Thalès Alenia Space

was born on April 10th, 2007 in astronautics by the contribution with Thalès from the space activities from Alcatel-Lucent held in Alcatel Alenia Space.

in 2006 became the world leader in term of orders and the first manufacturer in Europe. in the field of the satellite and a major actor in the field of the orbital infrastructure.

Its head office is based with the Space center of Cannes Mandelieu, with Cannes, the Alpes-Maritimes, France.

Organization

During creation in 2007, Pascale Sourisse is named chairman, in the continuity of the functions which it occupied within Alcatel Alenia Space.

In 2007, employs 7200 people in eleven industrial sites in four countries (France, Italy, Spain, Belgium):

Cannes, France, also sheltering the Head office
Aquila, Italy
Doves, France
Florence, Italy
Milan, Italy
Rome Saccomuro/Tiburtina, Italy
Turin, Italy
Toulouse, France
Hoboken, Belgium
Charleroi, Belgium
Madrid, Spain

Programs

takes part in the great programs of ; satellites:

Communications satellite of the family Spacebus of which Syracuse 3 (military telecommunications)
Development of the heavy platform of telecommunications satellites Alphabus, in co-operation with EADS Astrium Satellite Satellites
in low Orbit of the family Proteus
Total Monitoring for Environment and Safety (environment and safety)
Galileo (navigation)
Météosat second generation, (MSG) (meteorology)
Sicral
Photogravure
Space telescope Herschel and Satellite Planck for the Space agency European
COSMO-SkyMed;
SAR-Lupe.

; but also with the International space station

and its module Harmony.

Thalès Alenia Space suffers from the weakness of the dollar

Such is the declaration of its chairman, Pascale Sourisse, on September 26th, 2007 which could lose several contracts of satellites. This effect is underlined by many media during these fourth quarters 2007, " the Elysium being pleased officially that French arguments on l'" euro fort" started to gain points".

International space station

Thalès Alenia Space is in the adventure of the International space station by the module of connection Node 2, named Harmony, carried out in one of its Italian factories. In a very technological environment, Thalès Alenia Space thus plays a fundamental role while providing about half of volume (7 meters length and 4,6 meters in diameter, is approximately 500 cubic meters, weighing 14 tons) pressurized and livable of the Station, with the delivery of the First large European module at the Station.

October 23rd, 2007 in astronautics: Harmony is launched on board STS-120, like primary education component of the mission of assembly ISS-10A.

October 27th, 2007 in astronautics, 12:24 GMT: Harmony is fastened at the station. The Italian Paolo Nespoli expert of the European space agency (ESA), and the commander of the ISS, American the Peggy Whitson, open the hoppers of the module and start to prepare it for his future activities.

Harmony, is a crucial factor for the development of the orbital structure. It not only makes it possible to increase the livable space of the Station but also to reach 3 units of experimentation: the American laboratory Destiny, the European scientific laboratory Columbus, and the Japanese module Kibo. Moreover, it will be used as point of anchoring for the vehicle of Japanese transfer H II, for modules MPLM like for the future missions. It will also be used as support with the robot-like arm, Canadarm2, which will be hung outside Harmony.

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