https://spacewatch.global/tag/thales-alenia-space-italia/ AN INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE ON SPACE Tue, 11 Nov 2025 11:35:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://spacewatch.global/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/SpaceWatchGlobal-Sign-90x90.png https://spacewatch.global/tag/thales-alenia-space-italia/ 32 32 https://spacewatch.global/2025/11/airbus-prepares-to-ship-the-fourth-european-service-module-esm-4-for-the-artemis-iv-mission/ Tue, 11 Nov 2025 07:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=68890 Airbus is preparing to ship the fourth European Service Module (ESM-4) from its facilities in Bremen, Germany, to NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, USA where it will be tested and integrated with the Orion Crew Module for the next stage of NASA's Artemis program. Built by Airbus, ESM-4 will be a vital part of the Artemis IV mission which envisages astronauts going to live and work in humanity's first lunar space station, Gateway. This will enable new opportunities for science and preparation for human missions to Mars.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2023/03/erc-goes-certified-and-opens-its-registration/ Wed, 29 Mar 2023 06:00:23 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=47570 The European Rover challenge (ERC) has announced today that it has opened its registration and introduced a new certification process. Not only will the tasks based on actual missions performed by rovers on Mars and the Moon be analysed, but the competence and skills of future engineers will be validated. Academic teams worldwide can now register for the competition and get a chance to obtain the ERC Space and Robotics Industry Standard Practice Programme certificate. ]]>