Jean-Yves Le Gall, Chairman and CEO of Arianespace, and Antonio Fabrizi, Director of Launchers for the European Space Agency (ESA), signed a framework contract at the Paris Air Show concerning the procurement of launch services for future ESA missions.
The agreement has two main objectives: to define the conditions under which ESA procures launch services for its missions; and to facilitate European preference, in line with the launch service procurement policy decided by the ESA Council at ministerial level.
The contract concerns the European launcher family, Ariane, Vega and Soyuz, operated by Arianespace from the Guiana Space Center, Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana, and could be extended to encompass all European governmental missions. Based on this agreement, ESA will be in charge of supporting the preference policy in relations with European institutions.
Following the contract signing ceremony, Jean-Yves Le Gall said: "This framework contract is a milestone for the European space sector. It confirms that Arianespace guarantees independent access to space for Europe, fully meeting the needs of the public and private space sector."
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Arianespace signs contract with RUAG Aerospace Sweden for Ariane 5 payload adapters
At the 48th Paris Air Show, Jean-Yves Le Gall, Chairman and CEO of Arianespace, and Peter Scherrer, Director of the Space Business Unit of RUAG Aerospace, signed the contract for a series of payload adapters that will be used on the 35 Ariane 5 launchers in the upcoming PB batch ordered by Arianespace.
Arianespace and RUAG Aerospace have worked together since the beginning of the Ariane program, and RUAG Aerospace already supplied the satellite separation system on the Ariane 1 launcher.
Commenting on this contract, Arianespace Chairman and CEO Jean-Yves Le Gall said: "Since the very first Ariane launches, the equipment provided by RUAG Aerospace Sweden has played a critical role in orbiting hundreds of satellites. For all of our customers, the quality and reliability of RUAG adapters are synonymous with excellence."
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