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AerospaceNASA ready to launch its Moon-bound LADEE spacecraft from Wallops Island
Wallops, USA - The robotic mission is aimed to gather information about the atmosphere of our satellite
The American space agency NASA is making final preparations to launch a probe at 11:27 pm EDT (3:27 am on Saturday 7 GMT/UTC) Friday, September 6, from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility on Wallops Island,... more
AerospaceNASA is looking for new uses for its historical launch structures
Orlando, USA - The agency wants to transform the Kennedy Space Center into a spaceport for both government and commercial clients
American space agency NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida is seeking concepts for the potential use or divestment of three historic launch platforms that are not needed for the agency's current or planned... more
AerospaceJapanese space cargo took off towards International Space Station
Tanegashima, Japan - On board there is also an android
Last Friday AVIONEWS announced the forthcoming launch of the space shuttle H-II Transport Vehicle (HTV) -4 in order to provide food, water, clothing and work supplies to crew members (link). The H-2B... more
AerospaceJapanese cargo spacecraft bound for the International Space Station is ready for launch
Tanegashima , Japan - Kounotori loaded with 3,5 tonnes of supplies
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is scheduled to launch its H-II Transport Vehicle (HTV)-4 at 7:48 pm GMT/UTC Saturday, August 3 (4:48 am Japanese time Sunday, August 4), from the Tanegashima... more
AerospaceNASA closes first review of the concepts for the asteroid retrieval mission
Washington, USA - Commission evaluates technical and programmatic aspects
The American space agency NASA has completed the first step toward a mission to find and capture a near-Earth asteroid, redirect it to a stable lunar orbit and send humans to study it. In preparation... more
AerospaceSpaceX wins contract for the launch of three Canadian satellites
Hawthorne , USA - The operation will support the largest space program to date in the North-American country
US' aerospace company Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) was awarded a launch reservation contract with MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA) to support the largest space program to date... more
AerospaceNASA discusses collaboration projects with South-Korean space agency
Washington, USA - KARI might take part in the asteroid initiative
American space agency NASA Administrator Charles Bolden and the president of the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) Seung Jo Kim met in Washington to discuss collaboration in aeronautics research... more
AerospaceNASA received more than 400 projects for its asteroid initiative
Houston, USA - "Gratifying response", Lori Garver claims
Th American space agency NASA has received more than 400 responses to its request for information (RFI) on the agency's asteroid initiative, Deputy Administrator Lori Garver announced. "Under our plan,... more
AerospaceSuccessful launch for Alphasat, the European telecommunications satellite (VIDEO)
Kourou, French Guyana - It will cover Europe, Africa and the Middle East
An Ariane 5 ECA rocket successfully launched Alphasat, Europe's largest and most sophisticated telecommunications satellite ever built, The rocket, at its 56th successful launch in a row, took off on Thursday... more
AerospaceNASA: Orion spacecraft completes high-altitude test (VIDEO)
Houston, USA - The capsule was dropped at more than 10,000 metres
The american space agency NASA performed a complicated, high-altitude test, which demonstrated that the new Orion spacecraft could land safely even if one of its parachutes failed. The 10th in a series... more
AerospaceNASA appoints board to invesgitate early spacewalk termination
Washington, USA - The group will be chaired by Chris Hansen, International Space Station chief engineer
The American space agency NASA has appointed a board to investigate the July 16 early termination of a spacewalk outside the International Space Station, develop a set of lessons learned from the incident... more
AerospaceNASA is looking for private partners
Washington, USA - The space agency aims to develop commercial space products and services
American space agency NASA released a synopsis requesting information from private enterprises interested in pursuing unfunded partnerships. The aim is to advance the development of commercial space products... more
AerospaceNASA: "Parmitano could have drowned" (VIDEO)
Houston, USA - The ESA astronaut is in good conditions
Some representatives of American space agency NASA met the media in order to provide information about the problem which characterized the extra-vehicular activity of Tuesday 16 July 2013: the spacewalk... more
AerospaceParmitano, problems with a buildup of water: early conclusion for the Extra-Vehicular Activity
Houston, USA - The spacewalk lasted just 1 hour and 32 minutes
Expedition 36 Flight Engineers Chris Cassidy of American space agency NASA and Luca Parmitano of the European Space Agency ended their spacewalk at 13:29 pm GMT/UTC, only 1 hour, 32 minutes into the planned... more
AerospaceItalian ASI: Parmitano ready for the second space walk today
Rome, Italy - The first one last week, on July 9
Luca Parmitano is ready for the second Extra Vehicular Activity (EVA), after the first space walk a week ago. In fact, the astronaut of the European Space Agency and test pilot of the Italian Air Force,... more
AerospaceNASA tests rocket component created with 3D printing
Houston, USA - This method could permit higher manufacturing speed with lower costs
American space agency NASA and Aerojet Rocketdyne of West Palm Beach, Fla., recently finished testing a rocket engine injector made through additive manufacturing, better known as 3-D printing. This... more
AerospaceInternational Space Station: new crew members announced
Houston, USA - NASA's Scott Kelly to be the commander of Expedition 45
NASA and its international partners have appointed three International Space Station crew members to round out future expeditions to the orbiting laboratory. NASA astronaut Kjell Lindgren, Japanese... more
AerospaceNASA sets 2020 Mars rover goals
Houston, USA - According to the agency one of the aims will be demonstrate technology for future human exploration
The rover that American space agency NASA will send to Mars in 2020 should look for signs of past life, collect samples for possible future return to Earth, and demonstrate technology for future human... more
AerospaceParmitano's spacewalk ends without problems
Houston, USA - The second extra-vehicular activity scheduled on July 16
Expedition 36 astronauts Chris Cassidy and Luca Parmitano wrapped up a successful 6-hour, 7-minute spacewalk on Tuesday 9 July 2013, completing the first of two July excursions to prepare the International... more
AerospaceFinmeccanica. Telespazio: contract for the EGNOS satellite programme
Rome, Italy - Worth EUR 216 million and an eight-year agreement
Telespazio, joint-venture between Finmeccanica (67%) and Thales (33%), signed a contract worth EUR 216 million with the European Satellite Service Provider (ESSP) as part of the EGNOS (European Geostationary... more
AerospaceLuca Parmitano's spacewalk to be broadcast in live streaming on "ASI TV"
Rome, Italy - On Tuesday from 2 to 5 pm
Six weeks after the beginning of the "Volare" mission, the first long-stay mission of the Italian Space Agency (ASI), Luca Parmitano is getting ready to achieve a new record: the astronaut of the European... more
AerospaceNASA decommissions satellite which was in orbit since 2001
Pasadena, USA - Jason-1 was designed to last from 3 to 5 years
Jason-1, a satellite which represented a joint project between American space agency NASA and France's CNES (Centre national d'études spatiales) and that for more than a decade precisely tracked rising... more
AerospaceNASA: two new milestones reached by SpaceX in the Commercial Crew Program
Houston, USA - The timeline of the California-based company is on track
Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) completed two milestones for NASA's Commercial Crew Integrated Capability (CCiCap) initiative, which is intended to make commercial human spaceflight services available... more
AerospaceProton-M rocket explodes shortly after takeoff at Baikonur Cosmodrome (VIDEO)
Baikonur, Kazakhstan - No one was injured, but there is concern for possible toxic emissions
A Russian proton-M rocket exploded shortly after its takeoff from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan and crashed on the ground in the morning of Tuesday 2 July 2013. The launch was broadcast live, and... more
AerospaceThales Alenia Space: prime-contractor for Europe's Euclid cosmology satellite
Cannes, France - Scheduled for launch in 2020
The European Space Agency, ESA, has chosen Thales Alenia Space to build the new Euclid cosmology satellite in a contract worth €322.5 million. Scheduled for launch in 2020, Euclid will explore dark e... more
AerospaceAENA: agreement for the management of EGNOS satellite system
Madrid , Spain - For a value of 13.3 million Euros
AENA (Aeropuertos Españoles y Navegación Aérea), through its "Navegación Aérea" direction, today has issued a note in which it communicates the signing of an agreement for the management of the EGNOS sate... more
AerospaceNASA: IRIS departure delayed by one day
Orlando, USA - Delay caused by a problem affecting the Western Range Operations Control Center
The American space agency NASA postponed by one day the departure of the mission IRIS (AVIONEWS): the liftoff of the Orbital Sciences Corp's Pegasus XL rocket has been delayed by 24 hours, mainly because... more
AerospaceISS: six-hour spacewalk scheduled for today's afternoon
Houston, USA - Yurchikhin and Misurkin will perform maintenance works and will retrieve some science experiments
Two members of the Expedition 36 crew will venture outside the International Space Station on Monday, June 24: the pair will conduct a six-hour spacewalk in preparation for the addition of a new Russian... more
AerospaceNASA starts preliminary design review for its Space Launch System
Washington, USA - "This is the rocket that will send humans to an asteroid and Mars"
The American Space Agency NASA is beginning a preliminary design review for its Space Launch System (SLS). This major program assessment will allow development of the agency's new heavy-lift rocket to... more
AerospaceCuriosity sends on Earth hi-definition image of Mars
Houston, USA - The photo was created combining about 900 frames
Curiosity, the rover of the American space agency NASA, sent on Earth a hi-definition panoramic image of Mars, with 1.3 billion pixels in the full-resolution version. The view is centered toward the south,... more
AerospaceNASA selects its new class of astronauts (VIDEO)
Washington, USA - For men and four women, chosen among more than 6000 candidates
After an extensive year-and-a-half search, NASA has a new group of potential astronauts who will help the agency push the boundaries of exploration and travel to new destinations in the solar system. Eight... more
AerospaceThe "Albert Einstein" spacecraft docks to the International Space Station (VIDEO)
Houston, USA - New supplies for the crew
European Space Agency’s (ESA) Automated Transfer Vehicle-4 (ATV-4) automatically docked Saturday at 10:07 a.m. EDT to the aft-end port of the Zvezda service module. The ATV-4, nicknamed the “Albert Ein... more
AerospaceProgress 51 cargo craft undocks from the International Space Station
Houston, USA - The "Albert Eisntein" will arrive on June 15
A trash-filled ISS Progress 51 resupply craft undocked from the aft-end port of the Zvezda service module Tuesday at 9:58 am EDT (1:58 pm GMT/UTC). Commander Pavel Vinogradov closed the Russian cargo craft’s h... more
AerospaceNASA's Orion spacecraft successfully passes its static loads tests
Orlando, Usa - First flight scheduled in September 2014
After a month of being poked, prodded and pressurized in ways that mimicked the stresses of spaceflight, the Orion crew module of the American space agency NASA successfully passed its static loads tests. When... more
AerospaceAriane 5 rocket with ATV-4 on its way to the International Space Station (VIDEO)
Kourou, French Guinea - The arrival at the orbiting laboratory is scheduled on June 15
The European Space Agency's (ESA) Automated Transfer Vehicle cargo craft (ATV-4) launched atop an Ariane 5 rocket from Kourou Spaceport, French Guiana, at 5:52 pm EDT on Wednesday (9:52 pm GMT/UTC) to... more
AerospaceNASA gets ready to launch the satellite which will perform the best Sun observation ever
Houston, USA - IRIS is scheduled to leave on June 26
The American space agency NASA is about to launch a new scientific satellite, which will provide the most detailed look ever at the sun's lower atmosphere or interface region. The Interface Region... more
AerospaceESA: ten years at Mars
Rome, Italy - New global maps of Mars released on the 10th anniversary
New global maps of Mars released on the 10th anniversary of the launch of ESA’s Mars Express trace the history of water and volcanic activity on the Red Planet, and identify sites of special interest f... more
AerospaceAsteroid 1998 QE2 to fly close to Earth tonight (VIDEO)
Rome, Italy - Radar imagery reveal that the celestial body has its own satellite
The asteroid 1998 QE2 will fly close to the Earth in the evening of Friday 31 May 2013: the closest approach of the asteroid will occur at 8:59 pm GMT/UTC, when the celestial body will get no closer than... more
AerospaceThree new crew members on the ISS, celebrations at the Italian Space Agency (VIDEOs)
Rome, Italy - "Pride of a space Italy", ASI's president Saggese commented
The Italian Space Agency (ASI) welcomed in its Roman headquarters several authorities, VIPs and space sector enthusiasts to follow the departure of the three new crew members of the International Space... more
AerospaceLunar dust from Apollo mission found after 40 years
Berkeley, USA - The vials were in the warehouse of a Californian laboratory
Samples of Lunar dust which were collected by Neil Armstrong during the Apollo 11 mission have surprisingly resurfaced in the warehouse of a Californian laboratory, more than 40 years after the historical... more
AerospaceInternational Space Station: the three new members of Expedition 36 are preparing for their launch
Baikonur, Kazakistan - Liftoff scheduled at 4:31 pm EDT on May 28
Three new Expedition 36 crewmates are preparing at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for their Tuesday 28 May same-day launch and docking to the Rassvet module of the orbiting laboratory. Soyuz Commander... more
AerospaceCuriosity performs second drilling on Mars
Pasadena, USA - The results of the analysis will be compared with the findings relative to the first sample
Curiosity the Mars rover of NASA, the American space agency, has used the drill on its robotic arm to collect a powdered sample from the interior of a rock called "Cumberland". Plans call for delivering... more
AerospaceNASA and Obama pay tribute to Sally Ride
Washington, USA - The first US' woman astronaut will be awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom
The American space agency NASA and President of the United States Barack Obama are honoring the life and legacy of Sally Ride on the day a national tribute was held for the first American woman in space,... more
AerospaceNASA seeks proposals for its commercial launch programme
Orlando, Usa - "It's in the agency's and our nation's best interest"
NASA, the American space agency, announced the intention to issue an announcement for proposals, probably during this week, for the commercial use of Launch Pad 39A at the agency's Kennedy Space Center... more
AerospaceNASA begins testing of the Dream Chaser space vehicle (VIDEO)
Edwards, USA - Meanwhile some astronauts will perform fly simulations to assess the spacecraft's handling
Sierra Nevada Corporation's (SNC) Space Systems Dream Chaser flight vehicle arrived at Dryden Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, of the American Space Agency NASA to begin tests of its flight... more
AerospaceASI and Jaxa: the collaboration between the Italian and Japanese space agencies continues
Tokyo, Japan - The historical collaboration on the space activities between the two Countries protagonist of the conference "Italy and Japan: Space Cooperation Frontiers"
The use of the ISS (International Space Station), the terrestrial observation for the control of natural disasters, science and technology: these are the sectors in which Italy and Japan have reinforced... more
AerospaceInternational Space Station: Expedition 35 crew members lands in Kazakhstan (VIDEOs)
Houston, USA - Astronaut-rocker Kevin Chris Hadfield back on Earth
Expedition 35 Commander Kevin Chris Hadfield and Flight Engineers Tom Marshburn and Roman Romanenko landed their Soyuz TMA-07M spacecraft in southern Kazakhstan at 10:31 pm EDT Monday (00:31 am on Tuesday... more
AerospaceCuriosity team selects second drilling target on Mars
Houston, USA - The rover will set course to the drilling location in coming days
The team operating NASA's Curiosity Mars rover on Mars has selected a second target rock for drilling and sampling. The rover will set course to the drilling location in coming days. This second drilling... more
AerospaceUpdate on the ammonia leak on the International Space Station (VIDEO)
Houston, USA - A spacewalk of more than 5 hours was needed to fix the damaged part
NASA, the American Space Agency, provided an update on the ammonia leak which occurred in these days on the International Space Station. Expedition 35 Flight Engineers Chris Cassidy and Tom Marshburn completed... more
AerospaceAmmonia leak on the International Space Station
Houston, USA - The interested cooling loop could shutdown in about 48 hours
NASA, the American space agency, communicated that at around 10:30 am CDT (3:30 pm GMT/UTC) on Thursday 9 May 2013 the Expedition 35 crew reported seeing small white flakes floating away from an area of... more