“3AF is honouring this great champion of the European space industry, who
has fought to maintain Europe’s rightful place in space,” declared 3AF
president Michel Scheller during the prize-giving ceremony.
François Auque,
for his part, thanked 3AF for the work it has done to promote the aerospace
sector, and his colleagues for the many successes they have achieved this year.
Astrium, a
wholly owned subsidiary of EADS, is dedicated to providing civil and defence
space systems and services. In 2007, Astrium had a turnover of €3.5 billion and
12,000 employees in France, Germany, the United Kingdom, Spain and the
Netherlands. Its three main areas of activity are Astrium Space Transportation
for launchers and orbital infrastructure, Astrium Satellites for spacecraft and
ground segment and its wholly owned subsidiary Astrium Services for the
development and delivery of satellite services.
EADS
is a global leader in aerospace, defence and related services. In 2007,
EADS generated revenues of €39.1 billion and employed a workforce of more
than 116, 000.
Press contacts:
Jeremy Close
(Astrium GB) Tel.:
+44 (0)1 438 77 3872
Matthieu Duvelleroy (Astrium FR) Tel.:
+33 (0) 1 77 75 80 32
Mathias Pikelj (Astrium ALL) Tel.: +49 (0) 7545 8 9123
Francisco Lechón (Astrium ESP) Tel.: +34 91 586 37 41
www.astrium.eads.net
