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AerospaceNasa designing a space sedan instead of the shuttle
Washington, Usa - Its mission: crew rescue and crew transport
Nasa hopes to commute to orbit in a sleek sedan in just five years: astronauts may journey to the International Space Station in a stripped-down four-seater instead of the mammoth and aging space shuttle. Nasa... more
AerospaceBoeing Delta IV puts in orbit an Usaf satellite
Cape Canaveral, Usa - It deals with Dscs program
It was a success the third launch operated from Boeing with its Delta IV carrier rocket, left few hours ago from Cape Canaveral; 42 minutes after the Dscs III B6 satellite was already in its transfer orbit.... more
AerospaceProgress docked with the Iss
Moscow, Russia - Also a satellite telephone for the Iss crew
The responsible of the mission, Vladimir Solovyov, has declared that the docking of the Russian shuttle cargo Progress with the Iss has been carried out automatically but under the supervision of the International... more
AerospaceRussian space cargo in the direction of Iss
Baikonur, Kazakhstan - It brings food and energy to the Iss
The Russian cargo shuttle Progress has been launched this morning at 01:47 GMT from the cosmodrome of Baikonur, in Kazakhstan, and will carry food, water and fuel to the 2 astronauts on board of the International... more
AerospaceFirst effects of the report on Columbia
Washington, Usa - Shuttle tank responsible soon pensioned
After the publication of the report of the commission inquiring on Columbia incident, Nasa started to move. The Marshall Space Flight Center direction, Alabama, announced yesterday that by the end of the... more
AerospaceThe Italian space agency will join Iss
Rome, Italy - Sensor glove for muscle problems
On August 29 Italy will launch from Russian Baikonur platform an equipment to operate three experiments in orbit. The Italian space agency, Asi, will use the Progress 12P capsule to send on International... more
AerospaceMan who stole Moon rocks condamned to nearly 6 years prison
Orlando, Usa - He sold them over the internet
A man trying to sell over the internet Moon rocks stolen from Nasa has been jailed for nearly six years in Florida. The 27-year-old from Salt Lake City, Utah, was one of four people arrested in an FBI... more
AerospaceNasa will resume flights next spring
Washington, Usa - The accusations of the Commission do not discourage it
After the 250 pages of the report of the Commission enquiring on Columbia, what came to light yesterday (see AVIONEWS) is the lack of security, a too ministerial policy of the Nasa, and also the lack of... more
AerospaceToday Nasa report on Columbia
Washington, Usa - Heavy accusations of the commission
It was published today in Washington the official report on the Columbia incident; it confirms the details of the dramatic event as widely reported by American press (see AVIONEWS). The commission, composed... more
AerospaceColumbia: the accusations of a Boeing ex-engineer
Washington, Usa - A program had foresee the blast
A few hours before the publication of Nasa report on the Columbia tragedy (see AVIONEWS), the Boeing ex-engineer J. Richardson declared the indications of the software he created were misinterpreted. The... more
AerospaceTomorrow the Nasa report on Columbia
Washington, Usa - No one saw anything
The "Washington Post" anticipated yesterday the Nasa official report which is going to be published tomorrow: no one saw the fragment pulling away during the launch, on January 16, 2003, which condemned... more
AerospaceFirst ground test terminal delivered to Northrop Grumman
Redondo Beach, Usa - It will be used for EHF military satellite communications system
Northrop Grumman has received the first test terminal for the Department of Defense's next-generation Advanced Extremely High Frequencies (EHF) satellite system from Massachusetts Institute of Technology's... more
AerospaceSea Launch received the 2003 ISCe Innovation Award
Long Beach, Usa - To honour its development of the space industry
On Wednesday, during the International Satellite & Communications exchange (ISCe) conference being held in Long Beach this week, Sea Launch received the 2003 ISCe Innovation Award. The ISCe Advisory Board... more
AerospaceVenezuelan deity orbiting around the Sun
Caracas, Venezuela - Astronomers gave its name to a planet
The International Astronomical Union approved the proposal of a group of Venezuelan astronomers to name Huya a planet: it is the God of rain in the Venezuelan tradition, and has a place among the other... more
Aerospace2005-2007: Russia to launch many satellites for foreign Countries
Moscow, Russia - Shut mouth about the customers
Russia seems to have become more and more leader of the profitable satellite launch market, of which it owns an important market slice, thanks also to the great reliability of its launch vehicles and of... more
AerospaceInfrared Telescope is going to be launched
Washington, Usa - In search of Earth-like planets
On August 23, Nasa is going to launch the new Space Infrared Telescope Facility: using the same technology that allows firefighters to see in the dark, the observatory will provide researchers the astronomical... more
AerospaceIndia will launch a mission to the moon
New Delhi, India - It is expected before 2008
On Friday Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee announced India will send an unmanned mission to the moon by 2008. "India is ready to take a big leap in science," added Vajpayee in the Indian Independence... more
AerospaceEurope will launch a solar-powered lunar probe
London, UK - It's the first European mission to the moon
At a news briefing in London on Monday, the European Space Agency declared it is ready for its first mission to the moon. Its unmanned lunar probe, Smart-1, will use the innovative solar-powered engines,... more
Aerospace2 more Russian military satellites in orbit
Moscow, Russia - They'll be 10 by the end of the year
Russian Space Forces, that manages exclusively the space activities of the Armed Forces, has launched this morning at 1050 GMT 2 satellites for military scopes. The launch vehicle Kosmos-3M has left from... more
AerospaceJapan announced 17 satellite launches
Tokyo, Japan - They will monitor earth
According to a plan obtained by Kyoto News, Japan intends to launch 17 satellites on H-2A and M-5 rockets by the end of 2007: they will be used in more practical ways to benefit people in their day-to-day... more
AerospaceThe Russian cosmodrome Plesetsk displayed at an air show
Moscow, Russia - It is the biggest launching site on the territory
The press service of the Russian space troops reported they will be present at the air show MAKS-2003 to be staged in the Moscow suburban town of Zhukovsky from August 19 to 24. During the show stands... more
AerospaceLaunch of DSCS III B6 rescheduled for End of August
St. Louis, Usa - The launch is now scheduled for August 28
Boeing and Us Air Force officials have postponed the launch of the Defense Satellite Communications System spacecraft, DSCS III B6, from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.The launch is now scheduled... more
AerospaceChina will launch in Autumn its first manned space mission
Beijing, China - No date has yet been released
During a workshop on space debris held in Shanghai the last weekend, China reported on Monday it has not yet decided the date for the country’s maiden manned space mission due to be launched this autumn. While t... more
AerospaceOne of the two probes rocketing toward Mars does not work correctly
Washington, USA - The spectrometer has a malfunction
Nasa stated on Saturday its scientists noticed a malfunction in a robot probe en route to Mars. Two space probes are rocketing toward Mars with an expected arrival time next January. The first, Spirit,... more
AerospaceEurope’s first probe to the Moon SMART-1 is ready to begin a unique journey
Paris, France - It is currently being prepared for launch atop an Ariane 5 during the night from August 28 to 29
Europe’s first probe to the Moon, SMART-1, is about to begin a unique journey that will take it into orbit around our closest neighbour, powered only by an ion engine which Europe will be testing for t... more
AerospaceSuccessfully launch of the EchoStar IX-Telstar 13 satellite
154° W. Long. , Pacific Ocean - First signal was acquired at 9:46 pm Pdt
Sea Launch yesterday successfully launched (AVIONEWS, yesterday)the EchoStar IX-Telstar 13 satellite to orbit for EchoStar Communications Corporation and Loral Skynet. A Zenit-3SL launch vehicle lifted... more
AerospaceBoeing has been awarded a contract from Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems
St. Louis, Usa - Company will provide amplifiers and power conditioners for the JCSAT-9 satellite
Boeing has been awarded a contract from Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems to provide amplifiers and power conditioners for the JCSAT-9 satellite being built for JSAT Corporation of Japan. The agreement... more
AerospaceThe "Sea Launch" team has initiated the countdown
154° W. Long. , Pacific Ocean - All systems are proceeding on schedule for the launch of a communications satellite
The "Sea Launch" team has initiated the countdown at the equatorial launch site on the equator in the Pacific Ocean. All systems are proceeding on schedule for the launch of the EchoStar IX-Telstar 13... more
AerospaceSeven astronauts in the firmament
Washington, Usa - Columbia crew names asteroids
Nasa announced seven asteroids have been named for each of the astronauts lost aboard the space shuttle Columbia in February. Nasa astronomer Eleanor Helin discovered the asteroids at the Palomar observatory... more
AerospaceNasa announced a new mission to Mars
Roma, Italia - The red planet is coming nearer and nearer to the earth
Nasa announced a new mission to Mars is starting in the spring of 2004. The American space agency will launch Phoenix, a robot explorer whose target is to find water on martian surface. The launch will... more
AerospaceIs it time for interspace marriages?
Moscow, Russia - ISS commander decided to say "Yes"
After the swinging decisions which finally preferred an "earth" marriage to a "space" one, Iuri Malencenko, the Russian commander of the International Space Station (ISS), decided to pronounce the fateful... more
AerospaceNasa will launch shuttles again
Washington, Usa - In October the discussion of the new plan
Director General of the Russian Aerospace Agency (Rosaviokosmos) Yuriy Koptev, who is paying a working visit to the United States, declared on August 1 that Nasa expects its shuttle to resume flights in... more
AerospaceRosaviakosmos will not cooperate with China in the manned space missions
Moscow, Russia - Collaboration just for the Uav systems
The head of the Russian space agency (Rosaviakosmos), Yury Koptev, has cleared the position of his Country in the comparisons of the Chinese space program, according to which a shuttle with human crew... more
AerospaceEngineers discharge possible cause of the Columbia tragedy?
Washington, US - "Los Angeles Times" makes hypothesis
The "Los Angeles Times" states the discharge of many Boeing engineers in 2001 may be at the origin of the tragedy on February 1, when Columbia shuttle exploded and caused the death of the seven crew members. In... more
AerospaceThousand days of human life in the space
Washington, Usa - They were celebrated yesterday on the space station Alpha
Thousand days of human stay on International Space Station (ISS) Alpha were celebrated yesterday. At 10:35 am, on November 2, 2000, the first astronauts set foot in Alpha: since then seven crews alternated... more
AerospaceSigned agreement between Arianespace, Boeing Launch Services and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Paris, France - In case of a problem the other 2 companies will be able to perform the scheduled launch
In a period in which the satellite launches seem to suffer of a global crisis that comes in first measure from the difficult moment of the telecommunicationses companies, the greatest operators of the... more
AerospaceGreece launched its first telecommunications satellite
Athens, Greece - It will provide broadcast services
Greece has launched its first telecommunications satellite, Hellas Sat 2, which will provide broadcast services such as satellite internet, voice and video services, digital satellite television broadcasting... more
AerospaceBoeing will execute an order for new space propulsion systems
Chicago, US - Nasa will use them to explore the Jovian moons
Nasa's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) has stipulated a contract with Boeing to study deep space propulsion systems for the Jupiter Ivy Moons Orbiter (JIMO) mission, scheduled to launch no earlier than... more
AerospaceAP survey: the Us majority wants the space flights to be restored
Washington, Usa - In April, 2004, Nasa will resume its activity
According to a survey lead from Associated Press (AP) approximately two thirds of the Americans hope Nasa space missions to be resumed as soon as possible, suspended after the incident occured on February... more
AerospaceThree more satellites to be launched in autumn for Glonass project
Moscow, Russia - It's the Russian version of Gps
They will be launched this autumn from the Baikonour cosmodrome, in Kazakhstan, 3 satellites for the Glonass (Russian Global Navigation System Satellite), the Russian version of the Gps (Global Position... more
AerospaceAlcatel space signed a EUR 15 m contract with Cnes
Paris, France – Contract will cover the third and final part of the corot program
Alcatel Space, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Alcatel, signed a EUR 15 m contract with the French space agency Cnes on July 22, covering the third and final part of the Corot program. Corot encompasses the... more
AerospaceRussian spacecraft Progress will blast off on August to reach Iss
Moscow, Russia - No news when the American fleet will be operative again
The Russian space agency Rosaviakosmos has announced a Progress vessel will be launched on next August 30 to carry the necessary supplies to the crew on the Iss (International Space Station), the Russian... more
AerospaceSpace tourists could reach soon the Iss
Moscow, Russia - An American company would buy a Soyuz spaceship
"If we find this option acceptable and beneficial for us, the tourists will take seat on board one Soyuz-TMA spaceship. Otherwise, they will join different missions. These are only preliminary conclusions.... more
AerospaceChina to conquer the space in 100 days
Benjing, China - Unknown the identities of the astronauts
The first manned Chinese space mission could begin earlier than scheduled, maybe in just 100 days: it would be the third Nation in the world, after the USA and Russia (Ussr), to fly in the space immensity... more
AerospaceJuly 21, 1969: 34 years ago a man lands on the Moon
Washington, Usa - Now there's more technology, but it's just the beginning
"That's one small step for man but one giant leap for mankind". With these words, on July 21, 1969, at 2:56 GMT, Neil Armstrong announced the first landing of a human being on the lunar ground, in the... more
AerospaceGreen light for the European probe Venus Express
Moscow, Russia - A Russian space rocket will launch the satellite in the end of 2005
It will be once again a Russian carrier rocket to perform the launch of a European probe to the discovery of planets of our Solar System, in this case Venus, one of the most fascinating for its colors.... more
AerospaceNasa orders for a Security Center dedicated to the space missions
Washington, Usa - It will be built in Virginia
After the controversies that in the last weeks have invested NASA, following the publication of the relationship on the incident that has involved the Columbia shuttle, the experts of the American space... more
AerospaceScientists find the oldest planet
Washington, Usa - Theories on the galaxy creation and life evolution to be reviewed
NASA has communicated it has been found what so far turns out to be the most ancient planet of the galaxy, and that could have immense implications for the the space and the life evolution conception.... more
AerospaceEurope to discover the Moon
Amsterdam, Netherlands - A new type of propulsion will be used
The first European mission to the Moon discovery will start on next August 28; it has been communicated on Wednesday from Manuel Grande, the English scientist responsible for the European Space Agency... more
AerospaceNasa to develop 2 new spacecraft in the next 9 years
Washington, Usa - But the costs of such a plan could be too high
It seems to be more and more near the end of manned space flight, by now considered too much expensive and complex to be performed. It is not the first time, however, the American space agency announces... more