ALTEC (Aerospace Logistics Technology Engineering Company) is an Italian center providing engineering and logistics services for space operations. As a public-private company owned by Thales Alenia Space Italy and the Italian Space Agency (ASI), ALTEC supports the International Space Station (ISS) and planetary exploration missions. Their services include astronaut training, mission control, and ground segment development, working closely with partners like NASA and ESA. ALTEC operates the Rover Operations Control Center (ROCC) for the ESA's ExoMars rover mission.
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OHB Italia, SAB Aerospace, Temis, Thales Alenia Space Italia, and ALTEC contribute to Euclid's NISP instrument and satellite platform.
ALTEC is responsible for the Rover Operations Control Center for ExoMars 2028.
Vincenzo Giorgio is the chief executive officer of Altec.
Leonardo, Thales Alenia Space, Avio Aero, Safran, Mecaer Aviation Group, and Altec are Industrial Supporters and Partners attending the event to meet suppliers and find innovative solutions.
Telespazio, in collaboration with Altec, is responsible for the ground segment.
Telespazio, in partnership with ALTEC, is responsible for the ground segment of the IOS mission.
Leonardo is supported by its subsidiaries, including Telespazio, Thales Alenia Space, e-GEOS, and Altec.
The ground segment work for the LAORIE mission included contributions from the Turin-based aerospace logistics technology company ALTEC.
Altec and Virgin Galactic reached an earlier agreement in 2016 to begin examinations of SpaceShipTwo flights from Italy.
Virgin Galactic signed agreements with Italian companies Altec and Sitael in 2018 to examine flights from Grottaglie.
Thales Alenia Space in Italy is leading a consortium for ExoMars 2028 that includes Airbus Defence & Space (UK), ArianeGroup (France), OHB (Germany), and ALTEC (Italy).
Late in 2019 Telespazio won a joint contract, in partnership with ALTEC, to manage ground segment operations for Space Rider, Europe’s first robotic orbital spaceplane.
Virgin Galactic has a framework agreement with Italian companies Altec and Sitael, working in cooperation with Italian government agencies, to establish SpaceShipTwo operations at the Taranto-Grottaglie Airport, and that agreement set no start date for flights.
Altec is a joint venture of the Italian Space Agency and Thales Alenia Space that signed a memorandum of understanding with Virgin Galactic in 2016 about performing flights from Italy.