GMV strengthens its role in European human spaceflight through Columbus support contract extensions

GMV has extended its participation in the Columbus Support Contract, reinforcing its key role within both the DLR/ESA Integrated Team at the Columbus Control Center (COL‑CC) and the ALTEC‑led TLO contract at the European Astronaut Centre (EAC). These renewals demonstrate the strong confidence placed in GMV’s operational excellence, engineering capability, and long-standing commitment to Europe’s Human Spaceflight programme.

At COL‑CC, GMV provides a broad spectrum of mission‑critical services to DLR ensuring the smooth and safe operation of the Columbus laboratory on the International Space Station (ISS). GMV teams continue to deliver high‑value contributions in Flight Operations, Ground Operations, Ground Segment System Engineering, Subsystem Engineering, and the development and maintenance of Operations Support Tools used daily by engineering and operations teams across Europe. These capabilities are a clear demonstration of GMV’s technical depth and its role in maintaining Europe’s presence in low Earth orbit.

Under the ALTEC‑led TLO contract at EAC, GMV supports training services for astronauts and ground personnel, ensuring readiness for current and future missions. Under this contract GMV also provides Operations Engineering Services to ESA Human Infrastructure Operations Team, supporting not only ongoing ISS operations but also future‑oriented developments such as the LEO Cargo Return Service (LCRS), Gateway and future Low Earth Orbit Destination Projects.

GMV teams under these contracts have already begun preparations for the upcoming Gateway mission, which will succeed the ISS as the cornerstone of human exploration in the post‑ISS era.  GMV´s early work on Gateway builds on its established expertise and extends our support to our partners into the next generation of human spaceflight missions.

These contract extensions are a testament to the strong collaboration between GMV and its partners and the steady commitment of GMV teams in delivering high‑quality support to Human Spaceflight.