spaceflight services is merely an aspect of the company's activity, not even the main one at that. Rewording← Previous revisionRevision as of 00:05, 14 October 2026 Line 23: Line 23: | predecessor = Alcatel Alenia Space | predecessor = Alcatel Alenia Space }} }} '''Thales Alenia Space''' (TAS) is a European [[spaceflight]] services [[joint venture]] between the French technology corporation [[Thales Group]] (67%) and Italian defense conglomerate [[Leonardo (company)|Leonardo]] (33%). It forms one half of their Space Alliance along with [[Telespazio]] which is also owned by Leonardo (67%) and Thales (33%). TAS is headquartered in [[Cannes]], France. '''Thales Alenia Space''' (TAS) is an [[aerospace]] [[joint venture]] between the French corporation [[Thales Group]] (67%) and Italian conglomerate [[Leonardo (company)|Leonardo]] (33%). It forms one half of their Space Alliance along with [[Telespazio]] which is also owned by Leonardo (67%) and Thales (33%). TAS is headquartered in [[Cannes]], France. It provides space-based systems, including satellites and ground segments, used for [[telecommunication]]s, [[navigation]], [[earth observation]], [[space exploration]] and scientific purposes. The company is a major industrial participant in the [[International Space Station]] (ISS), having produced numerous pressurized modules including the [[Cupola (ISS module)|Cupola]], the [[Harmony (ISS module)|''Harmony'']] and [[Tranquility (ISS module)|''Tranquility'']] nodes, the [[Columbus (ISS module)|''Columbus'']] laboratory and for the [[Cygnus (spacecraft)|Cygnus]] cargo spacecraft. It is a key contributor to [[Galileo (satellite navigation)|Galileo]], a European [[Satellite navigation|global satellite navigation system]], being responsible for the ground segment in particular. In 2021, the company was also awarded a contract by the European Space Agency (ESA) and the European Commission to build 6 of the 12 new Galileo Second Generation satellites.{{Cite web |title=Galileo Second Generation (G2) |url=https://www.eoportal.org/satellite-missions/galileo-g2#galileo-second-generation-g2%20https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2021/05/Galileo_Second_Generationiss |access-date=2023-04-11 |website=www.eoportal.org}} The company is also an important industrial partner towards development of the [[Lunar Gateway]].{{Cite web |last1=Zamora |first1=Briana R. |last2=NASA |date=2024-05-13 |title=Forward Progress on Gateway, Humanity's First Lunar Space Station |url=https://scitechdaily.com/forward-progress-on-gateway-humanitys-first-lunar-space-station/ |access-date=2024-05-15 |website=SciTechDaily |language=en-US}} It designs, builds, and delivers space-based systems, including satellites, orbital infrastructure and ground segments, for [[telecommunication]]s, [[navigation]], [[earth observation]], [[space exploration]] and scientific purposes. The company is a major industrial participant in the [[International Space Station]] (ISS), having produced numerous pressurized modules including the [[Cupola (ISS module)|Cupola]], the [[Harmony (ISS module)|''Harmony'']] and [[Tranquility (ISS module)|''Tranquility'']] nodes, the [[Columbus (ISS module)|''Columbus'']] laboratory and for the [[Cygnus (spacecraft)|Cygnus]] cargo spacecraft. It is a key contributor to [[Galileo (satellite navigation)|Galileo]], a European [[Satellite navigation|global satellite navigation system]], being responsible for the ground segment in particular. In 2021, the company was also awarded a contract by the European Space Agency (ESA) and the European Commission to build 6 of the 12 new Galileo Second Generation satellites.{{Cite web |title=Galileo Second Generation (G2) |url=https://www.eoportal.org/satellite-missions/galileo-g2#galileo-second-generation-g2%20https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2021/05/Galileo_Second_Generationiss |access-date=2023-04-11 |website=www.eoportal.org}} The company is also an important industrial partner towards development of the [[Lunar Gateway]].{{Cite web |last1=Zamora |first1=Briana R. |last2=NASA |date=2024-05-13 |title=Forward Progress on Gateway, Humanity's First Lunar Space Station |url=https://scitechdaily.com/forward-progress-on-gateway-humanitys-first-lunar-space-station/ |access-date=2024-05-15 |website=SciTechDaily |language=en-US}} TAS has 17 industrial plants in Europe as well a joint venture in the United States, Leostella. This JV with the [[Seattle]]-based company, [[BlackSky Global]], is mostly dedicated to the development of the [[BlackSky Pathfinder-1]] high revisit optical constellation. TAS has 17 industrial plants in Europe as well a joint venture in the United States, Leostella. This JV with the [[Seattle]]-based company, [[BlackSky Global]], is mostly dedicated to the development of the [[BlackSky Pathfinder-1]] high revisit optical constellation.