July 2013
Alphasat launch with HPS MLI being aboard
On July 25th the satellite Alphasat was successfully launched by an Ariane 5 launcher. This means, the first HPS and Portuguese multilayer thermal insulation (MLI) was also launched to space. The MLI being on orbit it is also a flight premiere for the whole HPS family. Currently, HPS is designing the MLI for the European Exomars mission.
![Instruments_MLI_Sample-05](https://www.hps-gmbh.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Instruments_MLI_Sample-05.jpg)