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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
AerospaceGreek satellite Hellas-Sat's launch suspended yesterday
Cape Canaveral, Usa - New launch could be already today
A problem with an instrumentation has yesterday caused the launch's suspension of a Lockheed Martin Atlas-5, with on board the Greek satellite Hellas-Sat. When it will be in orbit, the satellite will supply... more
AerospaceIndia has launched in the space a telecom satellite
New Delhi, India - Within a week it will take position in the definitive orbit
Yesterday India has launched in orbit Gsat-2, a telecom satellite. The operations have been leaded by the Space search Organization's technicians, from the base of Hassan, in the Southern state of Karnataka.... more
AerospaceWilliam W. Parson is the new Shuttle program's Chief
Washington, Usa - Former Director Dittemore had discharged last month
William W. Parson, Director of Nasa's Mississippi space center, is the new Shuttle program Chief, taking the place of Dittemore, discharged last month. Dittemore previewed to discharge himself after Columbia's... more
AerospaceIt could be impossible to know the exact cause of Columbia's tragedy
Washington, Usa - This is the declaration of Nasa's Director
"I would like to know the definitive answer: what is happened, for which reason? With all the embedded information, without ambiguity or contradictions. But it is not simple", yesterday said Sean O' Keefe,... more
AerospaceJapan has launched Muses-C space probe
Kagoshima, Japan - It will reach "1998 Sf-36 " asteroid about 300 million km far from the Earth
From the space base of Kagoshima, in Southern Japan, Tokyo has yesterday launched a carrier with Muses-C space probe. Probe would have to reach "1998 Sf-36" asteroid about 300 million km far from the Earth,... more
AerospaceAriane-5 to launch on June an Australian satellite for military and commercial purposes
Sydney, Australia - Lower costs, same functionality
It will blast off from the launching pad Ela-3 in French Guyana cosmodrome at the beginning of June thanks to the rocket Arianes-5, a satellite for the Australian communications that has the particular... more
AerospaceIt will be launched on June 8 the Russian vessel Progress
Moscow, Russia - It will bring supplies and food for the two astronauts
The spokesman of the Russian space agency, Rosaviakosmos Sergei Gorbunov, has announced yesterday the vessel cargo Progress will be launched on next June 8 from the Baikonur cosmodrome, in Kazakhstan.... more
AerospaceThermal covering's damage, during takeoff, the cause of Columbia's tragedy
Washinghton, Usa - First conclusions for investigating committee
The first conclusions of the independent investigating committee instituted after the Columbia's tragedy, published in Washington, said that thermal covering's damage, during takeoff, was the cause of... more
AerospaceRussian space agency wishes to take part to Nasa tenders
Moscow, Russia - It will be set a cooperation between the two most important subjects of the field
Although the American laws hamper the participation of other foreign industries in contracts that have a strategic importance for America, as the field of the defense for example, it seem that it is taking... more
AerospaceEverything is set fot the European mission Mars Express
Baikonur, Kazakhstan - It will be blasted off by a Russian rocket
The European team of scientists and technicians who are working briskly for the program to send the Mars Express probe on the Red Planet have finally resolved all the problems, and therefore could announce... more
AerospaceUsa and Russia look at Mars after the first spacial experiences together
Moscow, Russia - Though a last-minute proposal there's the will of both
Sure the last mission on the Iss (International Space Station), concluded with the change of Russian-American team and re-enter of this last one on Earth, has contributed to a revitalization of the space... more
AerospaceThe two Japanese spy satellites have not secrets
Tokyo, Japan - Some amateur astronomers put on internet their orbit map
About a month since their launch, two Japanese spy satellites, gathering information on North Korean nuclear weapons, have not secret. Satellites have themselves been spotted, photographed and had their... more
AerospaceSoyuz' return, 440 km off the fixed zone
Astana, Kazakhstan - Safe and sound the three crew mission members, after 161 days in the space
They were many the technicians to be worried for this re-enter, both those Russians and those Americans, because it was the first time that a team returned from the Iss (International Space Station) after... more
AerospaceThe worms for the experiments the only Columbia's "survivors"
Washington, Usa - Nasa's technicians has been surprised
The worms for the experiments survivored to the Columbia's crash, happened in flight last February 1, to the friction's heat provoked by atmosphere re-enter and to a free fall of tens kilometers. News... more
Aerospace1,20 m diameter space scrap of the "Atlas 2" has crashed in a Guatemalan village
City of the Guatemala, Guatemala - Fortunately no damage for the persons
Yesterday a rural village of Estern Guatemala has seen crashed a 1,20 m space iron scrap iron. Fortunately the scrap has not provoked damages for the persons, but only fear. Eddy Sanchez, director of Guatemalan... more
AerospaceThey're Russian the most reliable spacecraft ever-built
Moscow, Russia - In every stage the crew's safety is assured
Although the Russian space fleet is older than the American one, it turns out to be more reliable than the Us shuttle and than whichever other spacecraft ever-constructed. The reasons that have carried... more
AerospaceUs billionaire stake on "space" tourism
New York, Usa - Shuttle would have to transport seven space tourists
According to the weekly magazine Newsweek, some Us billionaire would be running to invest on the space exploration. "In order to pursue his dream to establish a long human presence in the space - writes... more
AerospaceEsa: Antonio Fabrizi is the new Director of Launchers
Paris, France - Mr Jean-Jacques Dordain will be Esa General Director
"Last Friday meeting at the Agency’s headquarters in Paris, the Esa Council appointed Mr Antonio Fabrizi, an Italian, to the post of Director of Launchers, for a four-year term". The news has been comunicated b... more