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Matra Marconi Space

Matra Marconi Space (MMS) was a franco-british aerospace company.

Established in 1990 as a joint venture between the space and telecommunication divisions of the Lagardère Group (Matra Espace) and the GEC group (Marconi Space Systems[?]).

Acquired British Aerospace Space Systems in 1994.

In 2000, merged with the space division of DaimlerChrysler Aerospace AG (DASA) to form Astrium.

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