Astrium and SpaceX Sign Falcon1 Agreement

Astrium and Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) signed an agreement on 9th September 2010 to provide dedicated launch services to the European institutional very small satellite market. The agreement will enable Astrium and SpaceX to market Falcon 1e launch capabilities to space agencies and other institutional customers in Europe for launches to take place through to 2015. With dedicated launch services, customers with very small payloads can launch independently to low-Earth orbit, giving them greater control over the launch and actual launch schedule.