{"id":8453,"date":"2023-06-21T20:26:47","date_gmt":"2023-06-21T12:26:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/astroscale-secures-contract-with-cnes-expanding-its-operations-to-france\/"},"modified":"2023-06-21T20:26:47","modified_gmt":"2023-06-21T12:26:47","slug":"astroscale-secures-contract-with-cnes-expanding-its-operations-to-france","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/astroscale-secures-contract-with-cnes-expanding-its-operations-to-france\/","title":{"rendered":"Astroscale Secures Contract with CNES Expanding its Operations to France"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\" itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.satnow.com\/news\/astroscale_cover_638229232945207017.png\" width=\"712\" height=\"377\" alt=\"Astroscale Secures Contract with CNES Expanding its Operations to France\" class=\"imageload removeImageattr\" data-original=\"https:\/\/cdn.satnow.com\/news\/astroscale_cover_638229232945207017.png\" style=\"\"><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/cdn.satnow.com\/news\/astroscale_cover_638229232945207017.png\"><meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"712\"><meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"377\"><\/p>\n<p>Astroscale Holdings Inc. the market service provider company in satellite servicing and long-term sustainability across all orbits, has announced the opening of Astroscale France SAS and a contract with the French national space agency, Centre National D\u2019Etudes Spatiales (CNES).&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAstroscale\u2019s expansion into France and partnership with CNES mark a major step toward realizing a safe and sustainable space environment, and serve as a testament to France\u2019s investment in space sustainability,\u201d said Nobu Okada, Astroscale Founder and CEO. \u201cCombining Astroscale\u2019s on-orbit servicing leadership with CNES\u2019s esteemed space heritage strengthens France\u2019s role as a global leader in sustainable space policy and innovative technology.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The contract, to be signed on June 20 at the Paris Air Show in Le Bourget, formalizes a partnership between Astroscale France and CNES that includes a funded study for active debris removal of French space debris. The specific debris will be determined in early 2024. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis partnership with Astroscale aligns with our goals of ensuring long-term space sustainability and bolstering France\u2019s leadership in the space sector,\u201d said Philippe Baptiste, President of CNES. \u201cWe are pleased to fund this study, and together will drive innovation, foster international cooperation, and actively contribute to the preservation of our space environment.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Astroscale France is incorporated in Paris and will establish a location for larger facilities soon, along with naming a Managing Director and announcing other key employees. Globally, Astroscale has expanded its workforce to meet customer demand and now has approximately 450 team members. Astroscale France is the latest addition to new facility openings and upgrades worldwide, including in the United Kingdom, the United States, Israel, and the company\u2019s global headquarters in Tokyo.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span class=\"fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable\" contenteditable=\"false\" draggable=\"true\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wt4ik8byv-s?&amp;wmode=opaque\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" class=\"fr-draggable\"><\/iframe><\/span>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Astroscale Holdings Inc. the market service provider company in satellite servicing and long-term sustainability across all orbits, has announced the opening of Astroscale France SAS and a contract with the French national space agency, Centre National D\u2019Etudes Spatiales (CNES).&nbsp; \u201cAstroscale\u2019s expansion into France and partnership with CNES mark a major step toward realizing a safe [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[20],"class_list":["post-8453","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-satellite"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8453"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8453"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8453\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8453"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8453"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8453"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}