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AerospaceNASA: Endeavour's docking to the ISS scheduled for today
Cape Canaveral, USA - Two Italian astronauts, Vittori and Nespoli, for the first time together in space
NASA unveils that it is expected for 3:38 am EDT today, the completion of Terminal Initiation Burn, that will bring the space shuttle Endeavour, departed on Monday from Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral... more
AerospaceEndeavour, docking to the ISS carried out
Cape Canaveral, USA - Hatches opened about one hour before scheduled time
Space shuttle Endeavour, departed on Monday from Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral (see AVIONEWS) docked to the ISS, International Space Station. Hatches separating the shuttle and the orbiting station... more
AerospaceTurkey announces first flight of the aircraft trainer "Hurkus" at "EBACE 2011"
Geneva, Switzerland - Scheduled for August 2012
Turkish Aerospace Industries, at the exhibition "EBACE 2011" (European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition) in Geneva in May, from 17 to 19 (see AVIONEWS), revealed that it has been planned for next... more
AerospaceEndeavour: the last shuttle to the Space Station to hunt to the "Dark matter"
Cape Canaveral, USA - The return is for the first June
The shuttle Endeavour en route to his final mission to the International Space Station (ISS), the STS-134, will dock at 10:15 GMT of tomorrow. ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Roberto Vittori and... more
AerospaceLast lift-off of space shuttle Endeavour carried out (VIDEO)
Cape Canaveral, USA - As scheduled, today, at 8:56 EDT from Cape Canaveral
It has been carried out successfully the last lift-off of Endeavour, the penultimate of Space Shuttle Program. The departure of the shuttle, originally scheduled for 19 April and later postponed time after... more
AerospaceEndeavour's crew members boarded and strapped into their seats
Cape Canaveral, USA - Following the preparation operations for the launch scheduled for today
Everything's ready for departure of STS-134 mission, the last one of the space shuttle Endeavour, which should take place today, at 08:56 EDT, from Kennedy Space Center of Cape Canaveral, Florida. Following... more
AerospaceConfirmed the launch of the Russian observatory RadioAstron
Moscow, Russia - It will be launched for mid July
A FIAN official affirmed that was confirmed the launch into orbit of Russia's Spektr-R astrophysical observatory (RadioAstron), initially set for July. According to what he announced the issue has been... more
AerospaceRoscosmos: Interagency Commission to approve TMA-02 crews today (VIDEO)
Moscow, Russia - Leaving in June
Russian Federal Space Agency Roscosmos announces that Interagency Commission should meet today, May 16, 2011, in order to "Review training results and to confirm flight readiness of the Soyuz TMA-02? crews". On... more
AerospaceSTS-134 crew arrives at Kennedy Space Center for preparation to Endeavour's launch
Cape Canaveral, USA - Which should take place on Monday
Are arrived at Kennedy Space Center of Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA, the six astronauts who should depart, on Monday 16 May, to STS-134 mission, the last of the Endeavour and the penultimate of Space Shuttle... more
AerospaceESA's mission SMOS control the moisture of Earth soil and the Ocean salinity
Paris , France - The drought is causing serious problems for farmers and water resources
The mission of ESA (European Space Agency) Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity (SMOS) was orbiting around the Earth for 18 months, making global observations of the moisture held in the top layers of soil... more
AerospacePaolo Nespoli in radio connection this morning with the students of the Marche
Marche , Italy - He will tell the experience on board of the ISS
This morning, at 11:57 there was a link between the International Space Station (ISS), where is the astronaut Paolo Nespoli, and students of ITIS "Gerolamo and Margherita Montani" of Fermo, in the Marche. Nespoli... more
AerospaceSoyuz launch from European base set for October
Kourou , French Guyana - The spacecraft will bring two satellites of Galileo
A spokesman of Arianespace stated that the maiden launch of the Russian rocket Soyuz from Europe's space base in South America has been scheduled for mid-October. Soyuz will bring the first two satellites... more
AerospaceNASA sets launch of the Space Shuttle Endeavour for May 16
Florida, USA - The most likely defect in a switchbox
NASA managers have set the liftoff of space shuttle Endeavour for 8:56 am EDT on Monday, May 16. The STS-134 mission to the International Space Station will be the penultimate flight for the shuttle and... more
AerospaceViolent storms of molecular gas stop star formation
Paris, France - The stellar observatory Herschel observed the phenomenon
The infrared space observatory of ESA (European Space Agency) Herschel noted violent thunderstorms of molecular gas that are dispersed in galaxies. Suspected for years, these flows can remove gas from... more
AerospaceNASA: Endeavour, lift-off not earlier than May 16, but its stay on the ISS will be extended
Cape Canaveral, USA - Today a conference on the status of the space shuttle repairs live
Following a meeting held last Friday, NASA managers have taken two important decisions about Endeavour's STS-134 mission: the first is about a six-day postponement of the next launch attempt, from 10 to... more
AerospaceThe Space Adventures offers a change of Soyuz Tma for tourist trips around the Moon
Moscow, Russia - Provided a "Lunar Tour" of eight days
The US Space Adventures, the only company that currently offers flights orbital space tourism, has offered of provide the Soyuz TMA of an additional space for living, thus as to offer commercial flights... more
AerospaceThe Gravity Probe B NASA sensor finds the deformation of space-time around to the Earth
Washington , USA - Confirmed the two theories of Einstein
The space probe of the NASA Gravity Probe B (GP-B) was able to confirm the fact that space-time around to the Earth is slightly deformed, just as predicted by theory of relativity by Einstein, which is... more
AerospaceRussia, Meridian 4 satellite into orbit
Moscow, Russia - On Soyuz-2.1a rocket
According to today's reports by Colonel Alexei Zolotukhin, as spokesman of Russian Space Forces yesterday, at 9:45pm local time, 5:41pm GMT, Meridian 4 satellite was launched on Soyuz-2.1a rocket carrier... more
AerospaceUSAF and Lockheed Martin ready for launch of SBIRS GEO-1 satellite
Cape Canaveral, USA - Which will take place tomorrow, May 6
Lockheed Martin and USAF, US Air Force, announced everything is ready for the launch of first SBIRS, Space Based Infrared System, with geosynchronous orbit, GEO-1, satellite, that will take place tomorrow,... more
AerospaceVirgin Galactic is preparing to make commercial space flight
California, USA - Initiates the test on aircraft "SpaceShipTwo"
Virgin Galactic is trying of satisfy the desires of those travellers who dream to see the earth from space. For this are in place the tests of an airship able to bring passengers up to 110 km of altitude... more
AerospaceReadjustment of the orbit of the ISS before returning of the Soyuz TMA-20
Moscow, Russia - The crew will return May 24
According to the statement of Russian Mission Control today the orbit of the International Space Station (ISS) will be raised by 1 kilometer (0.6 miles) : "We believe this adjustment is necessary to ensure... more
AerospaceInstallation of new LCA-2 on Endeavour completed
Cape Canaveral, USA - It distributes power to nine shuttle systems
NASA unveiled that yesterday, May 4, 2011, was completed the installation of a new Load Control Assembly-2, LCA-2, a box of switches with the function of distributing power to nine shuttle systems, included... more
AerospaceAriane 5, rollout to the Final Assembly Building for 19 May's mission carried out
Cayenne, French Guyana - Which will bring to orbit ST-2 and GSAT-8 satellites
It was carried out yesterday the rollout of Ariane 5 from Launcher Integration Building to Final Assembly Building at Kourous spaceport in French Guyana. It was unveiled by Arianespace, which specified... more
AerospaceThe ESA has extended its service of Earth exploration
Paris, France - Provides 58.000 different views of our planet
Since 2006, the ESA, European Space Agency, makes available to anyone wishing to explore the planet from space, satellite optical images of the Earth near real time. Now the agency has extended the offer,... more
AerospaceVenezuela-China agreement for realizing a satellite
Caracas, Venezuela - Cooperation between the countries goes on
On last Thursday, April 28, the Venezuelan National Assembly approved the project for the construction, launch and control of a satellite observation VRSS-1 in cooperation with China. The plan will... more
AerospaceNASA: Endeavour won't lift-off earlier than May, 10
Cape Canaveral, USA - On Friday in a further meeting a more precise date should be scheduled
For the departure of STS-134 mission -initially scheduled for April 29 and later postponed two times due to the discovery of a failure in the Aft Load Control Assembly-2, a box of switches controlling... more
AerospaceFurther delay of Endeavour's launch, at least until May 8th
Cape Canaveral, USA - Due to a failure connected with the ALCA-2
Further delay for Endeavour's launch. Originally scheduled for Friday, April 29, at 3:47 EDT, three hours before departure, lift-off of the space shuttle was cancelled and postponed until today, Monday,... more
AerospaceVenezuela-China agreement for realizing a satellite
Caracas, Venezuela - Cooperation between the countries goes on
Yesterday, the Venezuelan National Assembly approved the project for the construction, launch and control of the observation satellite VRSS-1, in cooperation with China. The plan will be financed by... more
AerospaceThe satellite YouthSat is up and running
Moscow, Russia - It will help to understand how solar activity impacts on the global atmosphere
The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) recently reported that "YouthSat’s conditions are good". The satellite YouthSat, with a lift-off mass of 92 kg, was launched into orbit on April 20 from t... more
AerospaceItalian Air Force pilot and European Space Agency's astronaut, colonel Roberto Vittori, ready to reach ISS
Rome, Italy - He will leave tomorrow from Cape Canaveral with Shuttle "Endeavour", and with a load for scientific experiments made by Italian Asi-Air Force
Colonel Roberto Vittori, test pilot of the Air Force and astronaut of ESA (European Space Agency), is completing in Houston (Texas-USA) the spaceflight human training pending the departure of STS-134 Space... more
AerospaceCountdown for lift-off of space shuttle Endeavour
Cape Canaveral, USA - Which should occur tomorrow from Kennedy Space Center
Yesterday the Space Shuttle Program Mission Management Team gave unanimously the green light to lift-off of Endeavour scheduled for tomorrow, at 3:47 EDT, from Kennedy Space Center of Cape Canaveral, Florida,... more
AerospaceRussia and Sweden sign agreement for increase of cooperation in space industry
Stockholm, Sweden - During Putin's visit in Stockholm
According to "RIA Novosti", on the occasion of the visit of prime minister Vladimir Putin in Sweden, Moscow and Stockholm signed an agreement providing for the increase of cooperation in space industry. The... more
AerospaceRussian cosmonauts begin the experimental session Columb Crystal
Moscow, Russia - On board of the ISS for use magnetic fields
The cosmonauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) have started the experimental session Columb Crystal: according to the planned experiment, the scientists would like to use the magnetic field... more
AerospaceProgress M-10M Russian cargo spacecraft lifted-off
Baikonur, Kazkhstan - From Baikonur cosmodrome
At 17:05 MSK (1305 GMT) the Russian cargo spacecraft Progress M-10M lifted off from launch platform number 1 of Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. It will bring to the ISS, International Space Station, 2.6... more
AerospaceThe cadets of the Italian Air Force Academy in Pozzuoli connecting with the ISS
Naples, Italy - They will talk with Paolo Nespoli through ARISS
Thanks to the international educational program ARISS (Amateur Radio on International Space Station), coordinated in Italy from AMSAT Italy, Thursday, April 28 some cadets aged 19 to 23 years of the Air... more
AerospaceRussia will create a scientific center in Svalbard
St. Petersburg, Russia - It's discussed by the member of parliament Chilingarov
The member of parliament and explorer Artur Chilingarov said today that Russia will create a science center in Barentsburg in the Svalbard archipelago: "A decision is being discussed on building a Russian... more
AerospaceThe crew of the Endeavour leaves for Cape Canaveral
Washington , USA - Scheduled on Friday, April 29 the launch of shuttle
It's scheduled on Friday, April 29 the launch of the shuttle Endeavour for its last mission in the space labeled as STS-134 (the shuttle will fly one last time in June, but with the spacecraft Atlantis,... more
AerospaceChina will build its own orbiting space station
Beijing, China - Starting from 2020
According to "China Daily" yesterday, on the occasion of a press conference, China Manned Space Engineering Office, confirmed the Country is going to build an its own space station starting from 2020. It... more
AerospaceRussia: no docking authorization for SpaceX cargo commercial capsule
Moscow, Russia - If the full compliance with the space flight security regulation won't be proved
"Roscosmos", Russian Federal Space Agency, has unveiled that the Country will oppose to the docking of the first American spacecraft with the International Space Station, if its full security won't be... more
AerospaceRussian spacecraft will be "Buried" in the depths of the ocean (VIDEO)
Moscow, Russia - After five days of mission on the ISS
According to a statement from a spokesman of the Mission Control, the Russian cargo spacecraft M-09m, after conducting a five day scientific mission, will undock from the International Space Station (ISS)... more
AerospaceRussia: we could launch a new version of Soyuz in 2012
Moscow, Russia - Soyuz 2-1V as a new one of carrier rocket
The commander of the Russian Space Forces Oleg Ostapenko said yesterday that Russia is ready to launch a light version of the Soyuz carrier rocket from 2012. "We will be ready to make this launch at the... more
AerospaceChanges implemented: Ariane 5 is now ready to lift-off
Cayenne, French Guiana - That will take place tomorrow, with Yahsat 1A and Intelsat New Dawn satellites on board
Arianespace has recently unveiled that actuators on the main Vulcain 2 cryogenic engine of Ariane 5 have been replaced: this will allow the launcher to lift-off, as scheduled, on April 22nd. The departure... more
AerospacePutin: from 2015 we'll develop a new rocket
Moscow, Russia - Energia Space Corporation will design Rus-M
Prime Minister, Vladimir Putin, said on Wednesday that Russia plans to design a new carrier rocket from 2015 but continue to work on the Angara space boosters. "We plan to begin test firing of light and... more
AerospaceIndia puts 3 satellites into orbit
New Delhi, India - On PSLV-C16 launch vehicle
This morning, at 10:12, ISRO, Indian Space Research Organization, launched in orbit successfully three satellites on the PSLV-C16, Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, from Satish Dhawan Space Centre of Sriharikota,... more
AerospaceDeparture from ISS of cargo spacecraft Progress M-09M
Baikonur, Kazakhstan - Scheduled for Friday
The Russian Federal Space Agency "Roscosmos" announces that cargo spacecraft Progress M-09M is ready to undock from ISS, International Space Station. Undocking from Pirs module will occur on Friday,... more
AerospaceKazakhstan considers the conversion of Baikonur in a JSC
Astana, Kazakistan - Russia as a major shareholder
Talgat Musabayev, head of the Kazakhstan's space agency Kazcosmos said Tuesday that Kazakhstan is ready to consider Russia's proposal to convert the Baikonur space center, in a joint-stock company with... more
AerospaceNASA, tomorrow briefing about launch status of Endeavour space shuttle
Cape Canaveral, USA - Which should carry out the lift-off on April 29th
Tomorrow, April 19, 2011, from Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, NASA will hold a conference to discuss the launch status of space shuttle Endeavour. Will attend the event as speakers Bill... more
AerospaceCountdown for 3 Indian satellites
New Delhi, India - The launch will take place on April 20
The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) started on Monday the countdown of 54 hours for the launch of three satellites as announced by a press officer of ISRO. The remote sensing satellite Resourcesat-2,... more
AerospaceSES Satellite operator chooses Arianespace for Astra 2E launch
Paris, France - Which will be carried out in the second half of 2013
Arianespace has recently unveiled it has been chosen by the Luxemburg's satellite operator SES to carry out the launch of the satellite Astra 2E in the second half of 2013. Astra 2E will be built by... more
AerospaceRoscosmos: in 2025 the first spacecraft for a flight to Mars
Moscow, Russia - Roscosmos and NASA may together
Russian space agency Roscosmos chief Anatoly Perminov stated on Wednesday that not earlier than 2025 will be created a spacecraft for a flight to Mars, and the maiden flights will be possible only after... more