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AerospaceItalian astronaut on ISS
Rome, Italy - Roberto Vittori for "Eneide" mission
Roberto Vittori, member of European Astronaut Corps of ESA (European Space Agency), will be the next astronaut to reach the International Space Station on board the Soyuz, with the cosmonaut Sergei Krikalev... more
AerospaceO' Keefe would presumably leave Nasa
New York, Usa - He put himself up to direct an University
O' Keefe, head of the US space Agency, seems to be ready to leave his job as he would like to be the chairman of Louisiana State University: the news appeared on the pages of the daily "Houston Chronicle".... more
AerospaceShuttles would be presumably launched again by May 2005
Houston, Usa - Bill Parson, responsible for Shuttle's program at Nasa announced lately
It seems there are good chance for Nasa to start again to launch shuttles. The UD space agency interrupted the mission after Columbia’a tragedy, which disintegrated by returning to the atmosphere on F... more
AerospaceHubble needs a human mission rather than an automatic one
New York, Usa - This the opinion of the US Academy of Science's experts
It becomes more and more improbable the automatic mission, by means of a proper space vehicle, to save the telescope Hubble, which started fourteen years ago to send to Earth photos of the universe, and... more
AerospaceStrong perplexities on the safe mission for Hubble
Washington, Usa - It seems that in case it will be effectuated there are 50 per cent possibilities for success
Many perplexities seem to flutter on the safe mission, completely automatic, for Hubble which should garantee the existence of the telescope for still several years (see AVIONEWS). The experts said that... more
AerospaceRussia: "The USA are still the most important partners in the space sector"
Moscow, Russia - Mainly with reference to the accomplishment of the International Space Station
Russia would have recently admitted that one cannot think that the United States are not the major partner for the production of the International Space Station (ISS), whose accomplishment is scheduled... more
AerospaceRussia aims to Mars
Moscow, Russia - Russian Government intends to fetch towards the Earth samples of Mars' ground by 2011
If trying to carry out an analysis of the main Russia's efforts related to space activities, one can find several issues of concern which will be developed till 2011. Despite the Russian analysts in this... more
AerospaceNASA: a probe to study the black holes
Washington, USA - Named Swift, it was put into orbit by a Boeing Delta II rocket carrier
NASA put a probe named Swift into orbit through a Delta II rocket carrier produced by Boeing (see for details AVIONEWS). Such probe, endowed with three telescopes, would be at 600 km far above the Earth... more
AerospaceEnergomashand Lockheed Martin: a case of Russian-American collaboration in the space sector
Moscow, Russia - The Russian company is providing engines for USA-made rocket carriers and it could become part of a new space holding soon
Russian and the United States are carrying on their collaboration in the aerospace sector through the provision, by the Russian company Energomash, of powerplants destined to American rocket carriers such... more
AerospaceAlenia Spazio and EADS Transportation signed contract on ATV module
Turin, Italy - It will supply to ISS water, air, food and test to astronauts
Six ATV (Automated Transfer Vehicle) modules for ISS, International Space Station, will be Italian. Alenia Spazio CEO, Maurizio Tucci, with EADS President, German Josef Kind, signed in Turin (Italy) an... more
AerospaceChina and the USA: a meeting to analyse the future of the space research
Beijing, China - It will be held next week in the United States but Chinese Government diminishes its relevance
Chinese Government announced recently that a delegation of the national space agency's representatives will go to the United States next week in order to meet NASA's members. Such meeting, as awaited from... more
AerospaceNATO: three new military communications satellites
Brussels, Belgium - Sicral, Syracuse and Skynet to be in service from January 2005 to support the NATO's forces for the next 15 years
NATO will have three new military communications satellites starting from January 1st 2005. It deals with Italian Sicral (developed in particular by Alenia Spazio), French Syracuse and English Skynet.... more
AerospaceThe launch of Swift has been effectuated successfully
Rome, Italy - It seems to be happened as well the first contact with Malindi's Italian station
Guido Chincarini, Italian responsible for the space mission Swift, which was born by the collaboration among Nasa, Asi (Italian space agency) and Pparc (British council for the astronomic and physic searches... more
AerospaceBoeing and Alcatel: a cooperation in the satellite sector
Washington, USA - The two companies intend to provide solutions based on low costs and short delivery time
Boeing and Alcatel signed recently a collaboration agreement in the satellite sector. The US company and the French group would have carefully appraised the opportunity for a cooperation in this sector,... more
AerospaceArianespace postpones the launch of the carrier Ariane-5 Eca
Paris, France - It was established to be effectuated in November; it would presumably postponed in January
Arianespace postponed in January, 2005, the launch of the carrier Ariane-5 Eca, 10-ton version, which was established to be effectuated in the current month. The inaugural flight of the carrier, which... more
AerospaceThe Russian aerospace industry seems to be attracting private capital
Moscow, Russia - The idea to make money by turistic flights in the space is not new.....
It seems it is opening a new space age in the cosmonautic world in general and in the one of Russian in particular: the aerospace industry in Russia seems to be attracting several private capital. The... more
AerospaceWas the launch of the Russian cargo craft M-51 postponed?
Moscow, Russia - In this case it would concern a one or at maximum two-day delay
The launch of the Russian cargo craft M-51, to the Iss (International Space Station), could be postponed: it is was claimed Alexander Kireyev, head of the ballistic coordination group of the Russian Flight... more
AerospaceNasa postponed the launch of Swift
Washington, Usa - Because of some problems at the system which should permit, from Earth, to destroy the satellite in case it should happen something wrong on board of it
It seems to be postponed to the current day the launch of the satellite Swift which instead had been established between 12.09pm and 1.09pm (local hour) of yesterday: at least 24-hour delay claimed Nasa’s s... more
AerospaceItaly and Japan: an agreement on universe observation
Rome, Italy - ASI and JAXA signed a cooperation deal yesterday also devoted to favour the growth of industrial relations between the two countries in the sector
ASI (Italian Space Agency) and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) signed a cooperation agreement yesterday regarding common study programmes and the growth of researchers interchange between Italy... more
AerospaceX-43: Boeing's analysis on the importance of the programme
Washington, USA - The recent Mach 10 test flight appears destined to favour the future evolution of the space missions
Boeing, following the speed record achieved by the recent experiment related to the X-43’s Mach 10 flight (see for details AVIONEWS), underlined some aspects considered as relevant for the future of t... more
AerospaceRaytheon to provide support for the deployment of the GPS system in India
New Dheli, India - The building of ten ground stations for the deployment of the global positioning system in the air transport has been scheduled
Raytheon signed a contract with the Indian space agency for the building of new infrastructures on the territory of the Asian country dedicated to the American GPS satellite global positioning system.... more
AerospaceSmart-1: the first European space probe to orbit around the Moon
Rome, Italy - The mission of the sound has a double goal, a technological one and a scientific as well
The first European sound to be in orbit around the Moon was launched on the night between, 27-28, September, 2003. The first part of the Esa's mission (European Space Agency) ended just yesterday when... more
AerospaceItaly has an important role in Swift's space mission
Rome, Italy - Its launch is foreseen for today
The satellite Swift is to be launched today: the operation conducted by Nasa in collaboration with Asi (Italian space agency) and Psarc (British council for astronomic and physic searches of the particles).... more
AerospaceX-43: NASA performed the Mach 10 flight test
Washington, USA - Despite the early delay of the experiment, it was decided to perform it anyway achieving the hoped results
Some avionics problems had led the technicians of the flight programme for the NASA’s X-43 to postpone the test aimed to reach Mach 10 (see for details AVIONEWS). Nevertheless, NASA thought it could p... more
AerospaceAn over 80 years man dreams to fly on board of a Soyuz
Turin, Italy - The ancient man, 85 years old succeeded brilliantly to pass the first test which the association Cosmo is making in order to form the aircrew of "Spaceland"
Ugo Sansonetti, 85 years old, is one of the candidates, with great capability, in order to be part of the "Spaceland"'s aircrew, which on board of a special Airbus would leave on February 23, 2005 in order... more
AerospaceX-43: aspects of the NASA's programme
Washington, USA - The next Mach 10 flight to enable to verify the benefits of the scramjet thrust solution
Despite the delay of the Mach 10 flight test (see for details AVIONEWS), the X-43 proves really relevant for NASA from an experimental point of view, as the authority would not consider the programme as... more
AerospaceBrazil and Russia to cooperate in the space sector
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - The Brazilian territory would ensure for Russia new opportunities to perform cargo carriers launches
Brazil intends to perform significant leaps forward in the space sector, after the self-evident growth in the aeronautics one. The occasion for a further evolution would appear as offered by a cooperation... more
AerospaceNorthrop Grumman and Boeing: a partnership for the future US space ship
Washington, USA - They are to promote a common solution against the one offered by Lockheed Martin
There could be two alternative solutions only for the new space ship destined in the United States to replace the historical Space Shuttle. It is what would stem from the possible cooperation between Boeing... more
AerospaceThe Mach 10 X-43's flight has been postponed
Washington, USA - Avionics problems led the technicians to delay the test till next Tuesday
The reaching of the speed record in flight that NASA should have been able to achieve with a Mach 10 performance by its X-43 unmanned airplane was expected to occur yesterday (see for details AVIONEWS).... more
AerospaceNavteq for the digital cartography of the Galileo satellite system
Brussels, Belgium - The US company was selected by both the consortiums competing for the accomplishment of the global positioning system
The Galileo satellite global positioning system will be involved by technical interventions performed by the US company Navteq, competent in the digital cartography sector, and it does not depend on the... more
AerospaceThe Tuscia's University of Viterbo takes part to a spacial mission by means of two experiments
Viterbo, Italy - Vittori, the Italian spaceman who in April 2005 would leave for a 10-day mission on Iss, will direct the experiments
The Tuscia’s University of Viterbo, will take part to the space mission on board of Iss (International Space Station) by means of two experiments, "Microspace" and "Seedling": Marco Mancini, rector of t... more
AerospaceRussia: the launch of Soyuz-2 has been made successfully
Moscow, Russia - The operation was postponed more than once; last time on November, 6
The new rocket Soyuz-2 was launched, at the end, successfully, yesterday, from the Plesetsk’s base: the launch was postponed twice on October, 29 and on November, 6, because of some problems at the informatic s... more
AerospaceSpace: the award of USD 10 million was delivered to the creator of SpaceShipOne
Washington, Usa - The award cerimony of the "Ansari X Prize" took place in St. Louis
Burt Rutan received, on NoveMber, 6, the award of USD10 million established for the winner of the competition "Ansari X Prize". This ultimate, which aimed to encourage not only technical creativity but... more
AerospaceSpace: Spirit and Opportunity are directed by Honeybee Robotics based in Little Italy
New York, Usa - The two robot showed an unpredictable life
Spirit and Opportunity, the two robot operating on Mars since last January, are directed by means of some computers belonging to Honeybee Robotics, based in the ex-quarter of the Italian expatriates, Little... more
AerospaceRussia: physicist condemned for spying to China
Moscow, Russia - He supplied information over space artificial satellites
Valentin Danilov, former Chief of the astrophysics department of the University of "Krasnoiarsk" (central Siberia), is charged to have supplied to China in 1999, secret informations over the space artificial... more
AerospaceA new satellite of the GPS' system is orbiting
Washington, USA - It belongs to US Air Force, and it is being scheduled that other platforms will reinforce the whole system by 2008
A new satellite of the US GPS (Global Positioning System) system was put into orbit on last November 5. It was unveiled by Boeing as its putting into orbit was performed by resorting to a Delta II rocket... more
AerospaceRussia: it seems the space industry sector's crisis is over
Moscow, Russia - The country owns currently about 50% fewer satellites than during the Soviet Union
A report by the members of the Russian Academy of Cosmonautics pointed out the current situation of the sector: the relation underlines the fact that the period of crisis of the Russian cosmonautic sector... more
AerospaceThe X-43 about to reach Mach 10
Washington, USA - NASA schedules to perform a new record flight on next November 16
After the success of the X-43’s test flight occurred last March, when the unmanned airplane succeeded in exceeding Mach 7 (see for details AVIONEWS), NASA decided to make the aircraft perform a new test f... more
AerospaceVittori is training for his second space mission
Moscow, Russia - The Italian astronaut to departure on April 2005
Roberto Vittori, the Italian astronaut who had already been on the International Space Station (Iss), in Spring 2002, is getting ready to his next mission: he does it by training on the Russian territory... more
AerospaceUnited Kingdom: the space mission Beagle 2 failed because of the lack of funds
London, United Kingdom - It is what revelead a report of the British Parliament
The British space mission which had as hero the robot Beagle 2, that was launched by the European space probe Mars Express, on December, 25, 2003 and which had to reach the goal of testing wether there... more
AerospaceOne vote to one of the White House candidates comes from the space
Washington, Usa - A special e-mail connection gave the possibility to keep the vote secret
The astronaut Leroy Chiao, expressed his electoral choice for one of the candidates of the White House from the International Space Station (Iss). The only American elector which of course did not have... more
AerospaceSpace: the first images under clouds of Titan are available
Rome, Italy - The radar which is the fruit of a joined collaboration between Italy and United States on board of the space probe reveals some secret of one of the most mysterious Moon of Saturn
The surface of Titan seems to be complex, with some rough areas and some other smooth and enough young as well: it is what the first images of the radar under clouds revealed from Cassini's space probe.... more
AerospaceMoscow: the Russian space program is based on the non-stop development of new technology
Moscow, Russia - New spaceship and new launch for the next years
According to what reported "Ria Novosti"'s political commentator Andrei Kisliakov, the contribution of Russia as one of the country-leader in the aerospace researches is not only based in the number of... more
AerospaceNASA: shuttle relaunch to be postpone till next May
Washington, USA - Two years after Columbia disaster
The next shuttle flight - which was scheduled in March - is to take place in May following a series of delays because of damage caused by hurricanes last Summer which hit installations at the Kennedy Space... more
AerospaceChina: Shenzou-6 is ready to take off
Beijing, China - Two spacemen have to fill some space test
China has announced it will carry out a new space human mission next year: two spacemen have to fill some scientific tests on board the Shenzou-6 capsule. The announce has been given by China Aerospace... more
AerospaceSpace: to Titano's discovery
Rome, Italy - Yesterday, at 6.40 pm Cassini's probe was only 1,200 kilometres far from the biggest Moon of Saturn
The event is only one of the 45 close ranges planned during next four years, which would see the Cassini's probe, which was born by the cooperation among the agencies of United States (Nasa), Europe (Esa)... more
AerospaceRussia: satellites would be launched from Plesetsk base
Moscow, Russia - It is a decision of the Defense Ministry
"We plan to launch everything from Plesetsk in the future, but this does not mean that we are going to leave Baikonur": it is what Defense Minister, Sergei Ivanov, claimed. Though he underlined as well... more
AerospaceNasa: statistic revel large American interest
Washington, Usa - Dittmar Associates has canvassed opinion
Dittmar Associates, American organization operating in marketing and development in collaboration with Universities and aerospace companies has canvassed opinion of the Americans regarding Nasa activities... more
AerospaceNasa postpones Dart's mission
Washington, USA - The launch of the space robotic engineer could occur November, 4
It has been postponed, presumably to November, 4, Dart's mission, the most expensive engineer in the history, which should happen today from the aerospace of Vanderberg, in California: it is what claimed... more
AerospaceNASA: a programme to discover millions of stars and galaxies by four years
Washington, USA - Named Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, it will be based on a powerfull telescope provided with infrared sensors
NASA is developing a new space exploration programme, aimed to detect hundreds millions celestial bodies starting in 2008. The related project called Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer will be based on... more