TOULOUSE/STEVENAGE/BREMEN – The space debris removal technology mission RemoveDEBRIS, led by the Surrey Space Centre (SSC) at the University of Surrey, has been launched into orbit from the International Space Station (ISS). RemoveDEBRIS will demonstrate a range of innovative technologies to clean up space debris, with the first Airbus designed and built experiment due for deployment in October 2018. The spacecraft features three Airbus technologies to perform Active Debris Removal … [Read more...] about RemoveDEBRIS spacecraft launched from ISS
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Airbus and human spaceflight: from ATV to Orion
TOULOUSE/BREMEN – Ten years as prime contractor for ESA – it’s just the beginning for Airbus in human spaceflight: The successful mission of the first Airbus-built ATV (Automated Transfer Vehicle) “Jules Verne”, launched on 9 March 2008, has become a key element of pioneering technologies for human spaceflight that includes Spacelab, the ATVs and the Columbus module of the International Space Station (ISS). Together they pave the way to the Orion European Service Module (ESM), Europe´s latest … [Read more...] about Airbus and human spaceflight: from ATV to Orion