Cannes Mandelieu Space Center
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The Cannes Mandelieu Space Center is an industrial plant dedicated to spacecraft manufacturing, located in both the towns of Cannes and Mandelieu in France. After a long history in aircraft manufacturing, starting in 1929, the center became increasingly involved in aerospace activities after the Second World War, and satellites are now the plant's main product.
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Company type | Private |
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Industry | Aerospace |
Founded | 1929 |
Headquarters | Cannes |
Key people | Pierre Lipsky, Center Director[1] |
Number of employees | 1,950 (Jan. 2009) |
Parent | Thales Alenia Space |
Website | http://www.thalesonline.com/space/index.html |
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After having been the Satellite Division of Aérospatiale, then Alcatel Space in 1998, then Alcatel Alenia Space in 2005, the center is now part, since April 10, 2007,[2] of Thales Alenia Space and the headquarters of the company.