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AerospaceThe future of mankind is on Mars: Curiosity rover to explore the Red Planet (VIDEO)
Gale Crater, Mars - "Seven minutes of terror"
Curiosity, the 2 USD billion rover built by NASA (the US space agency), landed today on the surface of the Red Planet. Great celebrations between the US and ESA's scientists (the European Space Agency,... more
AerospaceAVIONEWS interviews the Italian astronauts at new ASI headquarters (VIDEO)
Rome, Italy - From the memory of the past a look into the future
AVIONEWS has interviewed the Italian astronauts present during the ceremony for the opening of the new Italian Space Agency headquarters at Rome University "Tor Vergata". The ceremony also celebrated... more
AerospaceItalian ASI: the "Curiosity" Rover will bring Leonardo da Vinci to Mars
Rome, Italy - A copy of the self-portrait and "Codice del volo" by famous scientist are on board of the mission
Two exceptional passengers are on board of the "Curiosity", that will land on Mars: the self-portrait by Leonardo da Vinci, famous image of the scientist, and the Code on bird flight, in high definition... more
AerospaceSpacecraft: profitable market for commercial space flights
London, United Kingdom - Technology: certified, packaged and sold
Modern technologies allow today operations which, a few decades ago, were related only to sci-fi fictions. Most of all it is happening in the space sector. The landing of the new Curiosity rover on Mars... more
AerospaceItalian ASI: "Curiosity" in view of the Red Planet (VIDEO)
Rome, Italy - The Rover departed from Cape Canaveral on 26 November ready to land on Mars
On 6 August, NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) is set to deliver the Curiosity rover onto the Red Planet’s surface. The landing in Gale Crater will mark the start of an ambitious exploration pro... more
AerospaceThe world's most powerful telescope is Canadian-made
Toronto, Canada - The Hubble replacement takes shape
The 2018 is expected to be a year full of important events about space. In addition to the scheduled tests of the NASA SLS space heavy lifter, another work of art is going to be placed in orbit. We... more
AerospaceFinmeccanica BoD. Performance by business segment: space
Rome, Italy - Orders for €241 million
Telespazio and Thales Alenia Space (Figures for the two joint-ventures - Telespazio and Thales Alenia Space - are consolidated on a proportionate basis at 67% and 33%, respectively). New orders: for... more
AerospaceChina looks to the Moon in 2013
Beijing, China - "Space programmes go on smoothly"
Chinese space success seems to be unstoppable. A new event is planned in 2013, and it will allegedly involve a human landing on the Moon. The launch is scheduled in the second half of 2013. It will... more
AerospaceMedia invited for NASA Mars Curiosity rover descent
Darmstadt, Germany - ESA Mars Express orbiter will support the landing
ESA (European Space Agency) has invited media representatives to its Darmstad (Germany) operations centre. On August 6, 2012, ESA will support the entry, descent and landing of NASA Mars Science Laboratory. The... more
AerospaceLori Garver and Giuseppe Morsillo about the role of ASI, ESA and NASA
Rome, Italy - "The International Space Station is a milestone achieved through international cooperation"
NASA deputy administrator Lori Garver attended the ceremony which celebrated today the 50th anniversary of cooperation between Italy and the United States (1962-2012) in space programmes. The event was... more
AerospaceItalian Space Agency: the astronaut speeches
Rome, Italy - "In your life, you can play as a main character or a simple spectator"
At the cerimony for the opening of the new ASI headquarters (Italian Space Agency) sited near the engineering department of the university of Rome "Tor Vergata", all the Italian astronauts, passed and... more
AerospaceNew Italian Space Agency headquarters in Rome
Rome, Italy - Opening ceremony, and a look into the future
The ceremony for the opening of the new Italian Space Agency headquarters in Rome ended a few hours ago. The new facility is hosted by the Italian university "Tor Vergata", close to the engineering department.... more
AerospaceItalian minister Francesco Profumo about the importance of relations between space missions and Italian schools
Rome, Italy - New Italian Space Agency headquarters opened
The inauguration of the new headquarters of the Italian Space Agency, situated near the engineering department of the university of Rome "Tor Vergata", was attended today by the Italian minister for Education,... more
AerospaceNew Russian ISS docking gear test fails
Moscow, Russia - Mishaps continue for Roscosmos
A test of the new Russian spacecraft docking gear failed today. The programme aims to develop a new docking system for the International Space Station. The news was revealed in the morning by the Russian... more
AerospaceNASA successfully tests new inflatable heat shield for atmospheric reentries (VIDEO)
Washington, USA - "We look forward to future launches of even bigger inflatable aeroshells"
Great success for the new Inflatable Reentry Vehicle Experiment (IRVE). The spacecraft was launched yesterday at 07:01 am from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility on Wallops Islands, Virginia. The test was... more
AerospaceIndia runs for space: HAL delivers propellant tank for PSLV rocket
Delhi, India - "Savings of USD217,000 by producing it locally"
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has built and delivered the fourth stage propellant tank for the local Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV), conceived and developed for the Indian Space Research Organisation... more
AerospaceItalian ASI. The GMES "Eyes" will be based in Matera
Rome, Italy - Agreement signed with ESA: the satellite data acquisition and processing of Sentinel 1 and 2 assigned to E-GEOS. The main sector players took part in the tender
The space center in Matera (Italy) will be the heart of the operating activities of the first two GMES (Global Monitoring for Environment and Security) program satellites. The joint-venture between ASI-Telespazio... more
AerospaceAircraft and space: NASA continues Orion capsule tests
Washington, USA - "A step toward the Red Planet"
Nasa has completed another successful test of its Orion capsule. In particular, Nasa tested the vehicle landing parachutes. The test was operated over the Arizona desert, and is part of the programme which... more
AerospaceInternational Space Station: Soyuz spacecraft docked with new crew (VIDEO)
Moscow, Russia - Announcement from Russian mission control
The Soyuz Tma-05 spacecraft successfully docked on the International Space Station (ISS) at 4:51 am of 17 July 2012, as announced by Russia's Mission Control Center in Korolev. On board there was the new... more
AerospaceRussian multirole laboratory module "Nauka" launch delayed again
Moscow, Russia - The recalculated schedule for the launch is now the fourth quarter of 2013
The launch of the multirole laboratory module "Nauka" for the International Space Station has been delayed once again from the end of this year to the end of next year, as communicated by the president... more
AerospaceGreat celebrations after Shenzhou capsule landing
Beijing, China - International media focus on the Chinese space mission success
The landing of the Shenzhou-9 capsule after 13 days docked with the space module Tiangong-1 has been heavily publicized and covered by major local and international media (AVIONEWS). The programme marked... more
AerospaceChinese spacecraft will return to Earth on Friday
Beijing, China - Liu Yang hailed as a national heroine
The Chinese Shenzhou-9 space capsule is expected to return to Earth on Friday June 29, 2012. The spacecraft spent around two weeks in orbit. Its mission included the first Chinese manual docking in orbit. Local... more
AerospaceOrbital Sciences is ready with its space launch vehicle (VIDEO)
Washington, USA - Antares like the Falcon 9
The Antares space launch vehicle, built by Orbital Sciences, is one of the vehicle eligible to carry NASA payloads under the NLS II (NASA Launch Service). According to press reports, NASA has modified... more
AerospaceSpaceX shows its new Merlin 1D engine
Washington, USA - "The most efficient engine ever built"
SpaceX, the American aerospace company which successfully operated the Dragon capsule docking to the International Space Station, has reported it conducted the first full duration test fire of its new,... more
AerospaceRecycle and reuse. NASA SLS programme tries to save money
Washington, USA - Universal launch platform for many launch vehicles
NASA has underlined that the SLS programme (Space Launch System, the future American heavy space lifter) is trying to limit both development and, most of all, the future operating costs of the launcher. International... more
AerospaceFAA and NASA delineate commercial spaceflight certifications
Washington, USA - Black hole explorer programme cancelled
NASA and FAA have signed a memorandum of understanding about the certification process for commercial spaceflight. According to press reports, NASA would be given non responsibility to approve spaceflights... more
AerospaceChinese capsule successfully docks to orbiting module (VIDEO)
Beijing, China - "An orbiting space station by 2020"
The Tiangong-1 capsule (Heavenly Palace) successfully docked to the Shenzou-9 module (Divine Vessel) during the mission started Saturday 16/06/2012. This was the first manually-performed docking China... more
AerospaceFirst Chinese woman in space with the Shenzhou IX spacecraft
Beijing, China - She is the 33 yo Liu Yang
China is ready to send its first woman into space: Liu Yang, 33 yo major in the People's Liberation Army who entered the astronaut training program just two years ago, will leave tomorrow from the Jiuquan... more
AerospaceNew Ariane 5 mission scheduled on July 5, 2012
Paris, France - It will carry two different satellites
A new Ariane 5 mission, the third since the beginning of 2012, has been scheduled on July 5 from the spaceport in French Guiana. The 29-minutes launch window opens at 6:36 p.m. local time. The mission... more
AerospacePleiades 1A by Astrium: images from space of Warsaw and Kiev stadiums
Paris, France - Where the opening and final matches will be played during the European football championship
Pléiades 1A, the first European very high resolution satellite built and operated by Astrium has taken images of the brand new National Stadium in Warsaw, where the opening match of the "Euro 2012" tournament... more
AerospaceArianespace assembles new Ariane 5 rocket
Paris, France - The Ariane 5 ECA is the variant with the largest payload capability
The fourth Ariane 5 rocket, built by Arianespace and scheduled for launch by the end of 2012, is beginning to take shape with the assembly start-up of its components at the Arianespace facility in French... more
AerospaceEyes directed towards the sun to follow Venus transit (VIDEO)
Rome, Italy - The European Space Agency recorded the event
ESA’s satellite Proba-2, situated in low-Earth orbit, tracked Venus as it moved across the solar disc over a period of nearly seven hours. Of particular interest was the moment of first contact – when Ven... more
AerospacePegasus XL rocket and Lockheed Stargazer aircraft ready to launch
Washington, USA - The aircraft will wait the launch scheduled on June 13, 2012
The Lockheed Martin L-1011 Stargazer aircraft and its Pegasus XL missile which carries the NASA NuSTAR telescope (AVIONEWS), depart the Vandenberg Air Force Base today to make a two-day trek to the Kwajalein... more
AerospaceNew space flights? Boeing has been more than a year in orbit
Washington, USA - Classified payload and mission for the mini Space Shuttle
Not everyone knows that, while young companies aims to receive visibility through commercial operations and official statements, some firms prefer to work in silence, often developing classified military... more
AerospaceVirgin Galactic obtains permits for flight testing
Washington, USA - It will be the first suborbital commercial flight
Virgin Galactic, the first commercial spaceline, released today that its suborbital spacecraft built by Scales Composites had obtained the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) certifications for experimental... more
AerospaceNASA is ready to launch its Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array
Dulles, Usa - Orbital Sciences Corporation replies to SpaceX
NuSTAR is a Small Explorer mission led by Caltech and managed by JPL for NASA's Science Mission Directorate in Washington. The Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array will be the first space telescope to... more
AerospaceIran postponed observation satellite launch
Tehran, Iran - It is to be the fourth Iranian space mission since 2009
Yesterday evening, Hamid Fazeli, Iranian Space Agency's CEO, confirmed the agency had delayed the launch of an experimental observation satellite that was supposed to have happened a week ago. The new... more
AerospaceSpaceX success: new contract with Intelsat (VIDEO)
Washington, Usa - After Falcon 9, it is time for Falcon Heavy
After the success of the Falcon 9 launcher and its Dragon capsule, SpaceX continues to surprise with its innovations. The firm has signed a contract with Intelsat, a major communication satellite operator,... more
AerospaceDragon capsule: uncensored comments from the International Space Station
ISS, LEO - "There is not enough room in here to hold a barn dance but..."
"The Dragon capsule smells like a brand new car!" said Don Pettit, NASA astronaut on board the International Space Station after the docking of the SpaceX commercial mission (AVIONEWS). "Dragon's interior... more
AerospaceKazakhstan blocks Baikonur: troubles for Soyuz
Baikonur, Kazakhstan - Astana fears the end of its lease agreements
Kazakhstan has blocked three Russian Soyuz satellite launches because of a dispute about the drop zone for rocket debris. In particular, the first stages of the Soyuz rockets were due to fall down over... more
AerospaceSpaceX announces new space era
Washington, USA - "It is like the advent of the Internet in the mid 1990s"
The launch of the Falcon 9 and its Dragon capsule has demonstrated that SpaceX is now ready to officially begin the supply of the International Space Station under a NASA contract. Using a private-funded... more
AerospaceUnited Kingdom plans space operations
London, United Kingdom - Excalibur Almaz purchased Soviet-made hardware
Excalibur Almaz, an English aerospace company, has unveiled its secret plan: to launch spacecraft to space stations and then put them in orbit around the moon. According to declarations, Excalibur will... more
AerospaceSpace Launch System: core-stage entered preliminary design review
Washington, USA - First launch expected for 2017
The core-stage of the new SLS (Space Launch System) being built by NASA has entered the preliminary design phase, "An important checkpoint in the design of the US super-heavy launch vehicle". "We cannot... more
AerospaceDragon capsule successfully captured
Washington, USA - Event delayed due to Dragon's LIDAR sensor wrong locking on
The unmanned SpaceX Dragon capsule today successfully linked with the International Space Station in orbit over Australia. The operation is a real success for SpaceX, which received the certification to... more
AerospaceXcor: piston pump test successful
Washington, USA - The next step is the integration with the Lynx fuselage
Xcor has revealed that its new-generation liquid oxygen piston pump completed testing and is currently ready for being integrated with the Lynx. The Xcor Lynx is a suborbital spacecraft capable of horizontal... more
AerospaceInternational cooperation is essential to exploring outer space
Washington, USA - Cooperation with China would be beneficial, but India and NASA said "No"
A meeting of space agency leaders affirmed that international cooperation is essential to develops missions beyond Earth orbit. "Despite political and budgetary uncertainties, the leadership of prominent... more
AerospaceSpaceX: successful launch (VIDEO)
KSC, USA - The Dragon capsule reached the orbit
The first SpaceX commercial operation successfully reached the orbit to approach the International Space Station. The launch was postponed due to a malfunction of one of the Falcon 9 engines (AVIONEWS). The... more
AerospaceSpaceX Falcon 9: commercial mission aborted (VIDEO)
KSC, USA - Tonight the second attempt
SpaceX has postponed the launch of the Falcon 9 rocket from the Kennedy Space Center, Florida, after it was forced to shut down the N.5 engine almost immediately before the take-off. A new attempt is... more
AerospaceJapan rocket launched: South Korean satellite in orbit
Tokyo, Japan - Orbit reached with full success: emotion and applause at Tanegashima base
The first Japanese commercial space launch has been a full success. Launched from the Tanegashima Space Center yesterday, the rocket reached orbit around two minutes later, placing its payload, which includes... more
AerospaceCassidian and Apsi extend their cooperation from Tetra terminals to Teds modems
Dubai, UAE - It underlines Cassidian’s commitment to creating an effective and diverse TEDS ecosystem
Cassidian, an EADS company, and the Korean equipment manufacturer Asia Pacific Satellite communications Inc. (APSI) have started pre-interoperability (IOP) tests between TETRA networks from Cassidian and... more