch of VERTIGO (Very High Throughput Satellite-Ground Optical link), a 3-year project conducted through the Horizon2020 Research & Innovation program for the European Commission.
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The Meteosat program is celebrating its birthday, 42 years after the first satellite was launched in 1977.
Meteosat-1 was launched on November 23, 1977. Placed in geostationary orbit at 0 degrees longitude, it provided a permanent view over most of Europe, the whole of...