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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
AerospaceASI: criticism by Italian trade unions
Rome, Italy - The Italian Space Agency board would be accused for not properly managing its own employees
The trade unions's representatives of ASI Italian Space Agency's workers show a significant criticism regarding the agency's management by the board. The unions would have opted on last October 21 for... more
AerospaceASI: a proposal for the Italian Prime Minister department's direct management
Rome, Italy - The political majority and minority would be studying three drafts on such matter
ASI (Italian Space Agency) could be destined to the direct control by Italian Prime Minister department. This is the latest news concerning the possible future developments of the agency, as Italian Government... more
AerospaceThe ISS 9th mission astronauts have back to Earth
Almaty, Kazakhstan - Soyuz landed after travelling three hours and a half
Soyuz with aboard the two Russian space-travellers Ghennadi Padalka and Iuri Sharghin and the American Michael Fincke, back from the International Space Station (ISS) (see for details AVIONEWS), landed... more
AerospaceUS Air Force to attend to the surveillance of satellites and space debris
Washington, USA - The task had been assigned to US Navy for decades to monitor the presence of potentially dangerous orbital objects
US Navy had been attending to the surveillance of space for decades with reference to the detection of satellites, and of debris which can in some cases represent a threat for the satellites themselves... more
AerospaceRussia: the first launch of the carrier rocket has been postponed
Moscow, Russia - Official sources claim it is nothing extraordinary
Some official sources, said today, according to what the Muscovite newspaper "Ria Novosti" reported, that the first launch of the Russian carrier rocket expected for October 29, would presumably postponed... more
AerospaceNasa starts aptitude tests on Deep Impact spacecraft
Washington, Usa - The launch is set for December 30th
Deep Impact Spacecraft has been transferred yesterday at Astrotech Space Operation facility, near Kennedy Space Centre, to start the aptitude tests before the departure. The spacecraft will be successively... more
AerospaceEADS-Snecma: a common interest in the propulsion systems dedicated to space activities
Paris, France - The two companies could produce a merge of the respective specialized sections in such field
The aerospace sector could be involved by the creation of a new group soon, and it would be specialized in the propulsion systems for space activities, through the merge between the specific sections in... more
AerospaceNasa: workshop concerning the relationship between research and education from 22 to 24 October
New York, USA - The workshop would celebrate the conjunction between scientific research and classroom
They would be thirty educations the ones who would be guests at Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville next 22-24 October: the same who applied in 2003-2004 to join Nasa's Astronaut Corps. The workshop... more
AerospaceGenesis crash: slow-down sensor was set back to front
Washington, USA - Solar wind specimen were undamaged despite knock
The inquire commission over the crash of the American space probe Genesis to the Utah desert last September 8, after it captured solar wind specimen (see for details AVIONEWS), has found that probe parachute... more
AerospaceEADS Astrium-Boeing: a memorandum of understanding for the satellite sector
Paris, France - A cooperation aimed to favour the coexistence of the Galileo and the GPS satellite systems
Europe and the United States recently found a new solution to encourage the coexistence of the two global positioning satellite systems called Galileo and GPS. EADS Astrium and Boeing signed in fact a... more
AerospaceChina: space capsule returning on Earth demolishes building
Beijing, China - There were no victims
It was launched 20 days ago, from the Jiuquan base, the Chinese capsule which last Saturday, returning on Earth, knocked down a building in the area of Sichuan, destroying it. There were no victims. The... more
AerospaceSouth Korea: Most is seeking for two space travellers to send in the space
Seoul, South Korea - They will be recruited through 4 selected screening the two spacemen who will escort the Russian spaceship in a space mission
Most (Ministry of Science and Technology) announced, last 17 October, that it is ready a recruiting plan for seeking the two Korean cosmonauts who would accompany the Russian spaceship Soyuz in a 10-day... more
AerospaceSoyuz: creepy docking
Moscow, Russia - Approach stage by "excessive speed": control center orders to turn the automated docking system into that manual
The Soyuz TMA-5 arrived Saturday to the International Space Station (Iss): the space shuttle took off last Thursday from the Russian cosmodrome in Baikonur with aboard Leroy Chiao, Salijan Sharipov e Iuri... more
AerospaceMars: Spirit and Opportunity proved presence of water
Washington Usa - The shuttles are proceeding with the explorations
Nasa's space shuttle, in orbit since October 1st for its third mission on Mars, are sending important descriptions about the composition of the planet ground. The informations sent by Opportunity have... more
AerospaceSpace: achieve mission for the Russian booster
Moscow, Russia - It seems the American satellite for telecommunication Amc-15 arrived without any problem and it ordinarily works
It ended successfully the mission that saw the Russian booster Briz-M , which left this morning from the cosmodrome based in Baikonur (Kazakistan), to freight on orbit the American satellite for telecommunication... more
AerospaceTrieste: scientific conference of UE
Trieste, Italy - Space weather forecast
Space weather forecast; this is the theme of the scientific conference performed, recently at Trieste attended by the members of 21 countries of UE, which decided to partecipate at the program of scientific... more
AerospaceISS: the 10th Expedition left
Baikonur, Kazakhstan - On board the Soyuz Tm-5 two Russians and an American
After a succession of delays (see AVIONEWS), the American Leroy Chiao, the Russian Salijan Sharipov and Iuri Sharghin are finally left on board the Soyuz Tm-5 to replace the International Space Station... more
AerospaceEsa is worried about space rubbish
Madrid, Spain - The Agency asked for a list of rubbish which orbits in the space
It seems to be the danger that it could represent the reason for which Esa (European Space Agency) asked to Miquel Serra, who is astronomer of the Canarian Astrophysics Institute to redact mixed with the... more
AerospaceGalileo: the selection of the satellite system concessionary to occur in January
Brussels, Belgium - The winner to attend from 2007 to the operating of 30 satellites which will be put into a geo-stationary orbit
The final selection of the concessionary consortium for the global positioning satellite system called Galileo, would have been postponed to January 2005. Despite a final answer in this sense by the joint... more
AerospaceNasa: crossed studies about "Supernova"
Washington, Usa - It's trying to unravel the mysteries about one of the most attractive space event
A collaboration of three companies of the Nasa's Great Observatories -Spitzer Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope and Chandra x-ray- trying to unravel all the mysteries about Supernova, a star which... more