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Airbus Defence and Space adds BGAN service to its M2M Proximity platform

December 2nd, 2014 Posted in Uncategorised

2 December 2014 – Airbus Defence and Space has announced the addition of BGAN (Broadband Global Area Network) M2M (Machine-to-Machine) devices to its Proximity M2M platform.

First image download over new gigabit laser connection in space

November 29th, 2014 Posted in Uncategorised

28 November 2014 – The first ever gigabit transmission via laser of imagery between the radar sensor on Sentinel-1A and Alphasat satellites, the latter built by Airbus Defence and Space, has taken place successfully.

CGI awarded £2.8m Iris Precursor contract by Inmarsat

November 26th, 2014 Posted in Uncategorised

26 November 2014 – CGI has today announced that it has been awarded a contract by Inmarsat for the safety systems development, integration and IT security services of Iris Precursor, which will support data communications between the pilot an...

Launch of the UK Space Agency’s International Partnership Space Programme

November 17th, 2014 Posted in Uncategorised

17 November 2014 – The UK Space Agency is pleased to announce the launch of the International Partnership Space Programme. Full details of the programme can be found on the Agency’s website www.bis.gov.uk/ukspaceagency along with application ...

ESA commissions Airbus Defence and Space as prime contractor for US space capsule Orion service module

November 17th, 2014 Posted in Uncategorised

17 November 2014 – Airbus Defence and Space has signed a contract with ESA for the development and construction of the service module for Orion, the future American human space capsule. The contract is worth around €390m. The service module w...

Register now for Horizon 2020 Space UK Info Day – 2015 Calls

November 13th, 2014 Posted in Uncategorised

13 November 2014 – The Space KTN is inviting people to join it on 9 December in London for a European Commission presentation on the content of the H2020 Space 2015 Work Programme

Success for Rosetta

November 12th, 2014 Posted in Uncategorised

12 November 2014 – Today at 17:03 PM (CET), the European Space Operations Centre in Darmstadt reported a successful landing, announcing: “Philae has landed!”. Some seven hours before, the Philae lander had detached from the Rosetta spacecraft...

Finmeccanica – Selex ES wins €65m contract with Airbus Defence and Space

November 10th, 2014 Posted in Uncategorised

10 November 2014 – Finmeccanica - Selex ES has signed a €65m contract with Airbus Defence and Space to supply an innovative high-performance, optical instrument which will be used within the climate and environmental monitoring MetOp- SG prog...

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