Astrium
Space technology company
1999 Launch of the venture involving the space business of Daimler Chrysler Aerospace (Dasa), Aerospatiale Matra and Marconi Electronic Systems[1]
2003 Renamed EADS Astrium
Astrium (a subsidiary of Airbus Group) is the largest space company in Europe and employs around 2,700 people in the UK. It has sites at Stevenage (1,200 employees), Portsmouth (1,400 employees) and Poynton (120 employees).[2]