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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
AerospaceOfficial: Columbia was damaged during the takeoff phase
San Antonio, Usa - A foam piece broke a part of the wing
An investigation lasted 6 months and cost USD 3,4m, in order to determine the cause that, February 1, 2003, has provoked the loss of Columbia space shuttle and its crew, disintegrated during the return... more
AerospaceOpportunity blasted off, the second Nasa probe is leading to Mars
Cape Canaveral, Usa - About the end of January the arrival
After two weeks of delays because of 5 postponements, both for technical and weather problems, finally the Boeing launch vehicle Delta II has left at 11:18 pm local time (03:18 GMT); the Opportunity mission,... more
AerospaceOpportunity doesn't blast off, it will be repeated Tuesday night
Washington, Usa - This time was a run-down battery
For the umpteenth time it has been sent back the launch of the Opportunity probe scheduled for Sunday, because of problems to a battery, whose voltage was practically nonexistent. It raises to 5 (the... more
AerospaceLoss of power for Esa Mars Express probe, but the mission has no impact on the mission
Darmstadt, Germany - In the space trip an American and a Japanese probes follow
The Mars Express space craft has suffered a power loss of 30% because of a defect in the apparatus that connects the solar wings to the unit of electricity distribution, but the mission would not be to risk.... more
AerospaceOpportunity probe launch has been delayed once again
Cape Canaveral, Usa - Another launch will be tried on next Saturday
NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) has been forced to postpone once again the launch of the "Opportunity" space probe, a fundamental part of the program to discover life shapes on Mars... more
AerospaceOne more delay for the launch of the second Mars probe
Washington, Usa - The launch is rescheduled for Wednesday
Another deferment has characterized the mission of the space probe "Opportunity", whose launch was previewed yesterday, but problems to the Delta rocket isolation system have convinced the technicians... more
AerospaceAccording to Nasa the uncoupling of a foam block caused the Columbia disaster
Washington, Usa - During the re-enter, missing the insulating panel, the shuttle lost its attitude
It seems to be the definitive judgment that one reported from the Columbia Accident Investigation Committee, named to inquire on the disaster of the Shuttle, disintegrated in flight on February 1, with... more
AerospaceMikhail Reshetnev Scientific, one if the greatest Russia satellite builder, flies to Le Bourget
Moscow, Russia - A possible cooperation with Italy will be discussed
He departed yesterday for the 45th Air Show of Paris, Alberet Kozlov, responsible of the plans of the Mikhail Reshetnev Scientific-Production Centre, one of the most important industry for the production... more
AerospaceProbably an alliance for Mitsubishi, Arianespace and Boeing for satellite launches
Tokio, Japan - Each would make rockets available to the other
They could create a sort of space partnership the 3 world-wide giants that work (but not only) to put in orbit any type of satellite for every type of customer. We're talking about the Mitsubishi Heavy... more
AerospaceOne more fault effected the shuttle's fleet
Washington, Usa - A big bolt could be released during the launch
Perhaps the cause of the incident happened on February 1 to Columbia space shuttle has not been this, but the news that one of the most important external parts is defective raises much worry. Indeed,... more
AerospaceAriane-5 brings two satellites in the space
Kourou, French Guyana - It's the third launch since the beginning of the year
It blasted off at 22:38 GMT from the space base at Kourou, in the French Guyana, the Arianes-5 rocket, that has carried in orbit two Tlc satellites. It's the Bsat-2C (the fifth put in orbit from Arianespace),... more
AerospaceBlasted off the rover for Mars
Houston, Usa - Another rocket will reach Mars in few weeks
After 2 days of delays because of the atmospheric uncertainties the American rocket Delta has blasted off yesterday evening from the NASA space center of Cape Canaveral, which is part of the Mars exploration... more
AerospaceIt docked successfully the Russian vessel Progress
Baikonur, Kazakhstan - Now it will be provided to change the orbit
It docked successfully to the Iss (International Space Station) the Russian space cargo Progress, which has carried to the 2 astronauts on board, the American Edward Lu and the Russian Yuri Malenchenko,... more
AerospaceNasa carrier Delta's launch postponed again
Cape Canaveral, Usa - Space carrier Delta will carry in orbit space probe "Spirit"
The launch of Nasa's carrier Delta towards Mars, with on board the space probe "Spirit", that has the task to establish if on the red planet existed life, has been subjected to an other postponement. Nasa... more
AerospaceIt's in orbit the Americom Amc-9 satellite
Baikonur, Kazakhstan - Now it's waiting for the launch of other 2 platforms
It has been launched succesfully on last Friday the Americom Amc-9 satellite (but produced by Alcatel), on board of the Russian Proton-K rocket carrier, which blasted off at 6:15 pm (GMT) from the cosmodrome... more
AerospaceNasa: Mars mission's launch sent back today
Cape Canaveral, Usa - Space carrier Delta will carry in orbit space probe "Spirit"
The launch of Nasa's carrier Delta, with on board "Spirit", the first of the two self-moving roboticses probes destined to Mars, has been postponed today at 2:02 pm (13:02 GT). The bad weather conditions... more
AerospaceAgreement of USD 148,5m between Alcatel and Kt for the launch of a telecom satellite
Seoul, South Korea - The news reported by Kt
A satellite for the military and civil telecom will be launched within the begin of 2006 from the Korean company, Kt Corp. The news has been reported by Kt, the greatest South-Korean company for the supply... more
AerospaceRussian rocket Progress M1-10 has been launched for the refuelling of the Iss
Baikonour, Kazakhstan - It's carring a cargo of 2,3 tons
From Baikonour's cosmodrome, in Kazakhstan, yesterday has been launched the Russian rocket Progress M1-10, with on board a cargo of refuelling for the Iss, International Space Station. The carrier is transporting... more
AerospaceUs astronauts wish Nasa to provide an escape system in the shuttle
Houston, Usa - But not everybody agrees on the idea
In a meeting that is held these days at the space centerof Houston the American astronauts discuss on the necessity to equip the shuttle of rescue capsule, or some system that can assure an instantaneous... more
AerospaceMechanisms that blocked Beagle 2 to Mars Express has been automatically removed
Paris, France - They needed to prevent damages during the launch
"Mechanisms that blocked Beagle 2 to space probe Mars Express, in order to prevent eventual damages for launch's sollicitations, have been automatically removed yesterday. Now lander only waits to be uncoupled,... more
AerospacePut in orbit and working the last Russian military satellite
Moscow, Russia - The spacial program backs with intense vigor
Kosmos-2398 satellite launched two days ago has been put in its correct orbit, and now is perfectly working with the other probes controlled from the "Russian Federation' s Space Forces". The satellite... more
AerospaceUs Congress delays the launch of the "space shield"
Washington, Usa - According to the Deputies needs more time
2004 was the year of the start for US "space shield", requested urgently by President George W. Bush, in order to neutralize an eventual North-Korean threat missile, but yesterday Us Congress decided to... more
AerospaceJune is a busy month to launch satellites from Russia
Moscow, Russia - Only during 70s there was such an activity
They're not Soviet rates like in the Cold War, but the activity of the Russian space launches is back with intense vigor, perhaps also for a slowing down from part of the American space agency. Indeed... more
AerospaceMars Express has been launched yesterday from Baikonur cosmodrome
Baikonur, Kazakhstan - It will arrive in Mars orbit on December 26
From Baikonur's cosmodrome, in Kazakhstan, the first Esa's space probe for the Mars studies has been launched yesterday evening at 11:45 pm(6:45 pm Gmt). The probe has been transported by Russian carrier... more
AerospaceColumbia: during test insulating foam has provoked a 56 cm gash on the wing's copy
Washington, Usa - Simulation has been demanded by Investigating Committee
"Insulating foam shotted against a Shuttle's left wing copy provoked a gash of 56 cm". This is a part of the press release's of the Investigating Committee on Columbia's incident, shuttle exploded in flight... more
AerospaceIss forced to an emergency maneuver in order to avoid the collision with an Italian satellite
Washington, Usa - The two astronauts forced to change the orbit
American Ed Lu and Russian Yuri Malenchenko, two astronauts on board the Iss, have been forced to a manual maneuver in order to change the orbit to avoid the impact with an Italian telecom satellite Megasat... more
AerospaceNasa will finance with USD 4m a cable system able to launch satellites in orbit
Washington, Usa - The investigators are leaded by an Italian astrophysical
Nasa has decided to finance with USD 4m the researches for realization of a cable system able to launch satellites in orbit, studied by an Us group of researchers, leaded by Italian scientist, Enrico Lorenzini.... more
AerospaceNasa changed attitude about flights security one of the causes of Columbia crash
Washington, Usa - This is the opinion of the investigating Committee
"Some persons have shown a change of attitude and they passed on demonstrate that a flight was sure to demonstrate that a flight was to risk", yesterday declared admiral Hal Gehman, head of the investigating... more
AerospaceIt will be launched on June 7 the Us AMS-9 satellite
Baikonur, Kazakhstan - Problems to the rocket have postponed the delivery
It has been postponed June 7 the launch of the American satellite AMS-9, because of a problem to the booster of the Russian rocket Breeze-M, the carrier that would have launched it in orbit. The construction... more
AerospaceEgnos first signal in space will be relayed on June 6
Paris, France - Since April its first signal transmission tests
Egnos (European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service) system started its first signal transmission tests in April, and the first signal in space of the satellite system will be relayed from the first... more
AerospaceFree way for Ariane
Paris, France - It has been decided by European Council of Minister of Esa's country
The Council of the 15 European Ministers has adopted in Paris a first resolution "In order to replace on the right way the Arianes carriers system", has announced today Esa's General Manager, Antonio... more
AerospaceEurope has reached an agreement for Galileo (3): the first satellite in orbit on 2005
Paris, France - News has been revealed by Esa Director of the applications
European Space Agency's Director of the applications, Claudio Mastracchi, has reported today, from Paris, that the first satellite of the future European satellite system of navigation Galileo will be... more
AerospaceNasa has created a team of outer experts for the control of shuttles re-entry
Washington, Usa - It will be leaded by an astronaut of Gemini and Apollo programs
Thomas Stafford, astronaut of Gemini and Apollo programs, will lead a team of experts outer Nasa, that will control shuttle's re-entry on next launch. The decision has been taken by Nasa, after February... more
AerospaceEurope has reached an agreement for Galileo (2): the sheet
Brussels, Belgium - Galileo
Developed by Esa and the Eu on the basis of equal co-funding, Galileo is designed to provide a complete civil system. Scheduled to be operational by 2008, it will offer to the citizens of Europe and the... more
AerospaceEurope has reached an agreement for Galileo
Brussels, Belgium - News communicated by Esa
"European Spaces Agency now is able to finalize the conditions for the participation in Galileo browser program, and in order to approve the foundation that is the base of Galileo and that will be signed... more
AerospaceIn Paris, Europe and Canada will meet for Ariane' s relaunching
Paris, France - The summit will concern also Iss and relations between Esa and the Eu
The Ministers responsible for space activities in the Member States of the European Space Agency and Canada will meet in Paris on 27 May, at Esa's Head Office, to take decisions on the restructuring of... more
AerospaceChina launched a third satellite for navigation
Beijing, China - News communicated by press agency Xinhua
Chinese press agency Xinhua communicated yesterday that China launched Long March 3-A rocket, with on board the third satellite for navigation. Launch operated by Xichang's space center, in Sichuan, in... more
AerospaceA technical problem caused the anomalous landing of Soyuz
Moscow, Russia - Russian Commission has published the conclusions of the inquiry
The Russian Commission, created in order to discover the reasons of the anomalous landing of space capsule Soyuz, last May 4, has published the conclusions of the inquiry. According to the Commission,... more
AerospaceSpain is stopping Galileo
Brussels, Belgium - Esa 's President has sent a letter to Madrid
"The situation is still in stall, the risk is elevated", asserted Esa's spokesman, Franco Bonacina, about Galileo, European satellite navigation plan. Spain, in fact, is stopping an agreement in the European... more
AerospaceNasa has pubblished the first picture of the Earth taken from Mars
Washington, Usa - Image has been sended by space probe Mars Global Surveyor
"Taking this picture we have the chance to change perspective and to obtain a more panoramic image of our 'quarter', and to see ours planet among a lot", declared Michael Malin, of Malin Space Science... more
AerospaceMars Express' count-down is running
London, United Kingdom - The launch will be on June 2
Lord Sainsbury, British Minister for the Scientific Search, activated at the Royal Society a gigantic digital clock, for the countdown of the European space probe Mars Express'launch, on June 2 from the... more
AerospaceEsa to send its astronaut in Iss expedition
Moscow, Russia - It will blast from Russian cosmodrome on October 18
It has been signed yesterday a contract between Esa and the Russian space agency for the next mission tied to the Iss plan, to which a Spanish cosmonaut would have to participate as well. Esa (European... more
AerospaceShuttle's designer has asked their substitution
Washington, Usa - According to Faget they are too much old and inadequate
Max Faget, a space shuttle's planner and for 20 years Chief designer of Nasa's manned space vehicles, denounced the inadequacy of Us space agency's shuttle. During an interview released to the Us daily... more
Aerospace"Sars Emergency": there are not risks for the first Chinese manned space mission
Beijing, China - Chinese Government has taken all measures to avoid risks
Sources in the aerospace community in Beijing declared rumour of the cancellation of the launch due to the Sars outbreak was "Entirely a speculation from people who were not knowledgeable". According... more
AerospaceInvestigating Committee on Columbia's tragedy does not see impediments in new Shuttle's flights
Cape Canaveral, Usa - The launches could run before the end of the year
"Commission does not see impediment for new shuttle's fly", declared yesterday Admiral Harold Gehman, Chief Investigating Committee on Columbia's tragedy, the shuttle exploded in flight last February... more
AerospaceGreek satellite Hellas-Sat is in orbit
Cape Canaveral, Usa - Yesterday in the evening the launch from Cape Canaveral
The Atlas V Nasa's rocket has been launched yesterday at 6:10pm EDT (22:10 GMT), from Cape Canaveral space base, placing the Hellas-Sat spacecraft in a supersynchronous transfer orbit 31 minutes later.... more
AerospaceA private aircraft in able to flying beyond the atmosphere has been showed in California
Mojave, Usa - Designer is the same of Voyager
In Mojave's desert, in California, it has been showed the SpaceShip One, the first aircraft constructed by private, in order to carry the man beyond the atmosphere's borders. Aircraft has been designed... more