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AerospaceDanger ceased for the International Space Station
Houston, USA - The crew was evacuated for the possible collision with space debris
The debris threat to the International Space Station has passed. The crew was notified of the all clear and will depart the Soyuz and return the station to normal operations. The astronauts were evacuated... more

AerospaceDiscovery launch delayed again
Cape Canaveral, USA - Scheduled for tonight has been cancelled for a gas leak. Nasa: "Not before Sunday"
Another delay for the Discovery Shuttle, scheduled for tonight (European time, see AVIONEWS), but cancelled by NASA for a hydrogen leak during the countdown. The inspection will take place in these days... more

AerospaceIss: spacewalk for two "Expedition 18" astronauts
Cape Canaveral, USA - EVA completed to install some experiments and check the Station's conditions
Two "Expedition 18" astronauts, American Mike Fincke and Russian Yuri Lonchakov, completed an EVA (Extra Vehicular Activity) to install some experiments outside the International Space Station (ISS). The... more

AerospaceNASA's Ares I rocket 1st stage igniter successfully tested
Huntsville, USA - The first crewed flight of Orion is planned for 2015
NASA has completed a successful test firing of the igniter that will be used to start the Ares I rocket first stage motor. The March 10 test paves the way for the initial ground test of the Ares I... more

AerospaceDiscovery shuttle launch confirmed
Cape Canaveral, USA - On Wednesday evening (local time) the departure of the NASA mission
Confirmed the favourable weather conditions for the launch of the Discovery shuttle on Wednesday evening 9:20 pm (1:20 am Thursday, GMT). The countdown started on Sunday after the seven astronauts appointed... more

AerospaceNasa: STS-119 astronauts arrive for Launch
Houston, Usa - A crew of seven
Commander Lee Archambault will lead Discovery's crew of seven, along with Pilot Tony Antonelli, and Mission Specialists Joseph Acaba, John Phillips, Steve Swanson, Richard Arnold and Japan Aerospace Exploration... more

AerospaceItalian ASI: one week to the launch of Goce, the drill that will calculate Earth's gravitational field
Rome, Italy - Departure scheduled for March the 16th
The wait is over: Goce (Gravity Field and steady-state Ocean Circulation Explorer), the first of a series of ESA (European Space Agency) satellites dedicated to Earth exploration, Earth Explorer, is ready... more

AerospaceKepler's eye to discover new worlds
Washington, USA - Nasa launches the new telescope to search for Earth-like planets
"Kepler will not fin E.T., but might find their home". With these words William Burocki, Nasa Ames Space Center principal investigator, explained the new mission's aim to search for planets theoretically... more

AerospaceEnergy from the space? With solar panels
Schaffhausen, Switzerland - Swiss-based society announces photovoltaic satellites launch
May the Space be the new frontier for renewable energy? The answer, according to Space Energy society, is yes. Launching specifically built solar-panel equipped satellites it will be possible to collect... more

AerospaceRussia to launch Kanopus Earth observation satellites
Moscow, Russia - The first to be put in orbit at the end of 2009/early 2010
The Russian Space Agency plans to launch a series of KANOPUS Earth observation satellites, with the first two due for launch at the end of 2009/early 2010. KANOPUS-V is being developed for Russia and... more

Aerospace"OLTRE. Beyond the Edge" expedition stops at the food of the Urals due to the lack of ice
Milan, Italy - COSMO-SkyMed satellites witnesses of the ice's conditions
The Arctic pack disappoints the "OLTRE" expedition. The layer of ice that usually characterizes the Arctic coasts, on which "OLTRE" organizers based the expedition, revealed very frail, as testified also... more

AerospaceLaunch of Wideband Global Satcom is scheduled on March 13
Cape Canaveral, Usa - The mission slipped from April 2008 due to some technical problems
On March 13 the U.S. Air Force's second Wideband Global Satcom (WGS) spacecraft will be lunched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, in Florida. Liftoff is scheduled from Space Launch Complex 41 during... more

AerospacePoland's Cyfrowy Polsat and Eutelsat Communications signed a contract
Paris, France - Pay-tv platform increases capacity on Hot Bird™ 9 satellite
Eutelsat Communications and Cyfrowy Polsat, the leading pay-TV satellite platform in Poland, announced the signature of a new contract for an additional transponder on Eutelsat's HOT BIRD™ 9 satellite t... more

AerospaceAurora wins NASA contract for multi-robot planetary exploration
Cambridge, USA - By MIT's Manned Vehicle Laboratory (MVL), and the MIT Humans and Automation Laboratory (HAL)
Aurora Flight Sciences announced that the company, MIT's Manned Vehicle Laboratory (MVL), and the MIT Humans and Automation Laboratory (HAL) recently won a NASA Small-Business Technology Transfer Research... more

AerospaceThree ESA Earth science missions move to next phase
Paris, France - Biomass, CoReH20 and Premier projects have been approved to undergo feasibility studies
ESA has announced three candidate Earth Explorer mission concepts to progress to the next phase of consolidation. This selection is part of the user-driven process that will lead to the launch of the Agency's... more

AerospaceDawn moves away from Mars
Rome, Italy - Nasa drill continues its journey towards Vesta and Ceres
Made the fly-by the wn drill is now moving away from Mars carrying on its spiral journey driving it to Vesta asteroid in October 2011 and to Ceres in July 2015. Passing close to the red Planet allowed... more

AerospaceOasISS preflight crew press conference: among them the first European Commander
Rome, Italy - Europe today operative partner on ISS
ESA astronaut Frank De Winne is scheduled to spend six months on the International Space Station starting from May. In October 2009, he is set to become the first European ISS Commander. His mission, called... more

AerospaceFinal European crewmembers announced for human Mars mission simulation
Paris, France - ESA has chosen German Olivier Knickel and French Cyrille Fournier
ESA has announced the European prime and backup crewmembers for the 105-day Mars500 study. From 31 March 2009, two Europeans are set to join four Russian crewmembers on a simulated human mission to Mars.... more

AerospaceItalian Space Agency. "IAC 2009": last days for the abstract
Rome, Italy - Next March 2 is the last day for the proposals. The edition of this year, in South Korea, about sustainable development
Next March 2nd is the last day to present abstract for the "IAC 2009", 60th edition of the "International Astronautical Congress" that will take place in the Korean city of Daejeon next October from 12... more

AerospaceTelespazio to take part in the "Munich Satellite Navigation Summit 2009"
Rome, Italy - From March 3rd to 5th
From March 3rd to 5th 2009, Telespazio (Finmeccanica/Thales) will be taking part in the "Munich Satellite Navigation Summit" as a diamond sponsor. The conference, which will be attended by representatives... more

AerospaceNasa fails the Orbiting Carbon Observatory mission
Washington, USA - The payload failed to separate properly from the spacecraft after the launch
A Nasa satellite launched on a two-year mission to track global warming has failed to detach from a rocket and reach orbit. The Taurus rocket carrying the Orbiting Carbon Observatory blasted off in... more

AerospaceLulin, the green comet approaches the Earth
Washington, USA - It was possible to observe it during the yesterday night
Lulin (C/2007 N3 Lulin), the spectacular green comet was visible to the naked eye last night. Its colour comes from the gases that make up its Jupiter-sized atmosphere. Jets from the nucleus throw out... more

AerospaceNASA: segment of Ares I-X Test rocket arrives at Kennedy
Cape Canaveral, Usa - NASA defers setting next Shuttle launch date
"The last newly manufactured section of the Ares I-X test rocket arrived at the Assembly and Refurbishment Facility of NASA's Kennedy Space Center on Friday. Called the frustum, the section resembles... more

AerospaceThales Alenia Space delivers two deep space observatories to launch site
Rome, Italy - Herschel and Planck scientific satellites kick off launch campaign in Kourou, French Guiana
"The Herschel and Planck satellites, built by Thales Alenia Space as prime contractor for the European Space Agency, have arrived at the Guiana Space Center in Kourou, French Guiana, for final preparations... more

AerospaceLockheed Martin-built DSCS satellites achieve historic milestone
Sunnyvale, USA - They surpassed 200 years of on-orbit operations
A U.S. Air Force/Lockheed Martin team announced that the Defense Satellite Communications System (DSCS) III constellation has surpassed 200 years of on-orbit operations, the longest total operational experience... more

AerospaceEutelsat's Hot Bird™ 9 satellite goes live
Paris, France - Launched on December 20th, 2008
Eutelsat Communications announces the full entry into commercial service of its HOT BIRD™ nine satellite at 13 degrees East. Built by EADS Astrium and launched on December 20th, 2008 by Arianespace, E... more

AerospaceMUSIS: the agreement between ASI and Italian Defense Ministry is official
Rome, Italy - The two satellites will be put into orbit between 2014-2015
On February 12th, 2009, with the sign by Chief of Staff, General Vincenzo Camporini, followed by Enrico Saggese, ASI (Italian Space Agency) extraordinary administrator, the executive agreement between... more

AerospaceAVIO: the order is worth over 450 million euros for Ariane 5PB
Turin, Italy - The first Ariane 5 launched in 2009
The first Ariane 5 of 2009 lifted off from the Space Base in Kourou, French Guyana, during the night. Again, a perfect launch for the Avio boosters, which took the positive series to 29 missions. Ariane... more

Aerospace"Dawn" probe is preparing to Flyby on Mars
Rome, Italy - The laying of Mars will start on February 17th, at 10:00 pm
The travel of the NASA's Dawn spacecraft continues with the research on the origins of the solar system, our Planet and the life on the Earth. Launched in September of 2007, and propelled by any one of... more

AerospaceItalian Space Agency, space debris are still a problem
Rome, Italy - Considerations on the collision between Russian and American satellites
A collision between such big satellites never occurred before: the American Iridium 33 had a 560 kg weight (1230 pounds); the Russian Cosmos 225, 950 kg. The first one, launched in 1997, was sent for telecommunication... more

AerospaceEutelsat will open a teleport near Cagliari
Paris, France - It will give broadband internet access to Africa
Eutelsat is ready to open a teleport near the Italian city of Cagliari (southern Sardinia), to be used for services to Africa, in particular info-mobility on east band. The location is still under construction... more

AerospaceEutelsat launches the satellite Hot Bird 10 successfully
Paris, France - At midnight, Central Europe time
Eutelsat successfully launched from its base of Kourou, in French Guyana, the geostationary satellite Hot Bird 10. In front of a large audience in the main office in Paris, a big screen showed the pre-launch... more

Aerospace"Sat Expo Europe 2009" presented in Paris
Paris, France - The exhibition on space technologies will take place in Rome from 19 to 21 March
From March 19 to 21, Rome fair will host "SAT Expo Europe", the exhibition of space applications and technologies (see AVIONEWS). "SAT Expo - said chairman Paolo Della Chiara in Paris, interviewed by... more

AerospaceEverything is ready for the launch of satellite Hot Bird 10 by Eutelsat
Paris, France - Tonight from the space base in Guyana
The satellite Hot Bird 10 by Eutelsat will be launched at midnight (CET) from the space center of Kourou in the French Guyana. It will strengthen the satellite fleet at the premium position at 13 degrees... more

AerospaceIran to launch first manned spaceflight by 2021
Tehran, Iran - In early February it put into orbit its first telecommunication satellite
Iran will send its first man into space on board its own spacecraft by 2021, the head of Iran's Aerospace Agency announced on Thursday. "Scientific research has already begun in Iran", Reza Tagipur... more

AerospaceCollision between two satellites on Siberia skies
Cape Canaveral, USA - High risk for telescope "Hubble"
Two communication satellites, one US owned by Iridium launched in 1997 and one Russian already disused and launched in 1993, collided nearly 805 kilometers over Siberia and a flash would have been visible... more

Aerospace"Swift" and "Fermi" see storms of Gamma-Rays by a "Magnetar": the fascination of the Cosmo
Rome, Italy - From a stellar remnant suggestive fireworks
Astronomers using NASA's "Swift" satellite and "Fermi" Gamma-ray Space Telescope are seeing frequent blasts from a stellar remnant 30,000 light-years away. The high-energy fireworks arise from a rare type... more

AerospaceESA to extend Mars Express, Venus Express and Cluster missions
Paris, France - Until December 31st
ESA’s Science Programme Committee has extended the operations its Mars Express, Venus Express and Cluster missions until 31 December 2009. The decision to extend the three successful missions was taken o... more

AerospaceSuccessful launch of Express-AM-44 and Express-MD-1 telecommunication satellites
Rome, Italy - With Thales Alenia Space payloads
"The AM-44 telecommunication satellite has been successfully launched today by a Proton-M rocket from the Baikonour Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. ISS Reshetnev (formerly NPO-PM) is the satellite prime contractor... more

AerospaceASI. AMS in orbit within 2010: the antimatter-hunting becomes reality
Rome, Italy - NASA makes official the flight of shuttle that will transport on ISS the instrument for this study
The antimatter-hunting becomes reality. NASA has officially scheduled for September 16th, 2010, the mission Shuttle STS-134, that will transport on the International Space Station (ISS) the AMS (Anti-Matter... more

AerospaceOn February 12th, SAT Epo will be presented at Euroepan industry
Paris, France - The event will take place in Rome from March 19 to 21
On February 12th, the Italian Embassy in Paris will host the international press conference to introduce SAT Expo Europe, the international event for space services and applications and integrated Telecommunications... more

AerospaceItalian ASI: all sources of "AGILE"
Rome, Italy - The first catalogue of the satellite's observations is published on-line by ASI Data Center
After one year and half in orbit, the Italian satellite "Agile", dedicated to the astrophysics in Gamma Rays, offers all researchers the results of the observations. From April 2007 flashes of lightning... more

AerospaceESA. Columbus: the European contribute to ISS that waiting for the first European captain
Paris, France - It will be Belgian Frank De Winne
A year ago the space shuttle Atlantis delivered the European-built laboratory module "Columbus" to the International Space Station. It was, and continues to be, a big success for the European Space Agency,... more

AerospaceISS in activity until 2020
Moscow, Russia - All partners reached an oral agreement
Russia and its International Space Station partners have an oral agreement to continue using the orbiter until 2020, the president of leading Russian spacecraft maker RSC Energia said on Thursday. Russia's... more

AerospaceGazprom & Thales Alenia Space signed the contract
Rome, Italy - For manufacturing 2 Yamal-400 comm. satellites
"In Gazprom headquarters, Dmitry Sevastiyanov, Director General of Gazprom Space Systems, and Reynald Seznec, CEO of Thales Alenia Space, signed the contract for manufacturing and delivering two Yamal-400... more

AerospaceRussia: launched Coronas-Photon satellite
Moscow, Russia - It will study the connections between the solar processes and the Earth
Russia has successfully launched its first carrier rocket of 2009, putting a Coronas-Photon research satellite into orbit, a Mission Control spokesman said Friday. The launch of the Cyclone-3 rocket from... more

AerospaceItalian and French aviation and aeropsace industies incerase their cooperation
Milan, Italy - From March 18 to 20 a roadshow in Turin, Rome and Napes
To improve the cooperation between Italian and French space industry, the French Commercial unit in Milan (Ubifrance) and Italian minister for Economic development organized a roadshow, th be held from... more

AerospaceAstrium and Thales Alenia Space partners of Arabsat for two more satellites
Rome, Italy - They will be launched by Ariane 5 in the timeframe 2010-2012
"ARABSAT has selected the consortium of Astrium and Thales Alenia Space to build and deliver in orbit its new satellites, Arabsat 5C and Arabsat 6B. The manufacturing contracts were signed in Riyadh on... more

AerospaceArianespace and Astrium Space Transportation sign a contract for 35 Ariane 5 launchers
Paris, France - The agreement has a value of about 4 billion Euros
At European Space Agency (ESA) headquarters in Paris, Jean-Yves Le Gall, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Arianespace, and Alain Charmeau, Chief Executive Officer of Astrium Space Transportation,... more

AerospaceItalian ASI: awarded the excellence "SWIFT" and "FERMI"
Rome, Italy - "Henry Draper" Award to Neil Gehrels of NASA
Astrophysicist Dr. Neil Gehrels of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., has been awarded the Henry Draper Medal by the National Academy of Sciences, Washington. The National Academy... more