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Thales Alenia Space Signs Contract With the Italian Space Agency

To Develop Communications System for the International Mars Ice Mapper Mission

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Tom Patton
Mar 15, 2024
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A contract to develop the communications subsystem for the innovative International Mars Ice Mapper (I-MIM) mission has been awarded by the Italian Space Agency to Thales Alenia Space. This Phase B1 contract, worth a total amount of about €22 million (≈$24 million), follows on from the previous Phase A award to Thales Alenia Space in 2021, successfully …

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