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AerospaceRussia will not renounce at the tourist space flights
Moscow, Russia - For the moment they have suspended
The Russian Space Agency has communicated today that it will continue to carry out the commercial launches towards the orbiting base Iss, those with tourists aboard of the shuttles Soyuz, also if the... more
AerospaceThe new Israeli astronaut will be Itzhak Mayo and could leave with Chinese mission
Tel Aviv, Israel - It had been trained replace Ilan Ramon
"The Human adventure in the space will continue, as it will continue the USA-Israel cooperation in this effort. The day will come in which other Israeli astronauts will be launched in the space. We are... more
AerospaceFirst hypotheses take shape on the Columbia disaster (2): Bush asks for more money for Nasa
Washington, Usa - to be verified also the consequences of the last budget cuts
America is ready to continue its space dream and for will of Bush president Nasa will receive an injection of USD 470m in order to upgrade its activity specially in the shuttle program. According to... more
AerospaceFirst hypotheses take shape on the Columbia disaster
Washington, Usa - High temperature and an irregular rake some of the possible causes
There're the stars, but they are not those of the American flag, but those falling of "Columbia" debris over Texas sky. Many American newspapers made this sad reference of the tragedy that has happened... more
AerospaceFirst hypotheses take shape on the Columbia disaster (3): Bush to honour the deads
Washington, Usa - Cosmonauts' remains have been collected
Some Columbia astronauts' remains have been recovered but the identification could be only made through opportune analyses, that will be conducted at Dover Air Force Base, the only one equipped for the... more
AerospaceNo problem for the Russian rocket to reach Iss
Moscow, Russia - Too uncertain the future of the aerospace field
It has lifted off without problems from Baikonur's cosmodrome the Russian cargo Progress that will carry the supplies for the astronauts who currently are on the Iss (International Space Station). The... more
AerospaceEads arrives to Astrium total control
Paris, France - The operation allows Eads to enter in the military program Skynet 5 with 100%
"Eads believes firmly in the space, above all in its military dimension". This is the Jean-Louis Gregerin comment, director of the strategic coordination of the European group, after the acquisition of... more
AerospaceColumbia: good results for Israeli climate experiment
Cape Canaveral, USA – Space shuttle landing is previewed for tomorrow
The space shuttle Columbia mission proceeds smoothly and it is running towards the end. The astronauts have carried out an experiment on the study of tropical fires influence on the Earth climate. Israeli... more
AerospaceIsraeli astronaut looks at Middle East immage from the space
Cape Canaveral, Usa - Columbia landing has been previewed for Saturday
"It’s wonderful, pacific, beautiful and fragile". This the Israeli astronaut Ilan Ramon comment about the Earth image from the space. On board of Columbia, he has expressed the hope that his country a... more
AerospaceThe French space agency President resigned
Paris, France – He has directed the agency for 7 years
"CNES (National Center of Space Studies) is facing of important challenges and I would like to get its. Unfortunately, I have not the indispensable instruments to continue". This is the Alain Bensoussan... more
AerospaceFrance aims to redefine his role in European space activities
Paris, France – "It is time for action" said the Frence’s Minister for Research and new technologies
"With the ongoing Convention on the future of Europe and ESA ministerial council meet taking place in spring 2003, It is time for us to take action". This is the statement of Claudie Haigneré, the Frence’s Mi... more
AerospaceColumbia remembers the victims of 1986 shuttle explosion
Cape Canaveral, USA - In meditation for the seven astronauts who lost the life
A minute of silence for the seven astronauts died 17 years ago in the space shuttle Challanger incident. For Columbia crew was the manner to remember the colleagues died in 1986, January 28th, for the... more
AerospaceBoeing will launch two new satellites for the Us armed forces
Saint Louis, Usa - The satellites will concern the GPS system
During the daytime of today is previewed the launch of two new satellites for the Us armed forces, that will be made by the aerospace base of Cape Canaveral, in Florida. The launch has been organized... more
AerospaceA chess match among the stars
Cape Canaveral, USA - A Monday without experiments for Columbia
For the seven Columbia astronauts, yesterday, was the first day of rest. A pause moment, after days of intense experiments, than scientists have used to communicate with the three astronauts on board of... more
AerospaceA new space shuttle will be proposed by Russia to Esa
Moscow, Russia – It could be used also for the tourism
Nikolai Panickin, the Russian scientific Center of mechanical construction industry assistant manager has announced that Russia wants to propose to the European space agency (Esa) to develop a new multifunctional... more
AerospaceColumbia: arc of light videotaped by astronauts
Cape Canaveral, USA - Mission proceeds smoothly
"Two nights ago over Africa there was an extraordinary image. We saw a huge horizontal line of glow air which has been brightened by lightning below it which extended to several hundred miles horizontally... more
AerospaceEuropean Commission launches a consultation round about European space strategy
Brussels, Belgium - The meetings should end within May 2003
After the publication of the "Green book", presented by the commissioner for research, the Belgian Philippe Bosquin, the European Commission is thinking to the necessity of relaunching the debate about... more
AerospaceColumbia (2): Israeli astronaut shows the Torah from the space
Cape Canaveral, Usa - The book is a gift of an Holocaust survivor scientist
Before the Columbia launch, Joachim Joseph, a Tel Aviv University scientist, who assists the mission from Nasa control in Maryland, has given to Israeli Ilan Ramon the Torah, the first five books of the... more
AerospaceColumbia: the astronauts are searching a new scent
Cape Canaveral, USA –The experiment was commissioned by a famous company
Experiments continue on board of Columbia space shuttle, that has reached half mission. Last Wednesday the astronauts have collected essential oils and flowers bloom in the small space greenhouse constructed... more
AerospaceNew Columbia experiment for the study of electrical phenomena
Cape Canaveral, USA – Cameras captured electrical particles images
"This is the first time that we have succesfully taken such images with a calibrated instrument from the Shuttle and it’s causing really great excitement with our colleagues around the world". This is t... more
AerospaceColumbia (2): Israelis and Palestinian joined by an experiment
Cape Canaveral, Usa - It's a study about the prospects of life on planets other than Earth
"Political and social divisions exaggerate our differences, but they are really infinitesimal. If we are going to move beyond Earth, we are going to have work together. The language of universe is science... more
AerospaceColumbia: astronauts set small fires inside the orbiting laboratory
Cape Canaveral, Usa – It’s a scientific study of soot
Space shuttle Columbia mission proceeds smoothly and it has running to 5th days. Astronauts have done a scientific study of soot, setting small fire inside the orbiting laboratory. Scientists have noticed... more
AerospaceMaybe in October the first Chinese manned space flight
Benjing, China - Basic the Russian support
As it is suited to the best of the propaganda, China will enter in the history of the aerospace having sent its cosmonaut in orbit for October of this year, the anniversary of Communist Revolution. "A... more
AerospaceFirst experiments for Columbia
Cape Canaveral, USA - Start the job for the 7 astronauts
First day of experiments for the seven astronauts of Columbia space shuttle, lifted off yesterday from the Kennedy spaces center in Florida (as published by AVIONEWS on 16/01/03). This mission, called... more
AerospaceIt today releases the countdown for Columbia (2): the shuttle has left
Cape Canaveral, United States - Aboard a Israeli astronaut
The shuttle spaces Columbia has left the launch pad of the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, at the 10:39 local time, the 16:39 Italian time. Aboard there is the Israeli astronaut, Ilan Ramo... more
AerospaceInside the storm with Nasa images
Washington, USA - Pictures have been realized by a new scientific equipment
"Nasa experts have compared the pictures as that ones of doctor’s patient observed with sophisticated medical scanning equipment". This the statement of the American space agency after having observed t... more
AerospaceIt begins today the countdown for Columbia
Cape Canaveral, USA - The mission period is approximately of 16 days
It will leave today, but surprise of last minute, between 10,00 am and 2,00 pm (between the 16 and the 20 Italian hour), the countdown for the launch of the space shuttle Columbia. Initially previewed... more
AerospaceSpace walk with surprise for Donald Pettit
Washington, USA - Astronaut has replaced the Russian colleague
He would have not been on board of the ISS (International Space Station), but after having replaced a colleague landed by doctors, yesterday Donald Pettit has completed a walk on the space. Another exceptional... more
AerospaceRussia to launch a communication satellite for Usa
Moscow, Russia - The launch on the next February 28
It's more and more tightened the collaboration between Russia and the USA in the field of the aerospace, a field considered as extremely strategic by the two nations. Indeed the launch of the American... more
AerospaceSpace walk of the astronauts of the space station
Cape Canaveral, Usa - It has been necessary to do maintaining work to the station
In the last days has been made a space walk by the astronauts of the ISS (International Space Station) to do maintaining work to the orbiting station. The mission totally lasted nearly an hour and luckily... more
AerospaceChangement at the head offices of Esa (European Space Agency)
Paris, France - The new General Director will be Jean-Jacques Dordain
By the next June 30, Esa (European Space Agency) will have a new General Director in substitution of the Italian Antonio Rodotà. It is the French Jean-Jacques Dordain, aged 57. Dordain has done all... more
AerospaceChanged the program for Rosetta space probe
Paris, France - Esa changes the mission for the probe
After the new delay of the launch of Rosetta space probe (news already published by AVIONEWS), Esa (European Space Agency) has decided to change the type of mission for the space craft. The craft will... more
AerospaceRussia is getting ready for a demanding space challenge year
Moscow, Russia - No intention to drop its commitment in the space program
Although the Russian financial situation is not serene at all, as AVIONEWS yesterday has emphasized reporting the news of the grounding of the greater part of its fighter fleet for lack of money, it continues... more
AerospaceHolocaust art to space
Cape Canaveral, USA - Col. Ilan Ramon will carry a pencil sketch of a young artist killed in Auschwitz
"I know my flight is very symbolic for the people of Israel, especially the survivors, the holocaust survivor, because I was born in Israel and many people will see this as a dream that is come true".... more
AerospaceLaunched by Nasa the Icesat satellite
Washington, Usa - It will be used to study polar ices
During the last night, by the air base of Vanderberg, California, Nasa has launched the satellite called Icesat, whose mission, once reached the previewed orbit, will be to study the level of the oceans'... more
AerospaceThe decision of Columbia launch to be taken next Sunday
Washinghton, USA - In the crew the first Israeli astronaut
A technical disadvantage puts in doubt the launch date of the Columbia spaces shuttle. The start to the countdown would have to be given the next week, but the last decision will be only taken on next... more
AerospaceGeneral Dynamics will supply logistic and operative support for a communications satellite
Washington, Usa - The supply will concern the Kingdom of Tonga
The Kingdom of the islands group of Tonga, situated in the South Eastern Pacific Ocean, South West of Australia, has signed with the Us firm of electronics and aerospace, General Dynamics, a contract for... more
AerospaceCancelled two tests for the "space shield" program
Washington, Usa - The erasure has been decided after the failure of last December's test
United States, in the field of the program named "space shield", after the failure of the test done during the last month of December, have decided to erase the two attempts previewed during the current... more
AerospaceIndians on the Moon
Bombay, India - Before 2015 India organizes a mission on the Moon
"Our scientific development has to be much powerful to realize a dream to send an Indian on the Moon". This is the statement of the Indian Prime Minister, Atal Mehari, during the conference on the education,... more
AerospaceLanded the Chinese unmanned spacecraft
Beijing, China - Back on the Earth without any problems, it is the prelude for other launches with human beings boarded
The unmanned Chinese spacecraft "Shenzhou IV", the last unmanned spacecraft sent in the space by China, has landed without any problems in Mongolia. The present mission, the fourth of this kind since... more
Aerospace2003 will be the year of the "race to the space"
Rome, Italy - It will come explored Mars, Mercury and Venus
2003 and 2004 years are announced to be the conquest of the space and its secrets. Everything will be carried out with blows of missions, plans, financing that put in front of each other, America, Europe,... more
AerospacePreviewed for Sunday the coming back of the Chinese spacecraft Shenzou IV
Peking, China - Ends the the last mission without crew
With the return previewed on Sunday in the internal part of Mongolia it's concluded the program of space mission set by China. The project that will bring the first Chinese astronauts in the space (news... more
AerospaceChina to conquer the space with a manned flight already this year
Beijing, China - It's tried to reinforce its prestige at world level
It's ready the Chinese propaganda machine, that is going to announce with large magnificence the next aim of its space agency, a manned mission already in the second half of 2003. It will be therefore... more
AerospaceSent in orbit a Japanese spy satellite: inferior qualitatively to Us ones
Tokyo, Japan - It's tried to take under controll the wide and adverse neighbourhood
It's just in the field of the microtechnology where the competitions more exasperated and that the Japanese industry has always proposed as one of its favourite piece, exporting its acquaintances in all... more
AerospaceStrong doubts about the Rosetta mission
London, UK - Bilions of Euro could be wasted
The disaster that at the beginning of December had involved the Ariane 5 rocket in the French Guyana carried immediately to doubts regarding the Rosetta mission, that had been scheduled for January 12,... more
AerospaceLaunched a Russian rocket with a Canadian satellite
Moscow, Russia – The rocket is named Proton-M
During the night between yesterday and today it has been launched by the Kazak base of Baikonur the Russian rocket Proton-M that on its structure has brought in the orbit the Canadian satellite Nimiq-2... more
AerospaceChina continues its march on the space achievement
Beijing, China - It's the 27th successfull launch of the Chinese space agency
It has been carried out few hours ago the fourth launch of Shenzhou IV (the "sacred vessel"), the Chinese version of the shuttle, entirely constructed with Russian technology, but with important modifications... more
AerospaceLaunched a futuristic satellite by Nasa
Washington, Usa - The prototype has started last week
Last week has been launched with success a futuristic satellite from the base of Wallops Island, Virginia. The rocket has reached a speed of Mach 5, uses mixed fuel such as liquid hydrogen and solid... more
AerospaceLaunched a telecommunications satellite in the field of the Ariane project
Evry, France - The launch has been made tonight
By its French plant Arianespace says that this night round midnight (CET time) has taken off a new telecommunication satellite that will have to install at 36000 km height over the equator in an orbit... more
AerospaceRepaired a Galileo space probe recorder
Washington, Usa - The reparation has been done by the planet Earth
Nasa has done by the planet Earth the reparation of a recorder of the space probe Galileo that now is in planet Jupiter's orbit, on which surface it will crash in the month of September 2003 after having... more