Enders considers merger of Airbus space business
The chief executive officer of Airbus Group, Tom Enders, has said that he is open to a potential merger of ...
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EADS to axe nearly 6,000 defence and space jobs
Aerospace giant EADS plans to cut 5,800 jobs from its future Airbus Defence and Space division as well as its corporate ...
Avio sale heading to new year
The space assets sale of Italian defence and rocket equipment specialist Avio will likely be pushed into early next year, SatelliteFinance ...
DirecTV orders latest Brazil satellite
US DTH operator DirecTV is bringing in Astrium to build yet another satellite for Brazil in time for the Olympic ...
MHI wins first commercial launch with Telesat order
Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has secured its first ever commercial launch contract with a deal to loft Telesat’s new ...
France funds Ariane 5 size upgrade
The French government is investing €25m to upgrade the Ariane 5 launcher and add up to two meters in payload ...
KGS head accused of bribery
The head of state-owned space company Kazakhstan Garysh Sapary (KGS) has been arrested over allegations of bribery in a project ...
Telesat chooses Astrium over SSL for new bird
Astrium will build Telesat’s next satellite as the Canadian operator switches suppliers for the first time since the sale of ...
Astrium shake-up as EADS rebrands as Airbus
French satellite maker Astrium is integrating with the military units of its parent EADS as the aerospace giant scraps plans ...
NanoRacks completes first funding round
NanoRacks, a start-up that offers a commercial laboratory on the International Space Station (ISS), has raised US$2.6m in its first ...
