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Thales Alenia Space

Thales Alenia Space has been involved in the design and construction of pressurized space modules for thirty years. Thales Alenia Space, it supplies a volume of production recognized at the international level, contributing more than 50%  of the pressurized, thus habitable, volume of the whole Station. 

Today, its industrial contribution, in quantitative terms, to the construction of the International Space Station is outstanding, and it is second only to the prime industrial contractor of the entire orbital complex, the American Boeing.

This capacity has  allowed Thales Alenia Space to also become a player on the NASA programs ‘Commercial Resupply Services’ CRS, the latter aimed to delivery cargo to the International Space Station commercial basis.

Thales Alenia Space main contribution to ISS:

• Three Multipurpose Pressurized Logistics Modules (MPLM). The company will also support NASA for their utilization throughout their operational lifetime;
• Node2 and 3 are fundamental elements in the global architecture of an International Space Station; they are used for the interconnection and management of the various pressurized modules, as a docking port for non-permanent vehicles and in the event of emergency;  
• The Cupola observatory is spectacular technological robotized control room, which will allow the astronauts to see and work through the seven windows, looking out 360° around the ISS;
• Major contributor to the Columbus laboratory;
• Major contractor for the design and development, integration and testing of the seven units ATV (Automatic Transfer Vehicle) Integrate-cargo carrier;
• Nine units of the PCM’s  (Pressurized Cargo Modules), resupply vehicle for the ISS;
• PMM- Permanent MultiPurpose Module.