Dutch Space
Dutch Space is a Dutch company that manufactures system elements for space travel . The focus is on robotics and the manufacture of solar panels and high-strength structural elements. For example, it supplies the engine structures for the first two stages of the Ariane 5 launcher. Dutch Space employs around 300 people.
The company was founded in 1995 under the name Fokker Space as a spin-off from the insolvent Fokker company . It has been operating under the name Dutch Space since 2002 , which it continues to operate after it was taken over by EADS Astrium Space Transportation in December 2005.
Individual evidence
- ↑ EADS SPACE takes over Dutch Space. EADS, December 1, 2005, accessed September 3, 2012 .
Web links
- Homepage (Dutch, English)