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AerospaceCIRA: seminar by NASA on the space vehicles
Capua, Italy - The USV will be launched next July from Trapani
"To develop a reliable human and robotized programme for exploring the solar system and over, to enlarge the human presence in the solar system, to create innovative technologies, abilities and infrastructures... more
AerospaceAn important drill on board of the Shuttle Discovery completed successfully
Washington, Usa - Also a German astronaut in the next mission of the Shuttle
Yesterday, at the Kennedy Space Center of NASA, Florida, it was completed an important drill on board of the Shuttle Discovery, that next July should have to take off for a new mission (see for details... more
Aerospace"Pamela" Italian satellite was launched
Baikonur, Kazakistan - It will study obscure matter, antimatter and cosmic rays
The Italian satellite called "Pamela" (Payload for Antimatter Matter Exploration and Light-nuclei Astrophysics) was launched yesterday from the base in Baikonur, Kazakistan. It was born from a cooperation... more
AerospaceCIRA: seminar by NASA about the space aircraft
Capua, Italy - It will take place tomorrow morning
"Tomorrow, at 10:30am at CIRA (Italian Aerospace Researches Centre) will take place a seminar by NASA about the space vehicles for the launch and in particular the experiences by Daniel Dumbacher, expert... more
AerospaceGood results for the satellite system Galileo
Rome, Italy - Galileo Industries vice Ceo Cosimo La Rocca said it
Yesterday, participating to a summit of the Italian Air Force Association, Galileo Industries vice Ceo Cosimo La Rocca confirmed the good results achieved until now by European communications satellite... more
AerospaceOn-flight inspections for Discovery
Washington, USA - The crew will get out of the shuttle to make them
For the first time Discovery, the NASA shuttle which will make a mission from July 1 to 19 (see AVIONEWS for details), will receive two on-flight inspections by the crew, who will get out of the aircraft... more
AerospaceVirgin Galactic is thinking of a trip to polar lights
London, United Kingdom - It is searching for a base in Europe
Virgin Galactic, the New Mexico-based space tourism company, is searching for a place in Europe for the "SpaceShipTwo" launch to the space area where the light phenomena called polar lights take place.... more
AerospaceChile could buy an EADS' satellite
Santiago, Chile - Valued also offers from Canada, Israel and South Korea
Chilean Government is valuing the possibility to buy a satellite, for civil and military uses, by EADS, the European colossus of the aerospace sector. It was made known Defense Minister of Santiago, Vivianne... more
AerospaceImplementation planner for "Galileo"
Brussels, Belgium - Scheduled by the European Commission
The European Commission traced an implementation planner for "Galileo" staellite navigation programme. The launch of the first experimental satellites was made last December 28 and negotiations for the... more
AerospaceSatellite systems: Italo-Argentinian agreement
Buenos Aires, Argentina - On the field of SIASGE programme
The President of Italian Space Agency (ASI), Sergio Vetrella, signed an agreement with the Argentinian Government and the University of Cordoba to complete SIASE programme (Italo-Argentinian satellite... more
AerospaceGreen light for the Discovery's launch in July
Washington, USA - Difficult mission for the crew of the International Space Station
NASA confirmed that between July first and 19 it will be carried out the launch of the Discovery Shuttle, the first one of this year, and the second one after Columbia tragedy (see for details AVIONEWS).... more
AerospaceThe golf space commercial on ISS has been delayed
Washington, USA - NASA must end debugging some details
The launch of a golden golf ball from the International Space Station (ISS) was expected today for a commercial which has been commissioned by Element 21 Golf, a Canadian company which paid much money... more
AerospaceMeeting between Campania's businessmen and Canadian ones of the aerospace sector
Naples, Italy - Cooperation agreements signed
It took place in Naples a meeting between the aeronautical and aerospace companies of Campania and the Quebec Aerospace Association (AQA), one of the most important federations of the sector present in... more
AerospaceNew launch for the European rocket Ariane 5
Kourou, French Guyana - The rocket transported two satellite
On last Saturday the European rocket Ariane 5 put in geostationary orbit on the Equator two satellites: a mexican one (Satmex 6) and a Thailandese one (Thaicom 5) realized by Alcatel Alenia Aerospace.... more
AerospaceNew aerospace university in Lazio
Rome, Italy - It was proposed by Roberto Vittori
Italian Air Force Colonel Roberto Vittori, astronaut of the European Space Agency (ESA), who carried out two missions on the International Space Station (see for details AVIONEWS), launched the idea of... more
AerospaceNASA launches the "GOES-N"
Cape Canaveral, USA - It is the new weather satellite
The "GOES-N", a new-generation weather satellite, was launched from the Air Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Florida: it will allow faster local reports and deep researches on Earth climate changes. The... more
AerospaceAgreement ESA-EADS to realize a new space scope
Toulouse, France - The satellite will study the Milk Way
European Space Agency is working to the realization of a new space scope to study the Milk Way. The contract of the project, of a value of EUR 317 million, has been signed in Toulouse by the responsible... more
AerospaceThe Argentinian State-controlled satellite agency was born
Buenos Aires, Argentina - It is called Arsat and it will be State-owned for its 30%
Argentina got itself an agency for creation, development, launch and put in orbit of telecommunication geostationary satellites. It is called Arsat and 70% of shares will be in private hands, while 30%... more
AerospaceMalaysia in the space
Moscow, Russia - An agreement was signed between Russia and Kuala Lumpur Government to launch a Malaysian astronaut on ISS
Very soon also a Malaysian astronaut could be hosted on International Space Station ISS. Yesterday in fact an agreement was signed in Moscow between the Russian Defense Ministry and the Kuala Lumpur’s o... more
Aerospace"Discovery" arranges for its launch
Cape Canaveral, USA - The spaceship towards ramp
In view of its space mission in July, NASA’s "Discovery" Space Shuttle covered the nearly seven-kilometer distance between hangar and 39B launch ramp inside the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, F... more
Aerospace"Venus Express" reached the definitive orbit
Darmstadt, Germany - It will become fully operative on June 4
Launched last November and gone into Venus orbit on April 11, ESA (European Space Agency) explorer, "Venus Express", has finally reached the definitive orbit, the one close enough to the planet in order... more
AerospaceCIRA: Directors designation postponed to the end of June
Rome, Italy - The Italian Government Aerospace Coordination communicates that
The Aerospace Coordination of DS National Direction made known that the Board of Directors of the Italian Space Agency (ASI) postponed to the end of June the designation of President and new Counsellors... more
AerospaceVittori: resumption signals for NASA and ESA space missions
Rome, Italy - Several expeditions expected for Shuttle and on ISS
ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut and Italian Air Force pilot Colonel, Roberto Vittori, just back from a series of meetings in USA on the field of NATO Defence College, declared that there are good... more
AerospaceEADS could supply a satellite for Chilean Armed Forces
Santiago, Chile - The agreement should have signed during the next visit of French President Chirac in the South-American country
According to Chilean newspaper "El Mercurio" during the visit the on next May 24-26 French President, Jaques Chirac, will carry out in Chile it could be signed an agreement for the purchase, by Santiago... more
AerospaceCosmonaut emotions in Cuneo
Cuneo, Italy - Some no-gravity minutes on board of a Ilyushin 76-Mdk
The monthly magazine "Newton" reports that in September one of the five Russian airplanes normally used for cosmonaut training, the Ilyushin 76-Mdk, specifically built for flight in absence of gravity,... more
AerospaceSpaceShipOne designer criticizes NASA
Los Angeles, USA - The technology used for the new Space Shuttle is obsolete
NASA is planning to return to the Moon by 2008 with a new Space Shuttle, whose projects are being elaborated both at Lockheed Martin and at a team composed by Northrop Group and Boeing; the nominee of... more
AerospaceAround EUR 5 million to CIRA for aerospace
Capua, Italy - To realize a specialized laboratory in the aerospace componentry
The University and Scientific Research councillor, Teresa Armato, and CIRA (Italian Aerospace Researches Centre) President, Sergio Vetrella, have signed this morning a MoU for the realization of a specialized... more
AerospaceVietnam: in the 2008 the first telecommunication satellite of the country will be put in orbit
Hanoi, Vietnam - It was made known by the Vietnamese Government
Vietnam will launch in orbit its first satellite for telecommunications within the end of May 2008. It was made known by the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. The Vietnamese Government makes... more
AerospaceColumbus, ESA space laboratory, has been presented
Brema, Germany - It will be launched to ISS in 2007
Columbus module, the most important European contribution for the orbiting International Space Station (ISS), was presented yesterday at the EADS Space Transportation seat in Brema, Germany. During a 10-year... more
AerospaceThe first female shuttle pilot leaves NASA
Washington, USA - She is Eileen Collins, commander of Discovery and Columbia
The first female commander who ever piloted a NASA shuttle, Eileen Collins, has decided to leave her job as "Stars Captain" in order to devote to her family and other interests. In 1995 she was at the... more
AerospaceATR Group: reliability and quality in the aerospace field
Teramo, Italy - The Abruzzo's society has reached the aim of EN 9100:2003 certification, the quality standard for the aeronautical market's suppliers
"ATR Group’s path towards the quality and the continous improvement has reached an other important step: the realization of the certification according the international standard EN 9100:2003 that defines t... more
AerospaceThe launch in USA of two satellites has been postponed to next week
Washington, Usa - They will serve to study clouds
US Space Agency, NASA, announced the postponement, because of a technical problem, of two satellites, Calipso and CloudSat, for the study of clouds. The two satellites had to be launched by Vandenberg... more
AerospaceCIRA: it comes out from hangar the first Italian space vehicle
Capua, Italy - The Usv (Unmanned Space Vehicle), was introduced yesterday
"USV (Unmanned Space Vehicle) was introduced to press and to the national and international community, of industry and scientific one, the first Italian space vehicle, that yesterday come out of the hangar... more
AerospacePostponed the launch of ESA meteorological satellite
Paris, France - Not specified the reasons for delaying
European meteorological satellite MetOp, by European Space Agency (ESA), will be put into orbit on June 30th 2006 and not on 17th, for reasons that have not been specified. MetOp is the first of three... more
AerospaceThird Chinese Space mission scheduled
Beijing, China - It was retailed by "Beijing News" newspaper
China’s efforts to fill the technological and experience gap in airspace field, which separate it from USA Russia EU and Japan, continue. "Beijing News" made known that on September 2008, after the closure o... more
AerospaceMeeting at Beijing about Italian and Chinese aerospace activities
Beijing, China - The Asiatic giant is an important protagonist of the space conquest
In occasion of the manifestation for "Italy-China year", since tomorrow to Friday at Beijing a conference will take place in Beijing, supported by Italian Foreign Office and Italian Embassy in China, concerning... more
AerospaceItalian rehabilitation for Russian cosmonauts
Moscow, Russia - An agreement between Emilia-Romagna Region and Roskosmos
Russian astronaut Valeri Tokarev, who came back from the mission on International Space Station (ISS) on April 9 (see AVIONEWS for details), will spend three weeks in Italy in order to recover from 190... more
AerospaceNational Aerospace Plan 2006-2008 presented to the foreign Ambassadors in Italy
Rome, Italy - The synergies with the other countries are very important
Yesterday at Farnesina, headquarters of Italian Foreign Office, the National Aerospace Plan 2006-2008 has been presented to the foreign Ambassadors in Italy by Giandomenico Magliano, General Director for... more
AerospaceAn experiment with staminal cells on ISS
Moscow, Russia - It will be carried out by Russian aerospace group RKK Energiya
The head of Russian aerospace group RKK Energiya, Nikolay Sevastianov, declared that orbiting International Space Station (ISS) crew members will carry out an experiment in order to generate staminal cells... more
Aerospace"Venus Express" sent the first pictures of the planet
Baikonur, Russia - Fundamental European technology cameras and spectrometers
"Venus Express", ESA’s (European Space Agency) space probe launched November 9 and entered Venus orbit Tuesday (see AVIONEWS for details), started to send the first pictures of the very hot South Pole o... more
AerospaceNASA celebrates space shuttle's 25 years
Houston, USA - "Columbia" left April 12, 1981
25 years have passed since April 1981 when the first space shuttle "Columbia" left from Kennedy Space Center in Florida and successfully landed after two days at Edwards base in California. NASA celebrated... more
AerospaceArianespace gets another order by Japan
Tokyo, Japan - Mitsubishi will put a satellite into orbit in 2008
Arianespace, world leader in commercial launch services and producer, among the others, of "Ariane-5" launchers, celebrated its 20th anniversary of its presence in Japan with an order by Mitsubishi electronic... more
Aerospace"Venus Express" enters Venus orbit
Darmstadt, Germany - The ESA space probe has reached its destination this morning
European Space Agency (ESA) Operations Centre in Darmstadt, Germany, has made known that "Venus Express" space probe has entered, as expected, Venus orbit this morning. The probe has ended its slowdown... more
AerospaceSoyuz shuttle landed in Kazakhstan steppe
Astana, Kazakhstan - 3 astronauts on board coming from ISS
The Russian shuttle Soyuz landed yesterday at 1:48 in the steppe North of Kazakhstan, Central Asia, after a three hour and 20 minutes descend on Earth from the orbiting International Space Station (ISS).... more
AerospaceVenus Express is about to reach its destination
Baikonur, Russia - The space probe will enter Venus orbit in 5 days
Launched last November 9 from Baikonur Russian base, ESA (European Space Agency) space probe Venus Express is getting near its destination, Venus: its enter into the orbit of the very hot and enigmatic... more
AerospaceImportant discovery of space probe Cassini
Rome, Italy - Saturn's rings mistery probably revealed
Space probe Cassini, which is the result of the cooperation between ASI (Italian Space Agency), ESA (European Space Agency) and of NASA, discovered on Saurn’s A ring million of little moons (see for d... more
AerospaceImportant experiment on the International Space Station ISS
Washington, USA - Two astronauts slept in the decompression room
Yesterday the commandant of the mission 12 on the International Space Station (ISS), Bill McArthur, and the vice- commandant of the mission 13, Jeff Williams, made an important test which could accelerate... more
AerospaceFirst Brazilian astronaut in orbit
Moscow, Russia - Problems for data transmission during Soyuz's launch
The first Brazilian astronaut of the history, Marcos Pontes, left yesterday from the cosmodrome of Baikonur, Kazakhstan, on board of the Russian shuttle Soyuz, on which, with the Us astronaut Williams,... more
AerospaceSAE (Society of Automotive Engineers) Aerospace Council for the first time at CIRA
Capua, Italy - European and US makers and aerospace authorities met for two days
"European and US makers and aerospace authorities met at CIRA (Italian Aerospace Researches Centre) in Capua to specify the operative strategies of globalization, to have a common rule in this sector highly... more
Aerospace"Vega Industrial Day": today meeting in Rome among the aerospace industries participating at the programme
Rome, Italy - The meeting held near the Vitrociset's site
This morning, March 30, 2006 held in Rome, near the Vitrociset’s site, the third ’Vega Industrial day’, the meeting by aerospace industries involved in the programme of VEGA, the European launcher (plan... more