ESA awards largest European astronomy contract to Alcatel-led consortium

THE EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY has awarded the largest contract in European space astronomy history for the manufacture of two ESA astronomy satellites. The contract, valued at 369 million euros ($317 million USD), went to prime contractor Alcatel Space of France. Astrium GmbH of Germany and Alenia...

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