Thales Beats Orbital To Capture Contract For Telenor's Thor 6 

Thales Alenia Space signed its first commercial deal with a new customer, Telenor. In what ultimately proved to be a two-horse race, Thales Alenia Space beat out Orbital Sciences Corp., which is manufacturing the Thor 5 spacecraft for Telenor, to clinch the deal. The deal will see Thales Alenia Space build...

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