Astrium
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Astrium was a European aerospace company and subsidiary of the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company, headquartered in Paris. It designed, developed and manufactured civil and military space s
Taufkirchen, Germany: EADS Astrium (main building)
ISS 02 Soyuz TM 32 Taxi crewmembers
Skynet (satellite)
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Skynet is a family of military communications satellites, now operated by Babcock International on behalf of the United Kingdom's Ministry of Defence. They provide strategic and tactical communication
Astrium
…Transportation, which became later EADS Astrium Space Transportation. Also, Paradigm Secure Communications, initially created by Astrium in the frame of the Skynet 5 contract for the UK Ministry of Defence became the major constituent of EADS SPACE Services. CASA Espacio became part of EADS Astrium on 1 January 2004…
An artist's impression of a Skynet 5 satellite
Launch of the first Skynet satellite, Skynet 1A, by Delta rocket in 1969 from Cape Canaveral
Skynet 2B being unpacked at Cape Canaveral for launch processing. It was successfully launched 23 November 1974.
A Skynet 2 satellite being packed for shipment