http://www.abslpower.com/news Company news en enquiries@abslpower.com Copyright 2008 2008-07-30T13:35:00+00:00 http://www.abslpower.com/news/absl_to_conduct_astronaut_spacesuit_battery_program_in_colorado/ http://www.abslpower.com/news/absl_to_conduct_astronaut_spacesuit_battery_program_in_colorado/#When:06:20:01Z On 12th May 2008, at the end of a competitive process, ABSL was awarded the contract to supply Lithium-ion battery hardware to power the astronaut Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) by NASA Johnson Space Center. Space 2008-05-20T06:20:01+00:00 http://www.abslpower.com/news/absl_lithium_ion_batteries_enable_european_gps_satellite_mission_to_be_exte/ http://www.abslpower.com/news/absl_lithium_ion_batteries_enable_european_gps_satellite_mission_to_be_exte/#When:16:18:00Z Following the successful completion of the GIOVE-A satellite’s twenty-seven month mission, powered by ABSL’s Lithium Ion batteries, the European Space Agency (ESA) has recently announced that it considers GIOVE-A a “full mission success” and is therefore extending the mission by a further year.  GIOVE-A is the first satellite in orbit as part of the new, European-led Galileo satellite navigation system. Space 2008-04-15T16:18:00+00:00 http://www.abslpower.com/news/absl_powers_4th_sar_lupe_satellite_in_orbit/ http://www.abslpower.com/news/absl_powers_4th_sar_lupe_satellite_in_orbit/#When:10:39:00Z ABSL Space Products Establishes Itself as Leaders in Batteries for Long-Duration SAR Missions. Space 2008-04-02T10:39:00+00:00 http://www.abslpower.com/news/absl_space_products_completes_alfa_f_project/ http://www.abslpower.com/news/absl_space_products_completes_alfa_f_project/#When:15:21:00Z ABSL Space Products is proud to be able to announce the successful completion of the ALFA-F project for Thales Alenia Space. Space 2008-01-25T15:21:00+00:00 http://www.abslpower.com/news/mars_express_5000_orbits_and_counting/ http://www.abslpower.com/news/mars_express_5000_orbits_and_counting/#When:15:17:00Z After four years and 5,000 orbits, our batteries continue to power the spacecraft that is delivering outstanding scientific data.  See ESA web-site for more details. Space 2007-11-29T15:17:00+00:00 http://www.abslpower.com/news/absl_batteries_power_another_year_for_proba_mission/ http://www.abslpower.com/news/absl_batteries_power_another_year_for_proba_mission/#When:15:14:00Z The spacecraft PROBA-1* has notched up another successful year in orbit, making a total of six years.  The planned mission life was only two years, but here we are six years later and it’s still going strong, thanks in part to the long life performance of ABSL’s Lithium-ion batteries. Space 2007-10-22T15:14:00+00:00 http://www.abslpower.com/news/absl_space_products_boosts_climate_monitoring/ http://www.abslpower.com/news/absl_space_products_boosts_climate_monitoring/#When:15:09:00Z ABSL Space Products is proud to be able to mark the first anniversary today of the launch into orbit of the IASI instrument on board the MetOp-A satellite.  Space 2007-10-22T15:09:00+00:00 http://www.abslpower.com/news/foton_m3_mission_returns/ http://www.abslpower.com/news/foton_m3_mission_returns/#When:05:38:00Z ABSL Space Products (formerly AEA Technology Space) extends its leadership of the space battery industry with the successful completion of the international FOTON M3 mission, led by the European Space Agency (ESA) Directorate of Human Spaceflight & Exploration and under direct contract from QinetiQ. Space 2007-09-26T05:38:00+00:00 http://www.abslpower.com/news/absl_batteries_power_venus_express_spacecraft/ http://www.abslpower.com/news/absl_batteries_power_venus_express_spacecraft/#When:08:32:00Z Lithium-ion batteries designed and supplied by ABSL Space Products continue to power the Venus Express spacecraft as it enters its 500th day orbiting our nearest planetary neighbour. Space 2007-09-03T08:32:00+00:00 http://www.abslpower.com/news/second_sar_lupe_satellite/ http://www.abslpower.com/news/second_sar_lupe_satellite/#When:07:55:00Z The launch of the second SAR-Lupe Satellite in early July 2007 marked the twenty-eighth ABSL Space Products Lithium-ion battery in space.  The battery is designed to support the satellite throughout its Ten year Low Earth Orbit (LEO) mission. Space 2007-08-16T07:55:00+00:00