PARIS — Astrium GmbH of Germany is purchasing the space division of German opto-electronics group Jenoptik, Jena-Optronik GmbH, in a cash transaction following a competitive sales process in which Astrium outbid “several international aerospace companies,” Jenoptik and Astrium announced Oct. 4.

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Peter B. de Selding was the Paris Bureau Chief for SpaceNews.