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AerospaceNASA's Orion spacecraft performs successful landing test with just two of its three parachutes (VIDEO)
Washington, USA - The capsule was dropped from a plane at a 7600-metre altitude
NASA engineers have demonstrated that the Orion spacecraft of the American space agency can land safely if one of its three main parachutes fails to inflate during deployment. The test was conducted... more
AerospaceNASA ready to a new round of testing on the J-2X rocket engine
Bay St. Louis, USA - The engine nozzle will be subjected to higher temperatures than in previous occasions
The progress of NASA, the American space agency, toward a return to deep space missions continues with a new round of upcoming tests on the next-generation J-2X rocket engine, which will help power the... more
AerospaceNASA: Landat 8 satellite ready for launch from Vandenberg Air Force base
Lompoc, USA - It will beam back 400 images a day
The gantry at Vandenberg Air Force Base Space Launch Complex 3 has been pulled back to reveal the United Launch Alliance Atlas V 401 rocket and the Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM) spacecraft. Weather... more
AerospaceNASA: teleconference about the asteroid which will pass close to the Earth on February 15 (VIDEO)
Washington, USA - No danger, but just an important possibility for scientists
On Friday 15 February 2013 an asteroid with a diameter of 150 feet (roughly 45 metres) will pass very close to the Earth. No danger for our planet, of course: in the space the concept of proximity is relative,... more
AerospaceNASA to broadcast undocking of Progress 48 spacecraft to the ISS
Houston, USA - The operation is scheduled at 8:00 am EST on Saturday 9 February
NASA, the American Space Agency, will provide live coverage of the departure of one Russian cargo spacecraft at the International Space Station and the launch and arrival of another. The ISS Progress... more
AerospaceNASA's Day of Remembrance for the tenth anniversary of the Shuttle Columbia tragedy (VIDEO)
Houston, USA - Flags across the agency will be flown at half-staff
NASA, the American space agency, will pay tribute to the crews of Apollo 1 and space shuttles Challenger and Columbia during the agency's Day of Remembrance on Friday 1st February, 2013, the 10th anniversary... more
AerospaceNASA: successful launch for the next-generation communication satellite TDRS-K (VIDEO)
Cape Canaveral, USA - The TDRS system provides tracking, telemetry, command and high-bandwidth data return services
The first of NASA's three next-generation Tracking and Data Relay Satellites (TDRS), known as TDRS-K, launched at 8:48 p.m. EST Wednesday (1:58 am of Thursday UTC) from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station... more
AerospaceDesign of Ariane 6 and continue development of Ariane 5 ME for ESA awarded Astrium
Paris, France - ESA has signed prime-contractor agreements worth €108 million
The European Space Agency (ESA) has awarded Astrium, Europe’s leading space technology company, €108 million worth of prime-contractor agreements covering the development of the Ariane 6 and Ariane 5 M... more
AerospaceNASA is looking for new ideas for the International Space Station
Washington, USA - Proposed technologies should help advance exploration and research capabilities
NASA's International Space Station National Laboratory and Technology Demonstration offices are asking for proposals on how the space station may be used to develop advanced or improved exploration technologies.... more
AerospaceConference on European Union Space Policy starts tomorrow, Tuesday 29 January
Brussels, Belgium - The state of the several space programmes will be examined
The fifth high-level Conference on the Space Policy of the European Union, "Building Up a Global Tool for Global Challenges", will take place on 29–30 January at the "Charlemagne" building of the European C... more
AerospaceNASA joins the European Space Agency in the Euclid mission
Washington, USA - A space telescope will investigate the cosmological mysteries of dark matter and dark energy
NASA has joined the European Space Agency's (ESA's) Euclid mission, a space telescope designed to investigate the cosmological mysteries of dark matter and dark energy. Euclid will launch in 2020 and... more
AerospaceAstrium and Thales Alenia Space to build BADR-7 for ARABSAT
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - New multi-mission satellite to deliver broadcast, broadband and telecommunications services over MENA
ARABSAT has finalized the mission definition for BADR-7 and confirmed the in-orbit delivery contract to the consortium of Astrium and Thales Alenia Space which has already started building the new satellite. Astrium... more
AerospaceCuriosity ready to drill its first martian rock
Pasadena, USA - "It will be this mission's most challenging activity since the landing"
Curiosity, the rover sent on Mars by the American space agency (NASA) is driving toward a flat rock with pale veins that may hold clues to a wet history on the Red Planet. If the rock meets rover engineers'... more
AerospaceInternational Space Station: crews for the next expeditions announced (VIDEO)
Houston, USA - Samantha Cristoforetti will be the first Italian woman in space
NASA, the American space agency, and the other agencies of the countries involved in the International Space Station announced the crew members of the next missions bound for the orbiting spacecraft. Expedition... more
AerospaceNASA: outstanding video from the Moon by the Grail mission probes (VIDEO)
Houston, USA - Ebb shot the images three days before its crash on the surface of the satellite
The NASA, the US space agency, released an outstanding video of the Moon shot by Ebb, one of the two probes of the Grail project which, as scheduled, crashed on the surface of our satellite on December... more
AerospaceExpedition 34 spacecraft successfully docked to the International Space Station
Houston, USA - The hatches between the Soyuz and the Rassvet module are set to be opened at 11:45 am est
Expedition 34 Flight Engineers Tom Marshburn, Roman Romanenko and Chris Hadfield docked their Soyuz TMA-07M spacecraft to the International Space Station’s Rassvet module at 9:09 am EST on Friday 21 D... more
AerospaceChina launches Turkish satellite into orbit (VIDEO)
Istanbul, Turkey - Erdogan: "It is a historic moment for our nation"
Between Tuesday 18 and Wednesday 19 December China has successfully launched into orbit a Turkish satellite: the Gokturk-2 (GK-2) satellite was launched from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in northwest... more
AerospaceLast mission of 2012 for Ariane 5 ready to launch
Kourou, French Guiana - The launch window opens at 6:49 p.m, local time
The seventh and final Ariane 5 mission of 2012 is ready for its December 19 liftoff as the vehicle for this dual-payload Arianespace flight is now in the Spaceport’s launch zone at French Guiana: carrying t... more
AerospaceGRAIL mission: NASA's probes impact the moon
Pasadena, USA - Site has been named after America's first woman in space Sally K. Ride
On Monday 17 December 2012 Ebb and Flow, NASA's two twin probes of the GRAIL (Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory) mission, impacted the lunar surface in a site which has been named after the late... more
AerospacePostcards from Mars: Curiosity sends a self-portrait from the Red Planet
Pasadena, USA - Image realized with a photo collage
NASA, the American space agency, released a "Self-portrait" of Curiosity: the robotic arm on the Mars rover held the rover's Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI) camera in more than 50 positions in one day to... more
AerospaceBoeing: the reusable, Unmanned X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle begins 2nd flight
Cape Canaveral, Usa - The industry's commitment in this field spans a decade
Boeing on December 11 successfully returned an unmanned US Air Force X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle to orbit, continuing to demonstrate how the system provides responsive, reusable access to space. An Atlas... more
AerospaceNASA plans another Martian rover mission in 2020
Washington, USA - The project, to keep costs down, will be based on Curiosity
Building on the success of Curiosity's Red Planet landing, NASA has announced plans for a robust multi-year Mars program, including a new robotic science rover set to launch in 2020. "The Obama administration... more
AerospaceNASA's update for Curiosity mission: in spite of rumours, no major new findings will be announced
Pasadena, USA - The press conference will be streamed online
On Monday 3 December 2012 at 9:00 am (5:00 pm GMT) the NASA, the space agency of the United States, will held a press conference during the Fall Meeting of the American Geophysical Union (AGU), in order... more
AerospacePiedmont at the "Aeromart" in the aerospace sector
Turin, Italy - With 13 companies at the event that will take place next December (4-6) in Toulouse
Piedmont returns at "Aeromart Toulouse" (December 4-6), the biennial event alternative as the "Aerospace and Defense Meetings Turin" in the world of aerospace, with 13 companies from Alessandria, Cuneo... more
AerospaceOne-year mission on the International Space Station: NASA and Roscosmos select two veterans
Washington, USA - Kelly and Kornienko are expected to leave in spring 2015
NASA and Roscosmos, respectively the space agencies of United States and Russia, have selected the crew which will be on board of the mission, scheduled in 2015, in which two astronauts will remain on... more
AerospaceESA Ministerial Council 2012: AVIONEWS interviews Italian Education Minister and ASI president Saggese (VIDEO)
Naples, Italy - "The proceedings were quite difficult, but the results have been really satisfying"
The European Space Agency (ESA) has just concluded a successful two-day Council meeting at ministerial level in Naples, Italy. The event, held at the Mostra d'Oltremare meeting centre, was attended by... more
AerospaceSoyuz spacecraft returns to Earth with the International Space Station astronauts (VIDEO)
Arkalyk, Kazakhstan - "Fresh air, very good!", the first words by Sunita Williams
The Soyuz TMA-05M spacecraft carrying Expedition 33 commander Suni Williams and flight engineers Yuri Malenchenko and Aki Hoshide landed in the steppe of Kazakhstan northeast of the remote town of Arkalyk... more
AerospaceAVIO's iSpace: the app for space lovers with games and interactive contents
Turin, Italy - Available for free on iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch
Avio, the Italian aerospace specialist, has on November 14 launched a new iSPACE app, which will be available to download for free from Apple’s App Store. iSPACE is a free app dedicated to space and s... more
AerospaceBoD of Finmeccanica. Performance by business segment: space
Rome, Italy - New orders totalled €639 million
Telespazio, Thales Alenia Space (All of the data concern the two joint-ventures –Telespazio and Thales Alenia Space– both consolidated on a proportionate basis at 67% and 33% respectively). New ord... more
AerospaceRover Curiosity completes initial experiments on Martian soil: "It's similar to Hawaii's"
Pasadena, USA - "Roughly half the soil is non-crystalline material"
NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has completed initial experiments showing the mineralogy of Martian soil is similar to weathered basaltic soils of volcanic origin in Hawaii. The minerals were identified... more
AerospaceBudget cut for the Italian Space Agency from 2013
Rome, Italy - In November Naples will host the Council at Ministerial level to decide ESA's future
Neil Armstrong, the first man to set foot on the Moon, has always been strongly critical about the cuts to the budget of NASA (the American space agency): "NASA -he declared in an interview released just... more
AerospaceASI: "Cheops", a mission to disclose the secrets of the esoplanets
Rome, Italy - The Italian Space Agency and Astrophisics Institute will give a basic contribution
It is a new project by ESA (European Space Agency) destined to the study of the extra-solar planets. "Cheops" (CHaracterizing ExOPlanets Satellite), approved last October 19 officially the realization... more
AerospaceEC: testing of Galileo satellite navigation system can begin
Brussels, Belgium - Two new satellites, named David and Sif, launched (names were chosen following an EU wide children's drawing competition)
A very significant milestone in the construction of Galileo -Europe's satellite navigation system- was achieved on October 12. Two operational satellites were launched on 12 October at 18:15 UTC from Kourou,... more
AerospaceShuttle Endeavour finally reached its new home (VIDEO)
Los Angeles, Usa - The transport from the airport to the California Science Center cost roughly 10 million dollars
The last journey of the retired Shuttle Endeavour, the 12 miles from Los Angeles Airport to the California Science Center, lasted more than expected: the arrival to the museum, which will be the new home... more
AerospaceThe Shuttle Endeavour ready for its last mission
Los Angeles, USA - 12 miles to the California Science Center
The Shuttle Endeavour is ready for its last mission, which will start today, Thursday 11 October 2012, and will also be the one with the shortest course: the 12 miles (a bit less than 20 km) from the hangar... more
AerospaceEC: count-down to the second launch of Galileo satellites
Brussels, Belgium - This second pair of EADS Astrium satellites will be put into orbit on-board a Soyuz rocket operated by Arianespace
The countdown has started for the launch of Galileo's third and fourth satellites —scheduled for tomorrow at 18:15 UTC from Europe's spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. This second pair of EADS Astrium s... more
AerospaceEUTELSAT 21B satellite arrives in Kourou
Paris, France - Readies for Ariane launch on November 9
The EUTELSAT 21B satellite of Eutelsat Communications has arrived in Kourou, French Guiana, and is now being prepared for launch on November 9 by Arianespace on board an Ariane 5 rocket (Flight VA210). Lift-off... more
AerospaceCuriosity finds bright object on Mars: sampling suspended
Houston, USA - It could be a part of the rover itself
Curiosity, the rover sent on Mars by NASA (the American space agency) has spotted an object described as "Bright": the robot was performing sampling of the soil of the Red Planet, in a sandy area called... more
AerospaceSpaceX Falcon 9 rocket: engine shuts, but the launch is successful (VIDEO)
Cape Canaveral, Usa - "It did exactly what it was designed to do"
A technical hitch affected the launch of the Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral, performed during the evening of Sunday 7 October 2012: one of the nine engines of the rocket suddenly lost pressure and shut down... more
Aerospace"IAC 2012". ASI: two cooperation agreements signed with Mexico and Thailand
Naples, Italy - The Italian space agency met numerous extra-European delegations of the sector
A delegation of the Italian space agency ASI, led by its president Enrico Saggese, has met numerous delegations of space agencies from extra-European countries during the 63rd edition of "IAC" ("International... more
AerospaceItalian ASI. "Iac 2012", International Astronautical Congress: world space exhibition started in Naples
Naples, Italy - With wishes from Napolitano, President of the Italian Republic and minister Profumo
The largest event of the year in the space sector was inaugurated on October 1st, 2012 morning in Naples, at the Mostra d'Oltremare exhibition centre: a message from Giorgio Napolitano, President of the... more
AerospaceInternational Space Station: ATV-3 undocking postponed
Toulouse, France - A new attempt will be performed today
The undocking of ATV-3 (Automated Transfer Vehicle) from the International Space Station was postponed due to an incorrect command. During operations ATV-3 performed perfectly in line with its pre-defined... more
AerospaceFirst Russian private satellite ready to launch in 2013
Moscow, Russia - As reported by Dauria Aerospace's head
Dauria Aerospace's founder and chief executive officer Mikhail Kokorich has declared that the first Russian satellite, wholly manufactured and operated by a private company will be launched during 2013,... more
AerospaceAstrium double prime-contractor for Astra 2F satellite launch from Kourou
Paris, France - Both for Ariane 5 ECA and for Astra 2F ordered by SES that will be launched together with GSAT 10
Astrium, Europe’s leading space technology company, is prime-contractor for both the Ariane 5 launcher and the Astra 2F satellite scheduled for launch from the European Space Centre in Kourou, French G... more
AerospaceEndeavour lands in LA piggybacked on a 747 aircraft, and gets ready for its last journey (VIDEO)
Los Angeles, USA - The final destination is the California Science Center
For a spacecraft which covered almost 200 million km, the last journey will be a piece of cake, even if the 19 km from Los Angeles Airport, where the Space Shuttle Endeavour is currently located, to the... more
AerospaceNASA will send 18 teachers to perform experiments on reduced gravity aircraft
Houston, USA - Flight scheduled in April 2013
NASA, the American space agency, will send into space 18 teachers, who will be selected among the schools of the NASA Explorer Schools project (NES), with its reduced gravity aircraft, in order to perform... more
AerospacePostcards from Mars: rover Curiosity sends picture of a partial Solar eclipse
Houston, USA - NASA will host a teleconference on Thursday, Sept. 6 to provide a status update on the rover's mission
NASA's Curiosity, the biggest rover ever sent into space, which landed on Mars on August 6, 2012, is continuing its mission, and managed to take a picture of a partial Solar eclipse on the Red Planet. It... more
AerospaceAstrium-built Metop-B successfully placed in orbit (VIDEO)
Baikonur, Kazakistan - It will improve medium-range and short-range forecasting
Yesterday, on September 17, at 22:28 hours local time (17:28 hours BST or 16:28 UTC), a Soyuz rocket successfully launched the Astrium-built Metop-B satellite into space from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in... more
AerospaceULA Atlas V rocket launches fourth payload for the National Reconnaissance Office (VIDEO)
Vandenberg, Usa - In five months
A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket carrying a payload for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) lifted off from Space Launch Complex-3 here at 2:39 pm PDT yesterday, on September 13. Designated... more
AerospaceElite S2 at work on the International Space Station
Rome, Italy - In October two experimental sessions for the Italian device developed by ASI, which has been on board the ISS since 2008
Twelve years ago, in 2000, an idea of some Italian research centres started to take shape: the realization of a system able to monitor in three dimensions the movements made by an astronaut in microgravity.... more