Space

One World Connected

25 Oct 2023

Thales is proud to sponsor the National Air and Space Museum’s One World Connected exhibit. This reflects our dedication to the advancement of the satellite industry, and acknowledges the leading role that Thales Alenia Space has played in driving innovation in the sector.

Ericsson, Qualcomm and Thales to take 5G into space

11 Jul 2022

Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC), global leader in Aerospace, Defence, Security & Digital Identity Thales, and wireless technology innovator Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: QCOM) are planning to take 5G out of this world and across a network of Earth-orbiting satellites.

Thales Alenia Space and Astrophysicist Dr. Emma Osborne inspire students to fly their own science experiments on MARSBalloon 2022

17 Mar 2022

17 March 2022 As British Science Week gets underway, research conducted by Thales in the UK, reveals that almost half (41%) of children in the UK believe they will be able to travel to space within their lifetime.

SPAINSAT NG programme successfully passes Critical Design Review (CDR)

20 Dec 2021

Advanced technologies for fully reconfigurable secure communications. Spanish space industry to integrate communications payload of both satellites in Madrid

Take a trip into space with the "Traveling Waves Tubes Space Adventures"

15 Oct 2021

Did you know that our wave amplifiers are onboard missions across our galaxy and beyond, and that our travelling wave tubes can transmit information from Mars to Earth in just 20 minutes?

From Ulm into orbit

20 Jul 2021

Space missions are a field for dreaming and raving, but are based on hard facts from numerous manned and unmanned missions, many years of research, and continuous technological advancements. These missions provide us with valuable data and insights into our universe and planetary neighbors. The amazing thing is that some of these data reach us over huge distances. The fact that these signals reach us at all is thanks to sophisticated technology: traveling wave tubes (TWTs) amplify weak signals and enable transmissions over long distances. On the occasion of today's Space Exploration Day, July 20th, 2021, we would like to take you on an intergalactic journey.

Cybels KMC Space

15 Feb 2021

The Cybels KMC Space Portfolio offers key management systems and high security embedded devices ensuring the integrity and security for national Galileo user groups. Cybels KMC Space offers full scale key management that can be used within the Galileo perimeter.

The Director General of the European Space Agency, Josef Aschbacher, visits the Thales Alenia Space site in Rome

01 Jun 2021

Rome, 1st June 2021 - Today, the Director General of the European Space Agency (ESA), Josef Aschbacher, visited the Thales Alenia Space site in Rome, where he was welcomed by the CEO of Thales Alenia Space, Hervé Derrey, and Massimo Comparini, CEO of Thales Alenia Space Italia, as well as by the highest representatives of the French-Italian space joint venture shareholders, Patrice Caine, Chairman and CEO of Thales and Alessandro Profumo, CEO of Leonardo.

Thales radar tracks the Crew Dragon on its way to the ISS

31 May 2020

On 30th of May 2020 SpaceX and NASA made history with their successful launch of the manned Demonstration Flight 2. This is the first commercial launch bringing Astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley to the International Space Station. A big achievement for all the people who worked so hard and once again showed that the Sky is Not the Limit!
During this event there also was a success in the Netherlands with the SMART-L Multi Mission radar from Thales. Through autonomous surveillance we detected and tracked, from our site in Hengelo, both the Crew Dragon and the Second Stage while they passed over Europe with 28.000 km/h.

Anticipating tomorrow’s weather forecasting capabilities

26 Feb 2020

As global warming and climate change have emerged as major concerns, the science of climatology has taken centre stage, with satellites playing a pivotal role by observing Earth, gathering data and providing information. As a key player, Thales Alenia Space is focused on continuously improving the speed and accuracy of weather forecasts to support effective protection for people and property