Thales Alenia Space is a global space manufacturer and a joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%). With more than 8,000 employees across 7 countries and 14 European sites, it designs, operates, and delivers satellite-based systems and orbital infrastructure for telecommunications, navigation, Earth observation, defense, exploration, science, and human spaceflight, and works with Telespazio through the Space Alliance to provide integrated space services.