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AerospaceFarsound Aviation continues to enjoy significant growth in the Middle East and Asia
London, UK - The company will be attending a number of key exhibitions and event this year
Farsound Aviation, a global provider of supply chain and logistics solutions for the aerospace industry, is experiencing a significant growth in demand, particularly in the Asia and Middle East markets.... more
AerospaceNBAA mourns the passing of astronaut, aviation advocate Gene Cernan -VIDEO
Washington, Usa - The last man to walk on the Moon
National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) President and CEO Ed Bolen yesterday reflected on the passing of Eugene Cernan, the last man to walk on the moon, a frequent participant in NBAA events and... more
AerospaceVitrociset collaborates with a Belgian Group to create the first training platform against space cybercrime for the ESA
Rome, Italy - The tender has been awarded to RHEA Group with Vitrociset Belgium as supporting subcontractor
Vitrociset, the Italian company, will collaborate with the Belgian branch of RHEA Group, the specialized engineering international group of companies providing products and services to the most respected... more
AerospaceAerospace. ALA trades with a single global brand
Naples, Italy - Its CEO Scaramella's declarations
ALA Advanced Logistics for Aerospace announced that effective January 2017, all its controlled companies in the US, UK and France are operating under the same brand: ALA –Advanced Logistics for Aerospace, c... more
AerospaceItaly and space: a year of significant results
Rome, Italy - Italian commitment to aerospace continues with the agreement between Virgin Galactic and Altec, the Galileo satellite navigation system, the Cassini space probe and Nespoli's "Vita" mission
In confirmation of Italian commitment to aerospace research, the significant results achieved in 2016 lay the groundwork for the future. The ESA (European Space Agency) Italian astronaut Paolo Nespoli... more
AerospaceSpace X is targeting return to flight from Vandenberg's SLC-4E with the Iridium NEXT launch on January 8
Washington, Usa - Update regarding the anomaly occurred in preparation for the AMOS-6 mission
SpaceX released yesterday an update regarding the anomaly that occurred in preparation for the AMOS-6 mission: "Over the past four months, officials at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the... more
AerospaceFlight VA234: Arianespace’s 11th mission of 2016 -VIDEO
Kourou, French Guyana - In orbit the Star One D1 and JCSAT-15 satellites
Arianespace has successfully launched two satellites: Star One D1 for Embratel Star One, and JCSAT-15 for SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation. The launch took place on December 21, 2016 at 5:30 pm (local time)... more
AerospaceGalileo: Spaceopal awarded the management of the European satellite navigation programme's operations
Brussels, Belgium - The contract signed today in Brussels, at the headquarters of the EC. A ten year agreement, value of up to EUR 1.5 billion
Spaceopal, equal joint-venture between Telespazio (LeonardoFinmeccanica/Thales) and DLR-GfR (subsidiary of the German Space Agency DLR) won the GSOp (Galileo System Operator) tender, issued by the GSA... more
AerospaceThales Alenia Space ELiTeBUS 1000 platform awarded in the NASA Rapid III catalog
Rome, Italy - Designed and developed in France has been built on the flight heritage of the PROTEUS
Thales Alenia Space, the joint-venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo-Finmeccanica (33%), announced that its satellite platform ELiTeBUS 1000 has been accepted by the Rapid Spacecraft Development Office... more
AerospaceFood and future: it is time to the crop for the space lettuce
Rome, Italy - The NASA's astronaut Shane Kimbrough used a new procedure of harvest for "cosmic greenhouse"
The Italian Space Agency (ASI) website reported it signed by Ilaria Marciano: six plants of the romaine lettuce are growing at the same time on board of the ISS (International Space Station), as part of... more
AerospaceThales Alenia Space welcomes decisions made by ESA’s Ministerial Council
Rome, Italy - About the European space programs in the next five years
Following the European Space Agency’s Ministerial Council meeting in Lucerne, Switzerland, on December 1-2, 2016, Thales Alenia Space welcomed announcements of the allocated budget, approved strategic p... more
AerospaceArianespace’s Vega scores its eighth success in orbiting GÖKTÜRK-1 for Turkey (2)
Kourou, French Guyana - The flight had a duration of 57 minutes and 19 seconds
The Vega lightweight launcher continued its track record of success today, lofting the GÖKTÜRK-1 Earth observation spacecraft from the Spaceport on a mission that adds another operator to those entrusting t... more
AerospaceThe GÖKTÜRK-1 satellite launched successfully -VIDEO
Kourou, French Guyana - The first telemetry signal was acquired by the Fucino 68 minutes after launch
The Turkish Earth observation satellite GÖKTÜRK-1 was successfully launched at 10:51 (local time), at 14:51 CET. The launch was carried out by Arianespace from the European spaceport in Kourou, in French G... more
AerospaceMOU Altec - Virgin Galactic
Rome, Italy - Aimed to study experimental sub-orbital spaceflight in Italy
ALTEC SpA, the Italian engineering and logistics service provider for the International Space Station, and VIRGIN GALACTIC LLC, the US spaceflight company within the Virgin Group, announced the signature... more
AerospaceThe ministerial ESA. ASI: Italian accent for Europe Space 4.0
Rome, Italy - ExoMars, Space Riders, launchers and astronauts, but also telecommunications and navigations
"We set a solid pillar for ESA of tomorrow. This is a long-term investment plan for European space-based science, technology and industry; this is the new space economy that merges science within the vision... more
AerospaceESA’s Ministerial Council in Lucerne
Lucerne, Switzerland - Among the cruxes to dissolve the re-financing of the ExoMars 2020 mission and the utilization of the ISS
ESA’s Ministerial Council takes place in Lucerne, Switzerland, on 1 and 2 December 2016. Ministers in charge of space activities from the 22 ESA Member States meet to decide on future space activities f... more
AerospaceYahsat and Telespazio sign Ka-band satellite capacity agreement in Brazil
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - A five year contract
Yahsat and Telespazio, a joint-venture between Leonardo-Finmeccanica (67%) and Thales (33%), have entered into a five-year contract for integrated satellite services using Ka-band. This landmark service... more
AerospaceVega is ready for the flight VV08
Paris, France - Fixed for next December 5 in the morning (local time in French Guiana)
Preparations for Arianespace’s latest mission at the service of Earth observation are entering their final phase, with the GÖKTÜRK-1 optical satellite now transferred to the launch zone for integration on... more
AerospaceImportant agreement on Space cooperation signed by Italy-Japan Business Group
Rome, Italy - ASI and JAXA collaborate in the field of disaster management using data from the Italian COSMO-SkyMed and the Japanese ALOS-2
An important agreement on Space cooperation was signed last Friday in Milan during the XXVIII General Assembly meeting of the Italy-Japan Business Group (IJBG). The meeting was chaired by Mauro Moretti,... more
AerospaceNext ISS mission name and logo unveiled today
Rome, Italy - Vita (in English and in Italian) is Vitality, Innovation, Technology and Ability
ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Paolo Nespoli will be launched to the International Space Station (ISS) next year for his third spaceflight. The name and logo for his mission were announced today. "Vita"... more
AerospaceAriane 5 lifts off with four Galileo spacecraft -VIDEO
Kourou, French Guyana - The European launcher completed its sixth mission of 2016
Arianespace’s Ariane 5 launcher has begun its latest mission from the Spaceport, carrying four satellites for Europe’s Galileo navigation system. Lifting off at exactly 10:06:48 am local time (November 17)... more
AerospaceThe crew of the missions 2017 on the ISS changes: new companions for Paolo Nespoli -VIDEO
Paris, France - The partners of the International Space Station have given today the announcement
The 51/52 expedition with the NASA (American Space Agency) astronaut Jack Fischer and the spaceman Fyodor Yurchikhin will be launched in March, to reach the ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Thomas... more
AerospaceClinton-Trump, the great challenge: how the cosmonauts voted into the space?
Washington, Usa - Thanks to a specific law launched in 1997, they made it from the cosmos
After months of cruel electoral campaign, the decisive day of November 8 has arrived. Donald Trump is the 45th US President. This happened on the Earth. But into the space? Have you ever asked if who orbits... more
AerospaceCOSMO-SkyMed Second Generation (CSG): the program completion contract has been signed
Rome, Italy - Worth 77 million euros
Thales Alenia Space (TAS), the joint-venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo-Finmeccanica (33%), announced today that it has signed an amendment to the original contract for the COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation... more
AerospaceLeonardo will monitor the health of the Earth from Space: 74 million contract from ESA
Florence, Italy - The industry will provide the spectrometer for the FLEX Space mission, which will study the actual photosynthetic activity of vegetation on a global scale
Today Leonardo-Finmeccanica has signed a contract worth 74 million Euros with the European Space Agency (ESA) to create the FLEX spectrometer for the mission of the same name as part of the ESA’s ‘Earth Exp... more
AerospaceTelespazio and Space Star Technology Corporation sign an agreement for satellite based services
Zhuhai, China - The cooperation is relevant to three main service segments
Telespazio, a Leonardo-Finmeccanica (67%) and Thales (33%) joint-venture, active in satellite services, and Space Star Technology Corporation (SSTC), a Chinese company of the CAST (China Academy of Space... more
AerospaceThales Alenia Space signed contract with Korean KARI
Rome, Italy - For South Korean Augmentation Satellite System (KASS)
Thales Alenia Space (TAS) announced today that it has signed a contract with the South Korean space agency KARI (Korea Aerospace Research Institute) to supply a satellite navigation system called KASS... more
AerospaceExoMars: key technologies tested for Europe's landing on the "Red Planet"
Rome, Italy - In view of the next mission planned in 2020
Thales Alenia Space (TAS), a joint-venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo-Finmeccanica (33%), has announced that the 2016 ExoMars mission has taken place in order to correctly position the TGO (Trace... more
AerospaceSchiaparelli descent data (2): decoding underway -VIDEO
Rome, Italy - Important data were recorded from it and beamed back to Earth in the early hours of Thursday morning
Essential data from the ExoMars Schiaparelli lander sent to its mothership Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO) during the module’s descent to the Red Planet’s surface yesterday has been downlinked to Earth and is... more
AerospaceExoMars TGO reached Mars orbit while EDM situation unders assessment: the mission's result predicted today
Rome, Italy - The elements necessary to understand the condition of things
The Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO) of ESA’s ExoMars 2016 has successfully performed the long 139-minute burn required to be captured by Mars and entered an elliptical orbit around the Red Planet, while contact h... more
AerospaceLeonardo-Finmeccanica grows in the Space Sector increasing its stake in Avio
Rome, Italy - From ca 14% to ca 28%. The closing of the transaction is expected in the first quarter of 2017
Leonardo-Finmeccanica announces the approval by the Board of Directors of transaction aimed to increase its stake in Avio from the current ca. 14% to ca. 28%. The current majority shareholder, Cinven,... more
AerospaceMars on the ultraviolet. Schiaparelli's descent on the planet -VIDEO
Rome, Italy - Today the touchdown of the Italian lander
Today the touchdown on Mars of the Italian Schiaparelli. On the Earth new images of the Red Planet. The photos, taken by IUVIS in the ambit of the Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) mission... more
AerospaceSchiaparelli lander of ExoMars has "Landed" on Mars
Rome, Italy - Seven months into the space to arrive on the "Red Planet"
Today afternoon, shortly after the 5:00pm (Italian hour) Schiaparelli, the module of ESA (European Space Agency) has touched the surface of the Mars planet, released last October 16 by the interplanetary... more
AerospaceSuccessful launch of Cygnus spacecraft -VIDEO
Rome, Italy - Cygnus cargo carrier, with pressurized cargo module by Thales Alenia Space, headed for the ISS
The Cygnus spacecraft has been successfully launched (OA-5 Mission) by the Antares launch vehicle to resupply the International Space Station (ISS) from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility based in Virginia. T... more
AerospaceExomars probe reaches Mars: towards landing of the Schiaparelli module -VIDEO
Paris, France - Step by step, the upgrade from ESA's space operations centre
Updates from ESA’s (European Space Agency) space operations centre informs as the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO) interplanetary probe approached and entered orbit around the "Red Planet", and on the S... more
AerospaceThe Dream Chaser for European Utilization program takes flight with MoU
Sparks, Usa - For its pilot phase
The Dream Chaser for European Utilization (DC4EU) program kicked off its pilot phase with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC), Telespazio, the European Space... more
AerospaceAriane 5 continues its track record of success with Arianespace’s launch -VIDEO
Kourou, French Guyana - The European launcher carries two satellites for telecommunications
Arianespace has successfully launched the Sky Muster II satellite for Australian operator nbn (National Broadband Network) and the GSAT-18 satellite for the Indian space agency ISRO (Indian Space Research... more
AerospaceMission completed: Rosetta's journey ended in daring descent to comet
Rome, Italy - After 12 years of discoveries finished, a mission into the history of the exploration
ESA’s historic Rosetta mission has concluded as planned, with the controlled impact onto the comet it had been investigating for more than two years. Confirmation of the end of the mission arrived a... more
AerospaceVega: flight VV07 inaugurated the commercial phase -VIDEO
Kourou, French Guiana - Orders for 10 launches until 2019 ensured by Arianespace
Arianespace’s Vega continued its track record of succes, orbiting five new sets of “Eyes” that will observe the planet Earth in very high resolution: a cluster of four SkySat satellites for US-based opera... more
AerospaceIndra will implement Spain's system for space surveillance and tracking -VIDEO
Rome, Italy - Its services include collision warnings, object fragmentation and a re-entry warning service that includes information on the time and place of Earth impact
The European Space Agency (ESA) has awarded Indra contracts to deploy the S3T surveillance and tracking system for objects in low Earth orbit, worth a total of €17 million. Indra has thus established i... more
AerospaceThales Alenia Space signs phase B contract with LeoSat
Rome, Italy - To develop high-throughput, low-orbit satellite constellation
Thales Alenia Space (TAS) and LeoSat Enterprises, announced today the signature of the phase B contract for the development of a Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite constellation. It will offer very-high-speed... more
AerospaceSuccessful firing test for the ARTA 6 solid rocket motor for the Ariane 5 booster
Colleferro, Italy - The test also provided some important data
Firing test of the Solid Rocket Motor (MPS) of the Ariane 5 booster in Kourou, French Guiana, concluded successfully. This was the sixth firing test of ARTA (Accompagnement et Recherche Technologique Ariane),... more
AerospaceVega to launch ESA's wind mission -VIDEO
Paris, France - For the launch of the ADM-Aeolus satellite planned at the end of 2017
ESA (European Space Agency) and Arianespace signed a contract to secure the launch of the Aeolus satellite. With this milestone, a better understanding of Earth’s winds is another step closer. The contract, w... more
AerospaceSpace. A ring of fire replaces the Sun. NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory witnesses a double Eclipse -VIDEO
Houston, USA - The "Main star" darken from Earth and Moon nearly at the same time
Early in the morning of Sept. 1, 2016, NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory, or SDO, caught both Earth and the moon crossing in front of the sun. SDO keeps a constant eye on the sun, but during SDO’s sem... more
AerospaceNASA approves 2018 launch of Mars InSight mission
Houston, Usa - It will study the origins and the evolution path of Mars and the rocky planets of the solar system
NASA is moving forward with a spring 2018 launch of its InSight mission to study the deep interior of Mars, following final approval last week by the agency’s Science Mission Directorate. The Interior E... more
AerospaceThe first scientific data back from NASA’s JUNO mission from JIRAM, the Italian instrument designed to study Jupiter up-close
Rome, Italy - Jovian InfraRed Auroral Mapper will photograph Jupiter and analyse the images to understand the planet’s formation, evolution and structure
The JIRAM (Jovian InfraRed Auroral Mapper) Space spectrometer, developed for NASA’s JUNO probe by Leonardo-Finmeccanica, bursts into life, marking the start of the scientific stage of the mission to s... more
AerospaceTelespazio VEGA secures business relationship with ESOC
Darmstadt, Germany - For another five years
The Aerospace Company Telespazio VEGA Deutschland, a subsidiary of Telespazio (Leonardo/Thales) has successfully qualified for the Frame Contract with the European Space Operations Centre (ESOC) of t... more
AerospaceJUNO, destination reached. The NASA probe, born from an intense cooperation with Italian partners, has successfully entered Jupiter’s orbit
Rome, Italy - After a journey and about three billions kilometers distant and lasting almost five years
After a journey, started on August 5 of 2011, about three billions kilometers distant and lasting almost five years, JUNO has reached its destination. On June, 4th 2016, at 8:53 pm (California time – i... more
AerospaceAirbus Safran launchers JV finalised: Europe’s new space industry fully operational; original agreement signed in December 2014
Paris, France - The new-generation Ariane 6 launcher will make its first flight in 2020; 8,400 employees in the company
Airbus Group and Safran will finalise today the creation of their Airbus Safran Launchers 50/50 Joint-Venture, which becomes a fully-fledged operational company. The industry was already managing launcher... more
AerospaceArianespace Flight VA230: Ariane 5 launch -VIDEO
Rome, Italy - Third mission of 2016, two satellites in orbit
Arianespace has successfully launched two satellites for operators in the Americas and the Asia-Pacific region: EchoStar XVIII for the operator DISH Network and BRIsat for the Indonesian bank PT. Bank... more