Space as industrial base
(1/2008)
Space activities still greatly influence global economy, much based on the space as unsurpassable basis for business areas like communication, navigation, earth observation and others.

The "space tug" SMART-OLEV - Prolong the satellites' lifespan
(1/2008)
Many of the communication satellites in orbit are still in perfect condition, but are about to run out of fuel. Very costly, but there's nothing one can do about it – until now. If a rescue mission proposal from a European industrial group proves a success, the satellites' lifespan may be prolonged to the time the technology is out of date.

Tventy five years with CANADARM
(4/2006)
- Canada's ticket to the Space Shuttle and ISS

Building a satellite
(3/2006)
The scientists and users set the wishes and demands for a satellite like Metop, but it is only the industrial community that can concretise these wishes into an operational satellite. No company alone has the knowledge required, and to gather all information into one piece is an enormous puzzle for the organisations.

Volvo Aero developes and manufactures the turbines
(1/2006)
When ESA gave the green light for further development of the Vinci engine last autumn, they also gave the go-ahead for further development of the turbines the Swedish company Volvo Aero is responsible for, and the work is now evolved around engine testing.

Volvo Aero - important supplier for the launching industry
(4/2005)
With the successful launch of Ariane ECA in February this yea, Volvo Aero proved that the parts to the launcher engines that were delivered from the company met the necessary demands of quality the launcher industry expects. From the very beginning of the Ariane launcher era, Volvo Aero has supplied parts to the engines.

Cryosat The satellite is lost, but the technology developed to carry it out is not
(4/2005)
After several successful launches, both for ESA's satellites and for the launch provider Eurockot, something went wrong October 8.

Saab Ericsson Space - an European leader within space qualified equipment.
(4/2005)
After a down, mainly in blame of a general down in the commercial satellite market and electronics for these systems, Saab Ericsson Space is now in a time with increasing sales in a generally growing market.

Rovsing A/S - Verification of your software ensuring high availability
(2/2003)
Launching satellites requires that a very large amount of different types of software functions perfectly together, not only in the satellite, but also for all ground equipment that supports the satellite.

Swedish Space Corporation - Three decades of experiences with space
(2/2003)
When Swedish Space Corporation (SSC) was chosen as prime contractor for the SMART-1 satellite in 2000, its long experiences from developing, constructing, launching and managing Swedish national satellites weighed heavily. As far back as in the early 80s, SSC entered the market of developing satellites such as the scientific satellite Viking, and the communication satellite Tele-X.

Kongsberg Defence &Aerospace - Mechanism for rotating the Solar Arrays
(1/2003)
The main task for the SADM is to rotate the Solar Arrays and transfer the current from the Solar Arrays into the spacecraft.

Saab Ericsson Space - holds a key position with regards to space qualified electronic equipment
(4/2002)
While most of the products early on were mainly meant for publicly financed space research and development, Saab Ericsson Space today generally recognises that they are one of the most important suppliers for the commercial space industries

Rovsing A/S - The critical docking operation
(1/2002)
The docking and de-docking activities are the most critical operations of the ATV mission. The actual docking will be fully automatic and the 20 tonne spacecraft could severely damage the ISS if control were lost during these manoeuvres.

Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace's contribution - the coming ENVISAT Success
(4/2001)
With a 30 year leadership in electro-optical missile target seeker technology, Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace (KDA) was well prepared to develop and deliver an important electro-optical subsystem of the MIPAS instrument (Michelson Interferometer for Passive Atmospheric Sounding).

Patria Finavitec's engagement in the ENVISAT project
(4/2001)
Patria had a considerable role in building the ozone-monitoring instrument GOMOS for the ENVISAT satellite. Patria's Space Electronics section developed and manufactured a central part of the instrument, namely it's science data electronics (SDE) unit.