Europe’s most state-of-the-art satellite and space technology center begins operation

Airbus’ Friedrichshafen site has opened Europe’s most state-of-the-art satellite integration and space technology center, known as the Integrated Technology Centre (ITC). The ITC, which triples the area of cleanroom space to 4,200 m2, is dedicated to building satellites, probes, space instruments and experimental technologies. The center took only two years to build at a total cost of approximately €45 million. “Airbus’s significant investment in this building also represents an investment in the future – both for the Airbus site at Lake Constance and for Baden-Wuerttemberg as an aerospace location. When it comes to space technology, we are now a step ahead of the rest of Germany – in terms of science and research, development and technology, and enthusiasm for the aerospace industry,” said Baden-Wuerttemberg’s Minister-President, Winfried Kretschmann. More

(Source: Geospatial World - Feb 23)