(Space Fellowship) ESA and Thales Alenia Space enter negotiations for MTG

Link: http://spacefellowship.com/news/art19189/esa-and-thales-alenia-space-enter-ne...

(ESA) - The tendering process that will result in the supply of Europe's next series of meteorological satellites, Meteosat Third Generation, has reached an advanced stage as ESA invites Thales Alenia Space to enter formal contract negotiations. These negotiations follow rigorous evaluation of the proposals to build the Meteosat Third Generation (MTG) satellites – with the Tender Evaluation Board (TEB) meeting three times since October to review the offers. ESA's first Earth observati [...]