Aerospace
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AerospaceMarsis, an all Italian-made radar to find water on Mars
Darmstadt, Germany - Installed on the Mars Express probe, it will start analysing the planet's ground tomorrow
The Mars Express probe will start a pre-operational test stage of its Marsis (Mars Advanced Radar for Subsurface and Ionosphere Sounding Instrument) radar beginning on May 4. This radar was developed by... more
AerospaceBoeing and Lockheed Martin enter into a "United Launch Alliance"
Washington, USA - A 50-50 joint-venture for the management of activities related to the Delta and Atlas rocket carriers
A joint-venture dedicated to the rocket carriers deployed by NASA. This is certainly one of the most relevant newness in the aerospace sector in the United States now, also because the so-called United... more
AerospaceDiscovery's launch postponed till July
Cape Canaveral, USA - Additional checks regarding safety are necessary
NASA decided to postpone the launch of the Space Shuttle Discovery till July. Such a decision would have been taken into consideration after concluding a series of checks concerning the innovations implemented... more
AerospaceJapanese space industry's long-term ambitions
Tokyo, Japan - Probes towards Mercury and Venus, manned long-staying missions on the Moon and satellites able to warn citizens in case of possible natural disaster
Aerospace sector’s analysts have recently pointed out the main features which distinguish China and Japan concerning investments in the space field and the results achieved in terms of programmes. China a... more
AerospaceGalileo: Italian Lazio Region runs to become the headquarter of the Supervisory Authority
Rome, Italy - The Regional Government's hope is related to the great industrial and university effort in the aerospace sector
Italian Lazio Region is running as the future location of the Galileo European global positioning satellite system’s Supervisory Authority. Region Authority has infact notified the related documents t... more
AerospaceA Russian-French joint-venture to come to build satellites
Moscow, Russia - Between Reshetnev Association and Alcatel Space Company
Russian Reshetnev Association and French Alcatel Space Company are planning a joint-venture to build satellites. The Russian association will be given access to modern R&D work and the French company will... more
AerospaceItalian-Brazilian cooperation in the satellite sector
Brasilia, Brazil - The possible joint effort regards the Brazilian SGB multipurpose satellite system
Brazilian Government intends to produce a multipurpose satellite system able to meet several exigencies both in the civil and the military sectors. It deals with the system named SGB which should consist... more
AerospaceSpace: "Eneide"'s mission, some details about the return on earth of the Soyuz
Moscow, Russia - The descent of the capsula has been controlled by two planes Antonov-12, besides by six helicopters Mi-6
The second adventure into the space for Roberto Vittori ended yesterday (see AVIONEWS) without any risk for him and his collegues, the Russian Salizhan Sharipov and the American Leroy Chiao. Vittori himself... more
AerospaceSpace: "Eneide"'s mission to end successfully
Moscow, Russia - The Soyuz perfectly landed on earth yesterday at 00:07 (Italian time)
Esa’s mission "Eneide" ended successfully yesterday with the return back to Italy of the Russian shuttle Soyuz Tma-5, which first detached from ISS (International Space Station), to start after about t... more
AerospaceForum on the space technology transfer
Brussels, Belgium - Today and tomorrow in the Belgian capital
Today and tomorrow in Brussels a forum on the space technology transfer will take place in which an action plan will be required regarding it to propose it to the European Commission. Some industries to... more
AerospaceUAV technology "aiming to seize the space"
Washington, USA - NASA's experts intend to transform the Shuttles into remote-controlled aircraft to lower human workload and perform crew-less re-entry
The great importance which unmanned aviation technology is gaining has obviously an influence on the space sector when considering the relevance of certain operations and the constant need for higher safety.... more
AerospaceSpace: the first possible day to launch Discovery to be postponed
Washington, Usa - The launch of the shuttle may presumably occur on May, 22
Nasa (American space agency) said that the first possible day to launch Discovery, which according to the previously launch window may have been launched starting from May, 15 and until June, 3, has been... more
AerospaceSpace: Lazio-Sirad is the first of the "Eneide"'s experiments which brought into operation
Rome, Italy - It is useful to predict earthquake
Lazio-Sirad is one of the 22 experiments forecast by "Eneide"’s mission and the first one to have brought into operation on board of ISS (International Space Station). The main goal of this experiment, w... more
AerospaceBaikonur to prepare for the launch of the American satellite Direct Tv8
Moscow, Russia - The satellite arrived at the space base on last April, 15
According to the planned launch window, the American satellite for telecommunication Direct Tv8, should be launched from the space base of Baikonur (Kazakistan) on May, 21. Direct Tv8 reached the base... more
AerospaceNews about the election of Pope Benedict XVI to come to Iss
Rome, Italy - The astronauts said they were happy about the choice
The news about the election of the new Pope, Benedict XVI, who yesterday received the authority of head of the Catholic Church (see AVIONEWS) reached Iss (International Space Station), from where the Italian... more
AerospaceSpace: Vittori to talk to students from Iss
Rome, Italy - Amid a plan lead to a didactic project of an institute from Lazio's Region
Roberto Vittori, the Italian astronaut who last week-end arrived mixed with two of his collegues (see AVIONEWS) on board of Iss (International Space Station), talked yesterday for about 10 minutes with... more
AerospaceSpace: robot-navette for docking satellite on orbit to be launched only partly successfully by Nasa
New York, Usa - The operation should have demonstrated that it is possible to effectuate space missions completely automatic
The launch of Nasa occured in the past days and related to Dart (Demonstration of Autonomous Rendezvous Technology), a robot-navette destined for docking a satellite which is on orbit, had only partly... more
AerospaceSpace: achieved mission for 11th expedition which reached Iss
Rome, Italy - Vittori is the first European to occupy Iss twice
The new Iss crew, composed by astronauts Sergei Krikalev and John Phillips, mixed with the Italian cosmonaut Roberto Vittori, who will remain on board of international space station for eight days to return... more
AerospaceSpace: Discovery's main tank to be filled as a prove
Washington, Usa - The experts of Nasa wanted to verify the functionality of the main cistern of the shuttle
The main tank of Discovery has been provided with almost two million litres of hydrogen: it was a technical prove effectuated yesterday by the experts of Nasa who wanted to test the functionality of the... more
AerospaceDiscovery to be photographed by new Iss crew
Moscow, Russia - In order to see weather the external panels are intact or not
According to what revealed Russian spaceman Sergei Krikalev, which heads the eleventh Iss expedition that took off from the base of Baikonour, in Kazakistan, just this morning (see AVIONEWS), the new Iss... more
AerospaceSpace: Soyuz to be launched successfully
Moscow, Russia - The shuttle was visible for four minutes, an extraordinary time-frame considering that it takes nine minutes for the shuttle to enter into orbit
According to who assisted at the event lead to the launch of Soyuz Tma-6 occured this morning from the base of Baikonur, in Kazakistan, at 4:46 (Moscow time), it was really a moving episode. "Eneide"’s m... more
AerospaceSpace: the production of the engine Vulcain 2 to start
Rome, Italy - It is destined to Ariane 5
After the success of the launch of Ariane 5 Eca last February (see AVIONEWS) it will start the production of the engine Vulcain 2, destined to the new launcher and to Ariane 5 Es Atv. The engine Vulcain... more
AerospaceSpace: it is still in doubt Hubble's destiny
New York, Usa - Nasa said it will study again the decision weather to abandon it or not
It seems that there are still some chances about Hubble’s destiny, the space telescope which destiny had been signed by Nasa decision in the past months to abandon it as a human mission had been judged d... more
AerospaceSpace: all is ready for the launch of Soyuz, astronauts receive good luck by Putin
Moscow, Russia - Berselli will attend the event
Final preparatives are ranging at the space base of Baikonour, in Kazakistan, for the launch of the Russian shuttle Soyuz on board of which on Friday the Italian spaceman, Roberto Vittori, mixed with the... more
AerospaceSpace: the chief of the mission Discovery is optimist about the launch's punctuality
Washington, Usa - Eileen Collins underlined however that if the security committal has any doubt the flight would not occur
Eileen Collins, the chief of the shuttle Discovery which according to the planned launch window should take off to the space between mid-May and the beginning of June, said he is optimist about the launch’s p... more
AerospaceSpace: Discovery positioned onto the launching ramp
Washington, Usa - After that in the past days a technical problem was thought to cause the postponement of the Nasa's flights
Discovery, the Nasa’s shuttle which according to the planned launching window should fly into the space about mid-May, has been positioned into the launching ramp, after that in the past days a technical p... more
AerospaceEuropean Space Programme to start in 2007
Brussels, Belgium - The purpose is to encourage all sectors which are somehow involved by space technology
European Union launched its European Space Programme, a composite project that, according to EU Commission’s intention, will be capable of meeting multiple exigencies for citizens in EU both concerning s... more
AerospaceSpace: Nasa's experts find slot into the shuttle's tank
Washington, Usa - The episode may cause the postponement of the Discovery's launch
The experts of Nasa’s operative division found a slot on Discovery’s main tank, the shuttle which according to the planned launch window for the mission should be launched on May, 15. The aim of the mis... more
AerospaceSaggese named President of Esoa
Rome, Italy - The aim of the association is the one to represent the interests of European industry in the order of satellite services
Enrico Saggese, already Director of coordination of Finmeccanica’s space activities and Vice-President of the administration Council Telespazio, received another work as President of Esoa (European satellite o... more
AerospaceSpace: there are still dangers for Nasa's shuttle
Washington, Usa - According to what declared by the head engineer of Discovery's systems
According to what declared by John Muratore, head engineer of Discovery’s systems, the shuttle which should be launched on May, 15, 2005, after more than two years since the tragedy of Columbia, in which a... more
AerospaceSpace: Soyuz will carry into the space even a plant of the vine Sassicaia
Rome, Italy - For an experiment realized by Kayser Italia
The Russian shuttle Soyuz which next April, 15, will be launched by the space base of Baikonur, in Kazakistan, amid the mission "Eneide", will carry into orbit even a plant of the vine Sassicaia, from... more
AerospaceUSA's security depends more and more on space technology
Washington, USA - Military experts asked for higher attention on such sector which involves both defence and civil fields
The USA remarkably depend on space technology and they have to do everything possible to keep a relevant role in such a field and prevent that America’s enemies can threaten in a certain way its security. T... more
AerospaceSouth Korea: synthetic aperture radar-provided satellite to be into orbit by 2008
Seoul, South Korea -The important project, which will enable to observe the planet even with bad weather conditions, has been brought forward to two years
The growth of the South Korean aerospace sector does not stop and the satellite field can certainly be taken into account as an example to put such industrial capabilities into evidence. Seoul’s Government h... more
AerospaceSpace: no celebration occured during the first visit of the Eneide's crew to Soyuz
Moscow, Russia - Due to the death of John Paul II
The event lead to the first visit of a space crew to the Soyuz that would carry it on orbit is traditionally feasted by means of cheers with vodka, as Russian do: but on last April, 3, nothing of this... more
AerospaceSpace: Pamela, the Italian instrument of which Resurs-Dk1 would be provided with
Rome, Italy - The satellite will be launched in Autumn from the base of Bajkonur, in Kazakhstan
Resurs-Dk1, which launch’s window into the space is planned for next Autumn from the base of Bajkonur, in Kazakhstan, will be provided even with an Italian instrument: Pamela (Payload for Antimatter M... more
AerospaceSpace: some really interesting technologies may help humankind
Moscow, Russia - An example over the whole seems to be represented by a process thanks to which it is possible to obtain deuterium-free drinking water
Several laboratories which are working on a Martian mission have developed some technologies which would become soon really popular all over the world. The news comes from Vitaly Semenov of the Keldysh’s (... more
AerospaceSpace: Discovery closer and closer to be launched
New York, Usa - The shuttle was rolled from its hangar to Vab (Vehicle Assembly Building)
Space mission lead to Discovery, the shuttle that according to the scheduled launch window should be launched between May, 15, and June, 2, 2005, made another important step closer to launch as the shuttle... more
AerospaceVittori put down carnations on Gagarin's tomb
Moscow, Russia - The traditionally ceremony which precedes every Russian space mission took place on the Red Square in Moscow
Roberto Vittori, the Italian spaceman who will be launched to Iss (International Space Station) by means of Eneide’s mission on next April, 15, put down yesterday four red carnations on Yuri Gagarin’s tom... more
AerospaceVittori passes final step for the mission Eneide
Moscow, Italy - The Italian astronaut would be launched mixed with the Russian Krikalev and the American Phillips to Iss on April, 15
Roberto Vittori, the Italian spaceman who is resident from about a year in Moscow, where at the centre of the City of the Stars, near the Russian capital, is training for the Mission Eneide, seems to be... more
AerospaceSpace: Iss crew ends succesfully its walk
Moscow, Russia - Now everything seems to be ready for the launch of a cargo by Esa
The planned walk of Leroy Chiao and Salizhan Sharipov, forecast on Easter Monday (see AVIONEWS), ended succesfully and even before the planned time. The two spacemen left Iss at 10.25 (Moscow time) and... more
AerospaceIridium: satellite tracking system for the Alaska Department of Interior's aircraft
Washington, USA - The system to be used in order to constantly check the exact location of the aircraft during operations
Alaska Department of Interior and Forest Services decided to award Iridium Satellite with the sign of a contract for the provision of a satellite tracking system for its own aircraft fleet. Such a system... more
AerospaceISS farer from the Earth
Moscow, Russia - The orbiting station's ceiling increased while waiting the arrival of the Soyuz carrying Italian astronaut Roberto Vittori
"Eneide" mission, which will lead Italian astronaut Roberto Vittori towards the ISS (International Space Station) on next April 15 (see for details AVIONEWS), has already started in a certain way. The... more
AerospaceSpace: an asteroide named as the city of sin
New York, Usa - The celestial corp discovered in 2001 by Jet Propulsion Laboratory of Pasadena has been named Las Vegas
Because of the celebration this year of the hundreds years old of the city of Las Vegas and as an homage to it, the International Aviation Union (Iau) decided to name the asteroide discovered in 2001 by... more
AerospaceArianespace expected to put the AMC-18 satellite into orbit
Paris, France - An operation requested by SES Americom communications company
SES Americom, a company competent for the supply of via-satellite communications services, will attend to the management of TV channels for the United States by the AMC-18 satellite produced by Lockheed... more
AerospaceMajor cooperation between Russia and Usa results an advantage for Boeing
New York, Usa - Iss (International Space Station) is the best example of the collaboration between the two countries
Russia and Unites States of America planned, during the recent visit of George W. Bush in Europe, a major bilateral cooperation in science and technology, including in the areas of information technology... more
AerospaceRussian space program in 2005
Moscow, Russia - According to what reported the head of space agency Roskomos, Anatoly Perminov
According to what reported the head of Russian space agency Roskomos, Anatoly Perminov, the main space goals of Russia in 2005, in which ends the 2001-2005 Federal Space Program, are lead to improve the... more
AerospaceSpace: Us spacemen accuse Nasa of lack of security
New York, Usa - The men claimed Us space agency is too concentrated on costs and time and does not care enough of security
Two former Nasa’s spacemen accused Us space agency of not having enough care for the security aspect, claiming in an interview at the famous "Usa Today" that the agency is too much concentrated on aspects s... more
AerospaceNasa's system to be used in areas which need water
Washington, Usa - Us space agency created a special system in order to transform human liquids into drinkable water
A special system created by Nasa (Us space agency) in order to transform human liquids into drinkable water will be presumably used by the end of the current year in areas such as Iraq and South-East Asia... more
AerospaceOn board a Nasa aircraft in a weightless conditions
Washington, USA – In order to test a miniature maneuvering control system for satellites
Eleven Kansas University students, members of Kutesat, Kansas Universities Technology Evaluation Satellite program, gained the chance to carry out tests on board a Nasa plane able to offer weightless conditions.... more
AerospaceSpace: Iss crew trains for next walk
Moscow, Russia - It is forecast on March, 28
Iss’ crew (International Space Station), composed of the Russian spaceman Salizhan Sharipov and the American Leroy Chiao, will hold a training today in Orlan-M in order to prepare for next walk into t... more