European Space Agency (#ESA) books two payload missions on #Airbus Bartolomeo platform.

The European Space Agency (ESA) and Airbus have agreed on service orders for two independent payload missions to be launched to the Bartolomeo payload hosting facility on the International Space Station (ISS) in 2022 and 2024, respectively. The first payload mission is ESA’s Exobiology Platform (EXPO). This facility carries a set of radiation experiments aimed at better understanding the…

#Airbus, #Xenesis Sign Payload Contract for New Bartolomeo Platform on International Space Station.

Airbus and Xenesis have signed a contract for a payload slot on the International Space Station (ISS) Bartolomeo platform for the demonstration of their Xen-Hub optical communication space terminal.

The Xen-Hub is a greater than 10 gigabyte per second optical communications terminal. The terminal was enabled with a technology transfer from the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and is designed to…

#Airbus-built #Bartolomeo Platform Launched to International Space Station.

The Airbus-built Bartolomeo platform has been successfully launched to the International Space Station (ISS) on March 6 from Cape Canaveral, Florida, US.

Bartolomeo is now on its journey to the International Space Station and will be installed outside of the Columbus Laboratory, the European module of the ISS built by Airbus.

Andreas Hammer, Airbus’ Head of Space Exploration said: “This unique…

#ESA, #Airbus Sign Contract for #Bartolomeo Platform on International Space Station. #ISS

The European Space Agency (ESA) has now firmly booked a payload slot for a Norwegian instrument, to monitor plasma density in the Earth’s atmosphere, on the Airbus’ Bartolomeo platform on International Space Station (ISS).

The Bartolomeo platform – named after Christopher Columbus’ younger brother – is currently in the final stage of launch preparation at Airbus in Bremen and is scheduled for…