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AerospacePaolo Nespoli returned to Earth
Rome, Italy - "VITA" mission ended after 139 days since last July 28
ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Paolo Nespoli landed back on Earth early yesterday morning after 139 days in space. The ride home from the International Space Station (ISS) required braking from... more
AerospaceTAS: three contracts signed to serve NASA deep space exploration
Rome, Italy - The industry partner in NextSTEP-2 adventure to support human spaceflight in the vicinity of the Moon
Thales Alenia Space (TAS) has signed three contracts in the frame of Next Space Technologies for Exploration Partnerships (NextSTEP-2) activities with Boeing, Lockheed Martin and Orbital–ATK, to develop c... more
AerospaceAriane 5: flight VA240 -VIDEO
Colleferro, Italy - Arianespace has launched satellites 19, 20, 21 and 22 in the Galileo constellation
Arianespace has successfully launched satellites 19, 20, 21 and 22 in the Galileo constellation, using an Ariane 5 heavy launcher on behalf of the European Commission (DG GROW) and under a contract with... more
AerospaceCosmo SkyMed celebrates ten years; present and future of the satellite system
Rome, Italy - The event celebrated the successes of the most demanding undertaking by Italy in the Earth Observation field
The present and the future of the COSMO-SkyMed satellite system, which over the ten years since the first satellite was launched, has changed the way the Earth is observed, ensuring essential information... more
AerospaceEsri signs global enterprise agreement with Airbus DS
Rome, Italy - The core GIS will be expanded
Esri, the global reference in spatial analytics, announced that it entered into an enterprise agreement with the intelligence program line of Airbus Defence and Space. With this new agreement in place,... more
AerospaceThales Alenia Space received award for the MEONext solution
Rome, Italy - By Space & Satellite Professionals International in the category “Humanitarian”
Thales Alenia Space was honored today by winning a 2017 Better Satellite World Awards for its MEOLUT Next solution. This award was given by Space & Satellite Professionals International (SSPI) at London’s p... more
AerospaceSpace Rider (2). Avio: contracts signed with ESA to develop Vega E
Rome, Italy - The new launcher has a liquid oxygen/methane engine with a low impact on the environment. The Space Rider can return to Earth at the end of its mission and be reused
Avio signed today two contracts with ESA, the European Space Agency, in Paris to develop the Vega E launcher and the Space Rider re-entry vehicle. The contracts are worth a total of €89.7 million. The f... more
AerospaceThales Alenia Space signs with ESA the Space Rider preliminary development contract
Rome, Italy - It is Europe’s next-generation reusable transportation system for low Earth orbit
Thales Alenia Space (Thales 67%, Leonardo 33%), with ELV (European Launch Vehicle -70% Avio SpA, 30% ASI) as co-contractor, has signed a contract with the European Space Agency (ESA) for the engineering... more
AerospaceMeeting among 350 aerospace companies; event in Turin (Italy) on Wednesday and Thursday
Turin, Italy - The opening ceremony tomorrow morning in front of Chiamparino (Region), Battiston (ASI) and Profumo (Leonardo)
The Piedmont Region website published yesterday that: "Aerospace and Defense Meetings" will take place on November 29 and 30 at the Oval Lingotto in Turin. It is the sixth edition of the international... more
AerospaceLuxembourg Government signed contract with aerospace company
Brussels, Belgium - The Country adopted a positive juridical context to the industries in the sector
Luxembourg has turned out to attract seven companies of the Grand Ducky (Kleos Space, Ispace, Planetary Resources, Deep Space Industries, GomSpace, Blue Vision, Spire), after constitution of experts committee... more
AerospaceThales Alenia Space’s radar sounder chosen for "Juice" mission
Rome, Italy - To explore Jupiter’s icy moons
Thales Alenia Space (TAS), a joint-venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), has been chosen by the Italian space agency ASI to develop an instrument called RIME (Radar sounder for Icy Moons Exploration)... more
AerospaceContract to supply the telemetry transmitter of the European Ariane 6
Madrid, Spain - First agreement of Thales Alenia Space in Spain in the launchers segment
Thales Alenia Space (TAS) has signed a contract with ArianeGroup, prime contractor and design authority of Ariane 6, to design, develop, qualify and manufacture the telemetry transmitter of the new European... more
AerospaceArianespace: a Moroccan satellite launched -VIDEO
Kourou, French Guyana - Mohammed VI-A for the Earth observation, realized by Thales Alenia Space and Airbus for Morocco
Arianespace has successfully launched the MOHAMMED VI – A satellite dedicated for Earth observation for the Kingdom of Morocco. The satellite was developed by the consortium comprising Thales Alenia S... more
AerospaceThales Alenia Space wins another contract for Ariane 6
Rome, Italy - Belgian unit to provide electronics for Thrust Vector Actuation Systems; its launch in 2020
Thales Alenia Space (TAS) has signed a contract with SABCA, prime-contractor for the three Thrust Vector Actuation Systems (TVAS) on the new Ariane 6 launcher, to develop and supply control electronics... more
AerospaceAirplanes and aerospace. Scaramella and ALA part ways
Naples, Italy - The manager and current President of ENAV leaves Advanced Logistics for Aerospace
Roberto Scaramella and ALA (Advanced Logistics for Aerospace) are parting their ways: the decision that was taken jointly with the Group was announced by the company itself. Scaramella -who currently... more
AerospaceKOREASAT-5A communications satellite launched -VIDEO
Rome, Italy - Another Thales Alenia Space-built satellite now in orbit
The KOREASAT-5A communications satellite, built by Thales Alenia Space (TAS) for South Korean operator KTSAT (a KT Corporation company), was successfully orbited yesterday from Cape Canaveral in Florida... more
AerospaceUrtheCast and e-GEOS collaborate to offer optical and SAR products
Rome, Italy - A combination of joint optical and radar sensors with ground stations
UrtheCast Corp., its subsidiary Deimos Imaging and eGEOS (a company owned by Telespazio and the Italian Space Agency) today announced a strategic partnership to offer a combination of joint optical and... more
AerospaceEquipment contract for ESA’s Biomass mission
Rome, Italy - The launch is planned in 2021
Thales Alenia Space (TAS) has signed a contract with Airbus Defence and Space (DS) to develop the feed array system for the antenna on the European Space Agency’s Biomass spacecraft. This equipment is e... more
AerospaceAn Antarctic Greenhouse EDEN-ISS MTF shipped to Neumayer III station for testing under extreme conditions
Rome, Italy - Thales Alenia Space and Telespazio are partner in the international project to provide food for humans in space
The Mobile Test Facility (MTF) for the production of food and resources in a closed environment, part of the EDEN ISS project, has been shipped to the Neumayer III Antarctic station. It will be used to... more
AerospaceSuccessful 3rd launch of 10 Iridium NEXT satellites
Cannes, France - Built by Thales Alenia Space
The third batch of Iridium NEXT satellites built by Thales Alenia Space (TAS) has been successfully launched by SpaceX from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. After the commissioning of the first... more
AerospaceAVIO-EIB: contract signed for the financing (EUR 40 million)
Rome, Italy - The funds derive form the joint initiative of EIB and two Italian Ministries
Avio SpA informs that today it has signed with the European Investment Bank (EIB) the contract for the financing of Euro 40 million. Leveraging the above indicated financing, the industry intends to support... more
AerospaceThales Alenia Space to provide X-band Transmitter for South Korea’s KPLO lunar orbiter
Madrid, Spain - To deliver data from Moon to Earth
Thales Alenia Space (TAS) has signed a contract with the Korea Aerospace Research Institute, KARI, to deliver the communications equipment for the Korea Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter mission (KPLO), a lunar... more
AerospaceAriane 5: flight VA-239 -VIDEO
Kourou, French Guyana - The tenth mission in a row by Vega only a month ago
Arianespace has successfully launched the Intelsat 37e communications satellite for the operator Intelsat, along with the BSAT-4a digital TV broadcast satellite for manufacturer SSL (Space Systems Loral)... more
AerospaceTAS-ESA: signed contract for the design definition of Smile module
Rome, Italy - Exploring the link between solar wind and magnetosphere
Thales Alenia Space (TAS) has recently been awarded one of three competitive studies funded by the European Space Agency (ESA) to lead the design definition of the Payload Module (PLM) for SMILE (Solar... more
AerospaceExhibitions: "68th IAC-International Astronautical Congress 2017"
Rome, Italy - From September 25 to 29 in Adelaide, Australia
The 68th edition of the "IAC" ("International Astronautical Congress") every year expected event among those dedicated to the space, will take place in Adelaide (Australia) from September 25 to 29, 2017... more
AerospaceCassini mission ended after 20 years: meteor in the sky of Saturn
Rome, Italy - One of the most important of the space history
Very close orbits have brought the Cassini probe to crash today in the Saturn atmosphere. Behind it a long bright wake similar to a falling star. This is the end of a long adventure, lasted 20 years, of... more
AerospaceAgreement for development of BlackSky constellation: 60 satellites to observe the Earth
Paris, France - The contract signed today between Space Alliance and Spaceflight Industries
The Space Alliance, formed by Thales Alenia Space (Thales 67%, Leonardo 33%) and Telespazio (Leonardo 67%, Thales 33%), today signed a partnership with the US-based company Spaceflight Industries which... more
AerospaceItaly's drought seen from space
Rome, Italy - Wildfires, water scarcity and billions of euros worth of damage to agriculture are just some of the effects of this summer
Despite the welcome showers at the weekend, abnormally low soil-moisture conditions persist in central Italy. Scientists are using satellite data to monitor the drought that has gripped the country. Wildfires,... more
AerospaceNASA and Iconic Museum Honor Voyager Spacecraft 40th Anniversary
Washington, Usa - The public event takes place today
NASA and the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum celebrate 40 years of the Voyager 1 & 2 spacecraft -- humanity's farthest and longest-lived mission -- with a public event at 12:30 pm EDT, Tuesday, S... more
AerospaceThe exoplanets of Trappist-1 might have water
Rome, Italy - It is confirmed by a study published yesterday on "The Astronomical Journal"
In February NASA thrilled the world with the discovery that three of the seven exoplanets of Trappist-1 -a planetary system which is located from an astronomer's perspective very near to our Earth, at... more
AerospaceESA: eight young with disabilities had opportunity to experience weightlessness and lunar gravity
Paris, France - The European Space Agency participated at the "Kid’s Weightless Dreams" campaign
ESA (European Space Agency) last week helped to provide children with disabilities the opportunity to experience weightlessness and lunar gravity on aircraft flights. Eight children from five ESA member... more
AerospaceVega places Optsat-3000 and Venus satellite into orbit: successful launch -2 VIDEO
Rome, Italy - Tenth mission for the launcher
Ten out of ten: it is the nth success the tenth mission by Vega departed from CNES base, European space center, of Kourou in French Guyana. Liftoff from the Space Centre in Kourou, French Guiana took place... more
AerospaceThe OPTSAT-3000 Earth observation satellite of the Italian Defence has been successfully launched (2)
Rome, Italy - The whole satellite system is supplied by Leonardo through Telespazio, a jv with Thales
The Italian Ministry of Defence’s OPTSAT-3000 satellite has been successfully launched at 1:58 UTC. The launch has been performed by Arianespace from the Kourou European spaceport in the French Guyana, w... more
Aerospace2012 TC4 is arriving and will "touch lightly" the Earth
Rome, Italy - It will pass in October at only 7000 kms from our planet: it will not a danger, but occasion for a test
It is 2012 TC4 and it has from 10 to 30 m as diameter. Its flyby of the Earth will occur next October 12, at around 6700km from our planet. For the researchers it is a valuable present, an asteroid with... more
AerospaceNespoli and Soyuz, preparations began for the launch of Friday
Baikonur, Kazakhstan - The Italian astronaut will work on the VITA mission at the International Space Station
Preparations began this morning for the launch of the Soyuz MS-05 space vehicle that on Friday at 5:41 pm (Italian time) will take the Italian astronaut Paolo Nespoli from the Baikonur cosmodrome to the... more
AerospaceCooperation between Thales Alenia Space and University of Turin
Turin, Italy - Creating stronger synergies between aerospace industry, academic world and Piedmont region
Thales Alenia Space, a joint-venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), today signed a cooperation agreement for technical-scientific and training with the University of Turin confirming both Turin... more
AerospacePresident of the Italian Republic Sergio Mattarella visits the Matera space hub
Matera, Italy - Welcomed by the leadership of ASI and Leonardo
The President of the Italian Republic, Sergio Mattarella, yesterday visited the Matera space hub, one of the most important centres in southern Italy for research, development and technology transfer,... more
AerospaceFinal tests on the European satellite Bepi Colombo
Rome, Italy - In preparation for 2018 mission to explore Mercury
The European spacecraft BepiColombo is currently undergoing final testing in launch configuration, prior to being shipped to the Guiana Space Center in French Guiana next March for a scheduled October... more
AerospaceAriane 5: the 80th successful launch in a row
Kourou, French Guyana - Three launches in less of two months. Two telecommunication satellite in orbit
Arianespace has successfully launched the Hellas Sat 3-Inmarsat S EAN “condosat” – composed of two payloads for operators Hellas Sat and Inmarsat; as well as the GSAT-17 satellite for India’s space agency,... more
AerospaceSofradir designs its first supersize near infrared detector in 15-micron pitch
Paris, France - For future space observation programs
Sofradir, the global reference in advanced infrared (IR) detectors for aerospace, defense and commercial markets, today announces it is developing its first very large format (2048x2048) 15µm-pitch infrared... more
AerospaceLeonardo: European Commissioner Elżbieta Bieńkowska visits Telespazio’s Fucino Space Centre
Fucino, Italy - Welcomed by Profumo and Pasquali; also Battiston participated at it
Today Leonardo hosted Elżbieta Bieńkowska, the European Comissioner for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, at its Telespazio Space Centre in Fucino, Italy. Alessandro Profumo, Leonardo’s Chi... more
AerospaceFalcon 9 rocket will send the X-37B spaceplane of US Air Force into orbit
Washington, USA - The launch that was announced to US Senate on Tuesday should take place next August
The Secretary of the US Air Force Heather Wilson announced at an hearing at the United States Senate on Tuesday that the next launch of the US Air Force's X-37B spaceplane will take place in August, and... more
AerospaceAriane 5: Arianespace has launched two telecommunications satellites -VIDEO
Kourou, French Guyana - About a month ago the last launch on May 5
Arianespace has successfully launched two telecommunications satellites: ViaSat-2 for ViaSat Inc.; and EUTELSAT 172B for the operator Eutelsat – which is the first all-electric satellite to be orbited b... more
AerospaceStratolaunch aircraft made first rollout. It is the world’s largest plane by wingspan -VIDEO
Huntsville, Usa - It is ready for tests at ground and in flight
Stratolaunch Systems announces that the homonym aircraft or better Stratolaunch has reached a major milestone in its journey toward low Earth orbit. Yesterday the aircraft out of the hangar –for the f... more
Aerospacee-GEOS will supply the Copernicus service to support the EU in its external action
Rome, Italy - Framework contract for a maximum value of 7.5 million euro
The European Union Satellite Centre (SatCen) has awarded a Framework Contract for the supply of the Copernicus Service in Support to EU External Action Geospatial Production, for a maximum value of 7.5... more
AerospaceExperimental planes: X-37B lands after 718 days in orbit for a secret military mission - VIDEO
Cape Canaveral, USA - The spaceplane of the US Air Force was launched on May 20, 2015
Announced by a sonic boom the experimental plane X-37B of USAF (US Air Force) landed Sunday morning on the runway of the Shuttle Landing Facility of the NASA Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida... more
AerospaceAriane 5 (3). Visiona announces launch of Brazilian geostationary satellite
Kourou, French Guiana - The SGDC should provide coverage of internet services throughout Brazil´s whole territory
Visiona Space Technology announces the successful launch of the Brazilian Geostationary Defense and Strategic Communications Satellite (SGDC), held yesterday at the Guyana Space Center in Kourou, French... more
AerospaceAriane 5 (2). Two Thales Alenia Space satellites in orbit
Cannes, France - SGDC (Brazilian) and KOREASAT-7 (South-Korean) launched
The SGDC and KOREASAT-7 telecommunications satellites, built by Thales Alenia Space (TAS) for Brazil and South Korea respectively, were successfully orbited today by Arianespace in a dual launch using... more
AerospaceAriane 5. Arianespace orbits satellite for Brazil and South Korea -VIDEO
Kourou, French Guiana - Flight VA236 completed after 37 minutes with their positioning
Arianespace has successfully launched two telecommunications satellites: SGDC for Visiona Tecnologia Espacial SA, on behalf of the Brazilian operator Telebras SA and the Brazilian government; and KOREASAT-7... more
AerospaceThales Alenia Space to provide Integrated Transponder for TeamIndus Moon Mission
Rome, Italy - It is a private space exploration company out of India, building a spacecraft to land on the Moon in early 2018
Thales Alenia Space (TAS) has been chosen by TeamIndus to provide the Integrated S Band Transponder on board its Lunar Landing Spacecraft system to transmit video and images from the Rover. TAS is a world... more