LSE Space Engineering & Operations AG has recently completed the acquisition of the Dutch company Aurora Technology B.V., based in Lisse, Netherlands.

Aurora primarily provides space science and engineering services to ESA at ESTEC (Netherlands) and also at ESAC (Spain).

Tony Lancaster, Managing Director of LSE, stated: "We are very much looking forward to developing the cooperation we have had with Aurora for some time now. For LSE, the acquisition strengthens our team in Holland and extends our presence to Spain. The additional skills coming from Aurora will benefit our activities in Germany and the Middle East. Together we are a team of 150 highly skilled engineers and scientists focused on the space services market and we are ready to meet the challenges".

LSE is a German space engineering company established in 1990 and owned by the Swedish Space Corporation since 2004. LSE provides consultancy services in the fields of spacecraft operations and ground systems. The company's main operations are in Oberphaffenhofen and Darmstadt (Germany) with a further presence in the Netherlands and the United Arab Emirates.

For further information:
LSE: www.lsespace.com  
Aurora: www.aurora.nl  
Swedish Space Corporation: www.ssc.se

Point of contact:
Mr Tony Lancaster, Managing Director, LSE
tel: + 49 172 811 80 20
e-mail: tony.lancaster@lsespace.com