|
Mikael Stern
|
|
Wednesday, 20 February 2008 |
The Swedish Space Corporation has today announced its signing of an agreement with the University of Chile in Santiago regarding the purchase of Centro de Estudios Espaciales (CEE).
The purchase includes the complete Santiago Satellite Station with all equipment and the transfer of all existing contracts. The management of the station remains the same and all 60 staff will be retained.
- The Santiago Satellite Station has a very good reputation for its services and for its experienced personnel, says Mikael Stern, General Manager of the Satellite Operations Division, SSC. The station serves mainly the same customers as we do at our satellite station at Esrange Space Center in Northern Sweden, and through our global ground station network, PrioraNet.
- Setting up a Chilean subsidiary is an important step in our efforts to go global, says Lars Persson, CEO of SSC. We will now have operations in five countries and more than 170 staff members outside Sweden. |
Aerospace Industry and Business News