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Thales Alenia Space: Giampiero Di Paolo appointed Deputy CEO, Senior Vice President Observation, Exploration and Navigation, and CEO of Thales Alenia Space Italia.

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Thales Alenia Space: Giampiero Di Paolo appointed Deputy CEO, Senior Vice President Observation, Exploration and Navigation, and CEO of Thales Alenia Space Italia.


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Thales Alenia Space: Giampiero Di Paolo appointed Deputy CEO, Senior Vice President Observation, Exploration and Navigation, and CEO of Thales Alenia Space Italia.

Giampiero Di Paolo succeeds Massimo Claudio Comparini, newly appointed Managing Director of Leonardo’s Space Business Unit and Chairman of Thales Alenia Space Supervisory Board Cannes, September 5th…


Thales Alenia Space reveals results of ASCEND feasibility study on space data centers

Cannes, June 27, 2024 — Thales Alenia Space, the joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), today announced the promising results of the ASCEND (Advanced Space Cloud for European Net zero…


Space Alliance wins 2024 Farnèse d’Or award

Thales and Leonardo recognized for strengthening ties between Italy and France through space cooperation under Quirinal Treaty   Rome, June 21, 2024 – Hervé Derrey, CEO of Thales Alenia Space, and…


ASTRA 1P communications satellite successfully launched

The most powerful geostationary satellite ever designed to operate from 19.2° East Cape Canaveral, Florida, June 21, 2024 – ASTRA 1P communications satellite has successfully been launched by a…


SKY Perfect JSAT selects Thales Alenia Space to build a new cutting-edge software-defined satellite “JSAT-31”

Tokyo / Cannes, May 27th 2024 – Asia’s largest satellite operator SKY Perfect JSAT and Thales Alenia Space, the joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), announced they have signed a…


Thales Alenia Space signed a contract with the European Space Agency to develop a Low Earth Orbit Cargo Return Service

This contract represents a significant leap in securing Europe sustainable access to Low Earth Orbit (LEO). The vehicle and associated ground infrastructure will be compatible with the evolution…


The search for life on Mars goes on with ExoMars 2028

 Thales Alenia Space has signed a contract with the European Space Agency to continue work to take a European rover to search for traces of life on Mars The European mission to Mars is restarting…


Thales Alenia Space won European Space Agency’s one of two LEO-PNT Orbit Demonstrators

A new satnav layer to complement the European Galileo constellation for added resilience and novel services A Low Earth Orbit constellation dedicated to Positioning Navigation and Timing A game…


Thales Alenia Space will develop the radar instrument for ESA’s 10th Earth Explorer Harmony exciting new mission

Thales Alenia Space has been selected by ESA to lead a wide European industrial consortium thanks to its long and recognized experience in radar-based Earth observation satellites Together with data…


Thales Alenia Space signs contract with the Italian space agency to develop communications system for the International Mars Ice Mapper mission

The company will develop an innovative antenna for deep space to connect fixed or mobile infrastructure on Mars with Earth, capable of transmitting acquired radar images and science data Rome, March…


Merah Putih-2 telecommunications satellite successfully launched

Set to provide more capacity over the Indonesian archipelago Cape Canaveral, Florida, February 21, 2024 – Merah Putih-2 telecommunications satellite, formerly named Telkomsat HTS 113BT, was…


Thales Alenia Space launches MARSBalloon to offer students the chance to fly experiments and test technologies that could one day be destined for Mars

Bristol, February 20th, 2024 - Thales Alenia Space, a joint-venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), harness students’ curiosity for space, science and life on Mars with the launch of…