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AerospaceCOSMO-SkyMed finds Italian earthquake's fault
Rome, Italy - Thanks to INGV analysis based on ASI's satellite system
The Italian civil defense is carrying on the intense survey work on the area hit by the earthquake on April 6 with the COSMO-SkyMed Earth observation system. The identification of the fault that caused... more
AerospaceFurther speeches during the presentation of the SICRAL 1B
Rome, Italy - Admiral Foffi and General Finocchio
Admiral Filippo Maria Foffi, chief of the 6th General Staff unit of the Italian Ministry of Defense, and general Pietro Finocchio, General Manager of TELEDIFE (Italian General Direction for Telecommunications,... more
AerospaceGeneral Cinelli speaks during the presentation of the SICRAL 1B project
Rome, Italy - General Secretary/National Director of Armaments of the Italian Ministry of Defense
General Aldo Cinelli, General Secretary/National Director of Armaments of the Italian Ministry of Defense, spoke during this morning's presentation conference following the launch of the SICRAL 1B satellite... more
AerospaceHonourable Airaghi's speech about the launch of the SICRAL 1B satellite
Rome, Italy - Representing the Italian minister of defense
Honourable Marco Airaghi, Councillor of the Italian Ministry of Defense for Aerospace Activities representing minister Ignazio La Russa, spoke during this morning's presentation conference in Rome following... more
AerospaceNth postponement for Herschel and Planck launch
Kourou, French Guiana - A new date will be announced shortly
After different postponements due mainly to the problem had on Herschel telescope, it seemed fixed for May 6 the departure of Herschel and Planck satellite (see for details AVIONEWS). A 'Hand' this... more
AerospaceItalian SICRAL 1B satellite: connection and first commands successful
Rome, Italy - The system will be used also by American defense
The first preliminary phases of this morning's launch of the SICRAL 1B satellite (for further information see AVIONEWS) have been successfully completed, from the take off at 10:16 am CET on board of a... more
AerospaceSuccessful launch of the Italian satellite SICRAL 1B
Rome, Italy - The program is under the joint responbility of Thales Alenia Space and Telespazio, Finmeccanica Group
"The SICRAL 1B satellite, on behalf of the Italian Ministry of Defense, has been successfully launched today at 10.16 am (CET) by a Zenit-3SL rocket operating from the Sea Launch platform, positioned at... more
AerospaceThe Italian Defence satellite SICRAL 1B launched this morning
Rome, Italy - A system for military communications
The launch of the SICRAL (Italian Reserved Communications and Alarm System) 1B satellite took place this morning at 10:16 am CET (8:16 am GMT) from a Sea Launch platform in the Pacific with a Zenit-3SL... more
AerospaceThe Weekly's Photo: in search of the lost planet
Pasadena, USA - Once upon a time...
NASA's Kepler mission has taken its first images of the star-rich sky where it will soon begin hunting for planets like Earth. The new "First light" images show the mission's target patch of sky, a... more
AerospaceTelespazio: 24 hour postponement the launch of Sicral 1B satellite
Rome, Italy - Initially it was forecast for next Sunday
"The launch of the Italian defence ministry’s telecommunications satellite SICRAL 1B has been postponed by 24 hours. The satellite will therefore be launched on Monday 20 April 2009 at 10:16 (Central E... more
AerospaceFlash: Roscosmos present at "Laad 2009"
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - The Russian Space Agency will be in Rio de Janeiro from 14 to 17 of April
The Russian Space Agency (Roscosmos) participates at "Laad 2009", the aerospace and defense exposition that is being held in Rio de Janeiro from 14 to 17 of April. The Federal Space Agency will be together... more
AerospaceNew images of L'Aquila from space sent by Cosmo-SkyMed
Rome, Italy - In the satellite map of the city are recognizable the mainly hit areas
The acquisition work continues for satellite images on the area hit from an earthquake in Abruzzo by the Cosmo-SkyMed's team, the satellite system of the ASI (Italian Space Agency) and Defense Ministry. New... more
AerospaceRussia to launch new spy satellite within 2009
Moscow, Russia - GLONASS-K to be put into orbit in 2011
A new Russian spy satellite will be launched within 2009, deputy Minister of Defense Vladímir Popovkin said to the press. "We plan to launch in 2009 a new spy satellite" and he added at the same time... more
AerospaceTelespazio: "Sicral 1B" Italian satellite ready for launch
Rome, Italy - Scheduled on next April 19
"The SICRAL 1B satellite is scheduled for launch on April 19, on behalf of the Italian Ministry of Defense. It will be launched at 10.16 am (Europe time) by a Zenit-3SL rocket operating from the Sea Launch... more
AerospaceESA: Herschel and Planck scheduled for launch on 6th of May
Kourou, French Guiana - All clear for the lift-off after the last tests
The ESA (European Space Agency) satellites Herschel and Planck will take off on the 6th of May from Europe's cosmodrome in Kourou, French Guiana. After the recent delays the final decision arrived after... more
AerospaceESA: GOCE's gradiometer switched on
Rome, Italy - The satellite is now fully operating
The gradiometer, the main instrument of the ESA (European Space Agency) satellite GOCE, has been switched on and started to send first data about the Earth's gravitational field. It's the first time that... more
AerospaceISS: Expedition 18 crew has come back
Bajkonur, Kazakhstan - Landed this morning in Kazakhstan together with space tourist Simonyi
Commander Mike Fincke and flight engineer Yury Lonchakov of Expedition 18 to the International Space Station (ISS) landed this morning at 9:16 CET at Bajkonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan with the Soyuz TMA-13... more
AerospaceBoeing-built satellite WGS-2 sends 1st signals from space
Cape Canaveral, Usa - From the second of six satellites that the company is building for the U.S. Air Force
"Boeing has acquired the first on-orbit signals from the second of six Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) satellites that the company is building for the U.S. Air Force. The signals indicate that the spacecraft... more
AerospaceNASA: satellites show Arctic ice getting thinner
Washington, USA - The process is accelerating in late years
The seasonal maximum sea ice extent on the Arctic occurred on the last 28th of February. The next-generation satellites have photographed and analyzed the area and the thickness of the ices and found,... more
AerospaceItalian Space Agency (ASI): Cosmo-SkyMed at work for the earthquake in Abruzzo
Rome, Italy - The first imagines of the hit area predicted for this morning
"Cosmo-SkyMed, the Earth observation satellite system, following to the request by the Italian Civil Defense Department, has acquired, in the last afternoon of yesterday, the first radar imagines of L'Aquila's... more
AerospaceESA: postponed the decision about launch's date of the Herschel and Planck satellite
Paris, France - Further verifications necessary
"The verification of operations procedures for Herschel and Planck at ESA’s European Space Operations Centre (ESOC) has now positively concluded. However, during final checks on the spacecraft, concerns h... more
AerospaceRussia to launch another three Soyuz spacecraft to ISS in 2009
Moscow, Russia - En route to ISS
Russia is planning to launch three more Soyuz piloted spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS) this year, the Federal Space Agency Roscosmos said on Thursday. The first Soyuz TMA vehicle... more
AerospaceISS: squabble between governments affect on-board morale
Moscow, Russia - Commander Padalka: "It's politicians and bureaucrats who can't reach agreement, not us"
Cohabitation on the International Space Station (ISS) doesn't seem so easy, since Russian and American governments decided that their cosmonauts must not share food and on-board facilities (such as the... more
AerospaceRussia might help the Mexican space program
Moscow, Russia - Deputy head of Roscosmos declared it after coming back from Mexico
Coming back from his visit in Mexico the deputy head of Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) Segrey Saveliev stated that "Russia might help Mexico to develop its space program". As soon as the Mexican... more
AerospaceNASA prepares to launch the Atlantis shuttle
Cape Canaveral, USA - After Discovery's come back, preparation starts for the STS-125 mission
Having just ended the mission of the Discovery shuttle on the International Space Station, NASA started preparation for the launch, scheduled for May 12th, of the Atlantis, that has been docked to the... more
AerospaceRussia: flight simulation to Mars
Moscow, Russia - As part of the International project "Mars-500"
Starting from today and for 105 days, four Russian, one French and one German people will be voluntarily locked into a cloister of cramped, hermetically sealed tubes woven inside a Moscow research facility.... more
AerospaceReady for launch Eutelsat's W2A satellite
Baikonur, Kazakhstan - It will supply S-band services for mobile device for the first time in Europe
"Eutelsat Communications confirms that its W2A satellite has begun final preparations for its upcoming launch by an ILS Proton Breeze M rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Lift-off is scheduled... more
AerospaceThe Weekly's Photo. The Earth saw from the space: air graffito
Paris, France - Almost substantial view of tracks of aircraft's passage, that can be dangerous effects on Planet's climate
On March 30, 2009, from ESA's website (European Space Agency). This image took from Envisat above the North Sea predicts the numerous tracks of condensation left by airplanes that take off from The... more
AerospaceThe Soyuz arrived to the Space Station
Cape Canaveral, USA - The docking operation was completed manually due to a problem with the instruments
The docking of the Soyuz TMA-14 to the International Space Station was completed successfully Saturday at 1:05 pm GMT. On board there were the Expedition 19 crew together with space tourist Charles Simonyi.... more
AerospaceThe Discovery shuttle has come back
Cape Canaveral, USA - The crew successfully managed to land despite a first cancelled attempt due to bad weather
After a first attempt, cancelled due to bad weather, the Discovery crew successfully managed to come back to Earth on Saturday, 19:14 GMT. No problem for the seven crewmembers that yesterday went to Houston... more
AerospaceExpedition 19 to the ISS took off from Kazakhstan
Baikonur, Kazakhstan - A spaceflight participant departed together with the Soyuz TMA-14 crew
Took off today at 12:49 pm CET from Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan the Soyuz TMA-14 spaceship carrying the Expedition 19 crew, commander Gennady Padalka and flight engineer Michael Barratt. They will... more
AerospaceThe Discovery shuttle comes back
Cape Canaveral, USA - Landing scheduled for Saturday afternoon
After installing the solar panels and leaving on the International Space Station the Japanese cosmonaut Koichi Wakata, the Discovery shuttle has successfully undocked from the ISS yesterday evening and... more
AerospaceAVIONEWS interviews Italian managers of Altran ASD division
Turin, Italy - Marina Gavrilova and Enrico Solazzi talks about cooperation
With more than 18,000 employees in 20 nations worldwide and a turnover of 1.65 billion euros, Altran is a multinational company, technological innovation consultant and focused on Aerospace and Defence... more
AerospaceObama makes Space phone call
Washington, USA - The president talked to the astronauts in a videoconference
President Obama made yesterday a videocall to the astronauts of the International Space Station (ISS). Commander Lee Archambault and the two crews received the call coming from the Roosevelt room of the... more
AerospaceDiscovery: completed the third spacewalk
Cape Canaveral, USA - Expedition 18 to the end. Expedition 19 scheduled to take off on Thursday
Joseph Acaba and Richard Arnold completed yesterday the third and last scheduled spacewalk, managing to fulfill all the requested tasks. Anyway they couldn't fix the cargo carrier attachment system that... more
AerospaceNASA, Discovery: problems for the second spacewalk
Cape Canaveral, USA - A cargo carrier attachment system has been badly installed. In the meanwhile, new collision alarm
It will have to be redeployed the cargo carrier attachment system installed during last Saturday's spacewalk, because it has been badly mounted. Mission engineers are studying how to insert this operation... more
AerospaceThe GOCE satellite is fully operating
Rome, Italy - Completed on last Friday the preliminary operations
Since Friday at 1 am CET the ESA GOCE satellite is officially operating. All the preliminary operations of launch and early orbit phase (LEOP) have in fact been successfully completed. They started with... more
AerospaceNASA, ISS: the new solar panels are operating
Cape Canaveral, USA - Unfolded without any problem they are now producing 120 kilowatts of power for the Station
The International Space Station finally has its new solar panels. After the recent operations (see AVIONEWS) they have been finally unfolded and have started to produce 120kilowatts of energy, allowing... more
AerospaceItaly and Israel sign a "Joint Declaration for space cooperation"
Rome, Italy - Saggese: "An agreement of historical value"
The "Joint Declaration to increase the space cooperation for pacific purposes" was signed yesterday in Rome at the Italian Space Agency Headquarters along with the Israeli Space Agency, at the presence... more
AerospaceAction Plan on the "GMES and Africa" initiative
Rome, Italy - In view of the "EU-Africa Summit" in 2010
The "GMES and Africa" process was launched by the "Maputo Declaration", signed on 15 October 2006. The initiative aims to strengthen and further develop infrastructure for a more coherent exploitation... more
AerospaceMemory Day celebrated at Plesetsk cosmodrome
Plesetsk, Russia - In 1980 a bad accident killed 48 people
Every year on the 18th of March at the Russian Plesetsk cosmodrome, the same from where the ESA Goce satellite took off (see AVIONEWS), is held the "Day of Sorrow and Memory" in honour of the 48 victims... more
AerospaceDuring "SAT Expo" Italy and Israel cooperate
Rome, Italy - Elbit System will launch a new satellite camera
The Israeli company Elbit System participates at "SAT Expo" with the goal to strengthen commercial relations and partnership, in order to develop joint projects related with satellite high resolution images. "Since... more
AerospaceRussia, training continues for Soyuz TMA-14
Baikonur, Russia - Exercises for the crew of the upcoming ISS Expedition 19
Training goes on for main and backup crews of the Soyuz TMA-14. On board documents and mission program have been examined; exercises on manual controls and docking elements have been carried on; finally... more
AerospaceNASA, Discovery: first spacewalk completed
Cape Canaveral, USA - Installed last solar panels' section carried by the shuttle
Installed on the ISS the last section, Starboard 6, of the solar array carried by the shuttle. The first of the three scheduled spacewalks has been successfully completed with cosmonauts Steve Swanson... more
AerospaceEutelsat participates in live satellite delivered 3D-HD demonstrations
Rome, Italy - Full 3D via satellite broadcasting chain shown at "Sat Expo" in Rome
Eutelsat Communications is taking part in a full satellite demonstration in Europe of the end-to-end 3D broadcasting chain at the "SAT Expo Europe 2009" international conference and exhibition in Rome.... more
AerospaceCOSMO-SkyMed, the confirmation of the Italian excellence in the aerospace sector
Rome, Italy - From "SAT Expo 2009". The 4th satellite of the constellation to put into orbit in 2010
"Italy is oriented to the Earth observation. It is its first priority", ASI extraordinary commissioner Enrico Saggese said during the first conference "Europe and geopolitics space". "In this idea we... more
AerospaceSan Marino: a world meeting on space, aliens and UFO on Saturday and Sunday
Rome, Italy - Delegates from Italy, France, UK, Switzerland, Turkey, Croatia, Iran and UN will participate
"The Centro nazionale ufologico organized for next March 21 and 22, with the usual support of the Segreteria di Stato for Tourism of San Marino Republic and with the coordination by aerospace journalist... more
AerospaceEnrico Saggese: "Space is a way to promote development"
Rome, Italy - A collaboration agreement will be signed tomorrow with the Israel Space Agency
With investments of about 10 billion dollars, the space was recognized by Europe, at least for the next three years, as strategical axis of growth and development. In this contest ASI, Italian Space Agency,... more
AerospaceA new launch vehicle for Japan
Tokyo, Japan - Produced by Mitsubishi the H-IIB will carry the HTV to the International Space Station
It will take-off in 2009 the new JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) launch vehicle H-IIB. Produced by Mitsubishi it will carry the H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV) to the ISS. It will be used also for... more
AerospaceIndia, new "Alien" bacteria discovered in stratosphere
New Delhi, India - Three microorganism species are not present on Earth, they might come from Space
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) discovered in the high stratosphere, about 40km from the ground, three bacterial species not present on Earth, characterized by high resistance to ultraviolet... more