For the ASCEND feasibility study, Thales Alenia Space is leading a consortium of companies with expertise on the environment, cloud computing, launch vehicles...
ArianeGroup
This contract follows the previous development contracts for Ariane 6.
The telescope is slated to arrive at its final destination, 1.5m kilometres from Earth, approximately 29 days after launch.
While half of the investment is reserved for ArianeGroup to fund the development of the Ariane 6 launcher, the other half will go into space-related venture...