Airbus wins contract for US space capsule Orion

[FRANKFURT] Airbus Group will develop and build a service module for the future American human space capsule, Orion, marking the first time a European firm will provide system-critical elements for a US space project, it said on Monday.

Europe's largest aerospace group said the contract, signed with the European Space Agency, was worth around 390 million euros (US$488 million).

REUTERS