Thales Alenia Space is a joint venture between Thales Group (67%) and Leonardo (33%), headquartered in Cannes, France. As a major European space manufacturer, it designs and delivers high-tech solutions for telecommunications, navigation, Earth observation, environmental management, exploration, science, and orbital infrastructures. Thales Alenia Space is a key partner with agencies like ESA and NASA, contributing to programs like Galileo, Copernicus, the International Space Station (ISS), and the Lunar Gateway, and also partners with Siemens to explore new tools and methods for satellite testing.
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Thales Alenia Space said in January 2025 that OHB would be responsible for the EnVision mission’s mechanical, thermal, and propulsion subsystems.
Axiom has pressurized module hardware in fabrication at Thales Alenia Space.
Axiom said in December 2024 that Thales Alenia Space was fabricating the primary structure for the Axiom Pressurized Performance and Technology Module in Turin.
Thales Alenia Space announced in 2021 that it would provide the first two pressurized modules for Axiom Station.
The OHB-UK subsidiary signed a Preliminary Authorisation to Proceed with Thales Alenia Space for its role in ESA’s EnVision mission.
Thales Alenia Space is leading development of the EnVision mission under a €367 million contract awarded in February 2025.
OHB has signed an agreement with Thales Alenia Space for the assembly, integration, and testing of the European Space Agency’s EnVision spacecraft.
Thales Alenia Space is a joint venture owned 67% by Thales and 33% by Leonardo.
OHB Space UK is partnering with Thales Alenia Space in Italy on the EnVision project.
Thales Alenia Space is the prime contractor for the EnVision mission.
Thales Alenia Space is working toward a 2028 launch window for the revised ExoMars mission.
Thales Alenia Space will then test the Proto-Flight Models for the revised ExoMars mission.
ESA awarded a Thales Alenia Space-led consortium a €522 million contract for the revised ExoMars mission in April 2024.
Thales Alenia Space fully integrated and qualified the ExoMars structural models at its Turin site before shipping them to Cannes.
Eutelsat ordered the Flexsat Americas satellite from Thales Alenia Space in 2022.
After vibration and acoustic testing, Thales Alenia Space will ship the structural models back to Turin for shock and separation tests.
Thales Alenia Space shipped the structural models for ESA’s ExoMars mission to its Cannes facility for vibration and acoustic testing.
Thales Alenia Space teams in France are developing the rear shield and parachute system for the ExoMars 2028 aeroshell.
The ExoMars 2028 industrial team is led by Thales Alenia Space in Italy and includes Airbus Defence and Space in the UK, ArianeGroup in France, and OHB in Germany.
Thales Alenia Space integrated the structural models for the ExoMars 2028 mission in Turin on May 12, 2026.