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AerospaceStarship's sixth flight test
Super Heavy lifted off with all 33 Raptor engines
The sixth flight test of Starship launched from Starbase on November 19, 2024, seeking to expand the envelope on ship and booster capabilities and get closer to bringing reuse of the entire system on-line.The... more
AerospaceSpaceX prepares for the sixth Starship flight test, scheduled for Tuesday 19th
The super-heavy reusable launch vehicle, currently under development
SpaceX is preparing for the 6th flight test of Starship, the reusable super heavy launch vehicle currently in development, scheduled for next Tuesday the 19th. The 30-minute launch window will open at... more
AerospaceKoreasat 6A communications satellite launched
By a SpaceX Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral, Florida
The Koreasat 6A communications satellite was successfully launched yesterday by a SpaceX Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral, Florida.Ordered in 2022 by KT SAT Corporation Ltd. (KT SAT), South Korea’s national s... more
AerospaceLeonardo Board of Directors approves 9M 2024 results
Statements by CEO and General Manager Roberto Cingolani
Leonardo's Board of Directors, convened yesterday under the Chairmanship of Stefano Pontecorvo, examined and unanimously approved the 2024 first nine months results.“The economic-financial performance o... more
AerospaceShenzhou-18 crew returns to Earth after six months in orbit
A perfect landing marks the completion of the mission
Astronauts Ye Guangfu, Li Cong and Li Guangsu have returned to China after completing a six-month mission on the space station, the China Space Agency (CMSA) confirmed it. The Shenzhou-18 space capsule... more
AerospaceAirplanes and helicopters. Airbus reports 9m 2024 results
497 commercial aircraft delivered
Airbus reports Nine-Month (9m) 2024 results.The highlights are:497 commercial aircraft delivered Revenues € 44.5 billion; EBIT Adjusted € 2.8 billionEBIT (reported) € 2.7 billion; EPS (reported) € 2.29... more
AerospaceChina's 14th space mission launched: Tiangong station docking successful
The Country begins new phase of space research: crew with female astronaut on board -2 VIDEOS
China took today another significant step in its ambitious space program with the launch of the Shenzhou-19 mission. The spacecraft, carried into orbit by the Long March-2F carrier rocket, took off at... more
AerospaceItalian ASI relaunches innovation in Gnss radio navigation systems
The Space Agency's program is divided into five contracts
Over the last five months of 2024, the Italian Space Agency (ASI) has signed five research and development contracts that will allow the creation of national systems and infrastructures of great technical... more
AerospaceAvio USA and Acmi Properties to design a new solid rocket motor production facility
To support the rapid increase in demand in the defense and aerospace industries
The subsidiary of Avio SpA is evaluating locations for its first state of the art facility in the USA more
AerospaceThales Alenia Space signed MoU with Panafsat for satellite telecommunications system
The agrement will strengthen the Pan-African strategic partnership between France and Morocco
The system will deliver very-high-throughput services (VHTS) to 26 African countries, 23 of them in French-speaking Africa. Macron, in a State visit in Morocco, will meet the King Mohammed VI more
AerospaceBrazil: Visiona releases the first images captured by the VCUB1 satellite
The first high-performance one designed by the national industry
Visiona, the joint-venture between Embraer and Telebras, has presented the first images collected by VCUB1, the first high-performance satellite designed by Brazil’s national industry, and has thus concluded t... more
AerospaceSpaceopal (Telespazio) celebrates 15 years of success in Milan
During the "International Astronautical Congress" (IAC) week
Spaceopal, a joint-venture between Telespazio and DLR-GfR, celebrated its first 15 years in business together with representatives of government, institutions and with its industrial partners and suppliers... more
AerospaceESA orders 6 additional radar-based satellites to Thales Alenia Space
For IRIDE Earth observation constellation
Thales Alenia Space (TAS), a joint-venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), has signed a 107-Million-Euro contract with the European Space Agency (ESA) for the supply of 6 additional radar-based... more
AerospaceAirbus DS: plans to reduce divisional workforce by up to 2,500 positions
The company adapts to challenging business environment
Airbus Defence and Space is announcing plans to adapt the Division’s organisation and workforce in light of a continued complex business environment, especially in the Space Systems segment where significant f... more
AerospaceFlip, the new lunar rover, presented in Milan
Conceived by Venturi Space and Venturi Astrolab, it will be used to carry small payloads to the Moon
Venturi Space and Venturi Astrolab have announced their collaboration to produce a lunar rover, designed to meet the growing number of institutional, corporate and scientific organizations in the US and... more
AerospaceThales Alenia Space signs a contract with OHB
To develop two radar instruments for ESA’s 10th exciting new Earth Explorer Harmony mission
Thales Alenia Space (TAS), a joint-venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), has signed a contract with OHB to develop the two Earth observation Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) instruments to be... more
AerospaceTelespazio signs a contract with the ESA for the Moonlight programme
Worth 123 million euro and for the future missions to the Moon
Telespazio, a joint-venture between Leonardo (67%) and Thales (33%), signed a 123 million euro contract today in Milan with the European Space Agency (ESA) for the implementation of the first phase of... more
AerospaceTAS and ESA sign contract amendment to extend and optimize ESPRIT module
For Lunar Gateway orbital outpost set for a significant upgrade
Thales Alenia Space (TAS), the joint-venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), has signed an amendment to its contract with the European Space Agency (ESA) to develop the ESPRIT (European System... more
AerospaceStarship's fifth flight test lifted off yesterday
Concluded at splashdown 1 hour, 5 minutes and 40 seconds after launch
Starship’s fifth flight test lifted off on October 13, 2024, with its most ambitious test objectives yet as it works to demonstrate techniques fundamental to Starship and Super Heavy’s fully and rapidly reu... more
AerospaceSentinel-1C satellite arrives at Europe's spaceport in Kourou
The third of the Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission, will be launched on Vega-C at the end of 2024
After its journey from Cannes, France, via Turin, Italy, Sentinel-1C has landed safely in Kourou, French Guiana, after being transported on an Antonov aircraft. It will now undergo a series of activities... more
AerospaceSpaceX Starship Shuttle: 5th test launch scheduled
Subject to regulatory approval, expected on October 13th
Starship's fifth flight test could launch as early as October 13, subject to regulatory approval from the regulator. The launch window will open as early as 7:00 am CT. As with all development tests, the... more
AerospaceHera planetary defence mission successfully launched
TAS provided key technologies onboard the spacecraft
Hera, the European Space Agency’s (ESA) first planetary defence mission, was successfully launched yesterday aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, from Cape Canaveral in Florida.The satellite is now heading t... more
Aerospace"Polaris Dawn": completed the first-ever spacewalk
The four crewmembers of the mission
On Thursday, September 12 at 7:58 am ET, the "Polaris Dawn" crew completed the first-ever spacewalk –also known as an ExtraVehicular Activity (EVA)– from Dragon at 732 km above the Earth’s surface.The crew... more
AerospaceVega launches Sentinel-2C into orbit (2)
The declarations by Giulio Ranzo, CEO of Avio
Vega successfully launched the Sentinel-2C Earth Observation Satellite, a dedicated mission for the European Commission Copernicus Program. The payload was put into a Sun-Synchronous orbit at an altitude... more
AerospaceArianespace launches Sentinel-2C satellite, VV24 mission
Europe's Copernicus Earth observation program
This flight was the last Vega launch, marking the transition to the Vega C launcher, which is scheduled to return to flight by the end of 2024 more
AerospaceBoeing delivers Rocket Stage to Nasa
It will launch first humans around the Moon since Apollo
Boeing has provided NASA with the second core stage of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket. Built at NASA's Michoud Assembly Facility (MAF), the core stage is designed to send the Artemis II crew to lunar... more
AerospaceNASA cancels lunar rover development
It had cost 450 million dollars to date
The construction program for a new lunar rover has been canceled due to cost overruns and delays. It was announced by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Development of the next-generation... more
AerospaceAriane 6 (2): Europe's new rocket powers into space
The next one is planned for launch this year on its first commercial flight
Europe's new heavy-lift rocket, Ariane 6, made its inaugural flight from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana at 16:00 local time on 9 July (+4 20:00 time BST, +5 21:00 time CEST).It is the latest in Europe's... more
AerospaceAvio: Ariane 6 maiden flight
Placing into orbit multiple payloads
The Ariane 6 launcher has successfully completed its maiden flight from the French Guiana Space Centre, placing into orbit multiple payloads. Avio is partner of the Ariane 6 program providing the solid... more
AerospaceAirbus awarded German Armed Forces prime contract for military communications satellite system
Its value amounts to €2.1 billion
Germany’s armed forces, the Bundeswehr, has awarded Airbus the SATCOMBw 3 prime contract for the next generation secure military satellite system which includes geostationary satellites as well as ground s... more
AerospaceThe mirror of the ELT telescope is ready
Extremely Large Telescope is the largest in the world and will be ready in 2028
The last hexagonal portion of the primary mirror of the future Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) of the European Southern Observatory (ESO) is ready. It is the largest telescope in the world, an initiative... more
AerospaceItaly could produce EU cargo space shuttles
Turin plant among the candidates for ESA's "Leo Cargo Return Initiative"
Cargo shuttles to travel and move goods autonomously in the cosmos. The European Space Agency (ESA) has started a program to develop spacecraft that could be built at the Italian-French company Thales... more
AerospaceSpace flights: traditional companies are struggling
The challenge between Boeing Group and Space X
Space travel is the new frontier of commercial transportation. A sector in which the main protagonists are start-ups, while the giants of the sector lag behind. Just make a comparison between the costs... more
AerospaceStarliner: commercial missions still far away
Underlying problems hinder the start of routine journeys into the cosmos
The recent space flight of the Starliner spacecraft produced by the US Boeing Group was a success. In fact, the capsule docked with the International Space Station last week. However, some underlying problems... more
AerospaceElt Group at "ILA Berlin" (June 5-9)
The Company, in Germany for more than 40 years, is ready for its consolidation in this national market
ELT Group is participating in "ILA Berlin", the international aerospace event ongoing this year from 5 to 9 June. For more than 70 years, ELT Group has been a world leader in Electronic Defense Systems.... more
AerospaceBoeing Starliner spacecraft completes successful launch
Rendezvous and docking with ISS are scheduled for June 6
NASA astronauts Barry "Butch" Wilmore and Sunita "Suni" Williams became the first people to launch to orbit inside a Boeing Starliner, lifting off from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 10:52am E... more
AerospaceStarliner. Nasa, mission partners target June 5 crew flight test launch
Another opportunity is available at 10:29 am, Thursday, June 6
NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test mission teams are preparing to support a launch at 10:52 a.m. EDT Wednesday, June 5, from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on a miss... more
AerospaceEarthCare satellite launched to study clouds and climate
A joint project between the European and Japanese Space Agencies
The Airbus-built EarthCARE climate monitoring satellite has been successfully launched from Vandenberg military base, California. The Earth Cloud Aerosol and Radiation Explorer is a joint undertaking between... more
AerospaceAirbus-Nasa: collaboration to monitor climate change from space
GRACE-C contract for two spacecraft awarded
Airbus has been awarded a contract to design and build the GRACE-C twin spacecraft by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory JPL (Pasadena, California). This new mission of American Space Agency and the German o... more
AerospaceSpace X: Crew 8 mission launched
Dragon will dock with the space station tomorrow
On Sunday, March 3 at 10:53 pm ET, Falcon 9 launched Dragon’s eighth operational human spaceflight mission (Crew-8) to the International Space Station from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Spa... more
AerospaceERS-2 reenters Earth’s atmosphere over Pacific Ocean
The satellite was launched almost 30 years ago, in 1995
At approximately 18:17 CET (17:17 UTC) on Wednesday 21 February 2024, ESA’s ERS-2 satellite completed its atmospheric reentry over the North Pacific Ocean. No damage to property has been reported.ESA’s sec... more
AerospaceItaly will put a new satellite into orbit
Green light from the Defense commission of the Chamber of Deputies
The Italian Defense Commission of the Chamber of Deputies has recently approved the draft ministerial decree of the "Resilience of the satellite system for government telecommunications (Sicral R1)" program,... more
AerospaceChapea 2025 is underway
Nasa is looking for four people to simulate life on the Red Planet
Nasa is looking for a crew for the second of three Chapea (Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog) missions, in which a volunteer group of 4 people will live and work in a 3D printed 1,700 sm habitat... more
AerospaceThe "Odysseus" lander en route to the Moon
The landing scheduled for Thursday 22 February - VIDEO
Intuitive Machines' Nova-C lander, Odysseus, was launched on the night of Thursday 15 February, at 01:53 local time (07:05 Italian), on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex 39A of the Kennedy Space... more
AerospaceAirplanes and helicopters. Airbus reports FY2023 results
735 commercial aircraft delivered
Airbus reported consolidated Full-Year (FY) 2023 financial results and provided guidance for 2024.Gross commercial aircraft orders totalled 2,319 (2022: 1,078 airplanes) with net orders of 2,094 aircraft... more
AerospaceUSA: "Russia is developing space weapon"
Revelation, head of the American House of Representatives intelligence committee
US intelligence reports that Russia is developing new nuclear capabilities with the aim of militarizing space with anti-satellite weapon systems. Moscow's aim is to build a "deterrence" which however represents... more
AerospaceAxiom 3 mission returns today
Confirmation of landing time will depend on weather conditions
The Crew Dragon capsule returns to Earth today, Wednesday 7 February at 3:05pm Italian time, with the crew of Axiom Space's private Ax-3 space mission on board. Among them the Italian colonel Walter Villadei.... more
AerospaceAirbus announces purchase of quota di Eutelsat OneWeb injv
For the satellite constellation manufacturing
Airbus US Space & Defense, Inc. announced completion of a deal with Eutelsat OneWeb to purchase its 50% share of the Airbus OneWeb Satellites (AOS) joint-venture. The company is now the sole owner o... more
AerospaceAxiom 3 space mission ongoing
Docking to the ISS scheduled for Saturday 20 January - VIDEO
The Axiom (Ax-3) space mission has begun. After a day of waiting, for the 24-hour postponement, the Falcon 9 rocket with the Crew Dragon spacecraft from the Space in the United States. The docking of the... more
AerospaceThe Axiom Space mission launches today
Scheduled last night has been postponed to Thursday 18 January
The launch has been rescheduled for 11:49pm on Thursday 18 January private space mission Axiom (Ax-3). After a day of waiting in view of the departure, initially scheduled for yesterday, the initiative... more