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AerospaceAriane 5 finally lifted off
Kourou, French Guyana - The rocket was launched at 22.45 UTC
The rocket Ariane 5 lifted off last night at 22.45 UTC, one day later than expected. Ariane 5 2002 9th mission will put into orbit two satellites: MGS-1 and Atlantis Bird-1 Meteosat Second Generation... more
Aerospace"Air bag" anti-asteroids
Washington, Usa - According to a Oklahoma University professor
What if an asteroid would hit the Earth? No worries, Hermann Burchard professor at Oklahoma State University has had a brilliant idea. According to the scientist the "old" hypothesis of making the asteroid... more
AerospaceAll is on schedule for this evening's liftoff
Kourou, French Guiana - Ariane 5 spacecraft moved yesterday in the launch zone
Arianespace announces that all is on schedule for this evening's liftoff from the European Space Centre of Kourou in French Guiana, with dual payload MSG-1 and Atlantic Bird 1, telecommunications and meteorological... more
AerospaceChina to launch in orbit its 4th spacecraft
Beijing, China - By next January
China is ready to launch in orbit a new spacecraft, the fourth so far, which is supposed to lift off by next January 10. "Shenzou 4", driven by two robots and 54 instruments to carry out scientific experiments,... more
AerospaceNew European meteorological satellite will be launched on August 27
Kourou, French Guyane - 25 years after the first Meteosat, new instruments will enhance the study of the atmosphere
MSG-1, the new meteorological satellite will be put in orbit, 25 years after the first Meteosat, by Ariane 5 rocket in the night of 27/28 August. Built by Alcatel Space, thanks to new instruments, it will... more
AerospaceAtlas 5 rocket launched yesterday
Cape Canaveral, Usa - One of the most powerful rockets after the one who brought the man on the Moon
Atlas 5, the rocket intended to carry twice the payload of the other Atlas launchers, was launched yesterday from Cape Canaveral base in Florida. Mission aim was to put in orbit the European satellite... more
AerospaceESA's mission to explore Mercury
Madrid, Spain - Bepicolombo will start in 2009/2010
ESA, the European Space Agency, as of 2009/2010 will launch its mission to Mercury. The mission, named Bepicolombo in honour of the studies on the planet made by the Italian physics professor Giuseppe... more
AerospaceA Chinese in the space within next year
Beijing, China - Experimental unmanned launch for "Shenzou 4"
China will launch an experimental unmanned spacecraft on next December to complete the last tests before starting manned missions. Meanwhile, at least 14 military pilots are being trained at a space center... more
AerospaceNasa's probe vanished in the Space
Cape Canaveral, Usa - At risk a USD 100m investment
Contour, the space probe launched last July 3 from the Nasa space center in Florida, vanished last Thursday from the monitors of the ground control center of the Us space agency. From its orbit located... more
AerospaceCracks delay Atlantis launch
New York, USA – Microscopic cracks shift next mission
Microscopic cracks, being observed on crawlers needed to move the shuttle from the hangar to the pad, have forced Nasa engineers to shift to September 28 next launch. This mission aims to add new components... more
AerospaceA Russian Soyuz to take an ESA's probe to Mars
Moscow, Russia - At the end of next year
A Soyuz, the Russian made rocket, is going to escort an European Space Agency's probe in its mission towards Mars. The 1,5-ton probe's mission, scheduled for the end of 2003, aims to study both the soil... more
AerospaceNasa spacecraft back to work by the end of September
Cape Canaveral, Usa - After weeks of maintenance
The count down for the new take offs of the Nasa spacecraft has started. In fact, as of September 28, the shuttle Columbia is scheduled to come back to work. The four shuttles belonging to Nasa have been... more
AerospaceAsteroid probably won't hit the Earth
Pasadena, Usa - It is two-km wide
The latest possibility that an asteroid could slam into Earth has proven harder to dismiss than most. A mile-wide asteroid could strike the Earth on February 1, 2019, and while astronomers say the chances... more
AerospaceGreece to launch its first satellite
Athens, Greece - Hellas-Sat to take off next March 2003
For the first time ever, Greece is to launch its first communications satellite into orbit, Hellas-Sat. 4,9 meter-long and 3250 kg heavy, the satellite, which has been realized by the co-operation between... more
AerospaceFirst suborbital flights for tourists in 2005
Rome, Italy - A program developed by Xcor Aerospace and Space Adventures
The US companies, Xcor Aerospace and Space Adventures, announced an agreement to offer suborbital flights for tourists in 2005. With a Xerus spaceship it will be possible to fly for nearly an hour up to... more
AerospaceVitrociset will show its tracking console at Farnborough International Air Show
Rome, Italy - For the missile firing ground of Salto di Quirra (Italy)
Vitrociset Group, the Italian company specialized in information technology, electronics and integrated logistics, will display its tracking console at 2002 Farnborough International Air Show, which runs... more
Aerospace"Star City" to open its gates to public
Moscow, Russia - The space centre where Soviet cosmonauts have been trained
As of yesterday, people is allowed to visit "Star City", the historical training centre of Soviet and Russian spacemen, since first Gagarin's flight (12 April 1961). This place preserves important papers... more
AerospaceN'Sync singer to become third "space tourist"
Moscow, Russia - Take off scheduled for October 22, 2002
Lance Bass, singer of the Us pop group N'Sync, as confirmed by the Canadian Space Agency, has been officially enrolled in the list of the potential "space tourists" to take off to space on board a Russian... more
AerospaceSatellites could shortly take off from a new Russian-Australian space center
Sydney, Australia - Located on the Australian Christmas island
Russia and Australia are likely to create a new airspace base on the Australian island of Christmas, 2600 km north west from Austral continent. The new cosmodrome, which could host the launch of commercial... more
AerospaceNasa: no more launches for next 2 months
Washington, Usa - To carry out maintenance works
The Us space agency Nasa announced that none of the 4 shuttles (Atlantis, Columbia, Discovery and Endeavour) will take off for next two months. Nasa's decision has been taken after technical troubles at... more
AerospaceRussian submarine launched in orbit a space vehicle
Moscow, Russia - From the Barents Sea
Ryazan, a Russian Navy nuclear submarine, launched in orbit the space vehicle Demonstrator-2. The space craft, lifted off from the Barents Sea, will be employed for the transportation of supplies from... more
AerospaceNasa to explore Pluto in 2003
Washington, Usa - The farthest planet of the Solar System
Nasa, the Us aerospace agency, announced that, as of next year, it will launch a space probe to explore the 9th and last planet of the Solar System, Pluto. The exploration mission, which is supposed to... more
AerospaceShuttle "Endeavour": fuel-line cracks found
Cape Canaveral - Launch dates of all shuttle flights this year are in question
Nasa discovered a fuel-line crack in its newest space shuttle "Endeavour", the same potentially dangerous problem affecting the rest of the fleet. The small crack was found in the metal liner of a hydrogen-fuel... more
AerospaceArianespace and Alenia signed agreement to launch a communications satellite
Rome, Italy - Atlantic Bird 1 in orbit by the end of summer 2002
Thanks to the agreement signed by the French aerospace industry Arianespace and the Italian firm Alenia Spazio, the communications satellite Atlantic Bird 1 will be taken to orbit by the end of this summer.... more
AerospaceUsa, Russia and Eu to discover the "Red Planet"
Moscow, Russia - In 2015
An international expedition, made up of Americans, Russians an Europeans, will take off in 2014 to discover the secrets of Mars. The USD 20bn program involves the launch of two spacecraft: one manned,... more
AerospaceA new launch for the rocket Ariane 5
Paris, France - To escort two communications satellites into orbit
Last July 6, at 1.20am (Cet) a rocket propeller Ariane 5 lifted off from the Kourou space center in the French Guyane to take two communications satellites - the international Stellat-5 and the Japanese... more
AerospaceNasa: a lifeboat for emergency return to Earth under study
Houston, Usa - First model ready as soon as 2009
Nasa, the Us space agency, is considering the building up of a space vehicle to be employed by International Space Station (ISS) crews as a lifeboat for emergency return to Earth. An early version of the... more
AerospaceIndependence Day: celebration on the ISS
Moscow, Russia - In honour of the Us cosmonaut Peggy Whitson
The 226° anniversary of the independence of the country, that after would have become United States of America, from its mother country Great Britain has been celebrated on board the International Space... more
AerospaceA Us satellite lifted off to study comets
Washington, Usa - Its name is "Contour"
Yesterday, thanks the propulsion of a Delta 2, a rocket made by the aerospace manufacturer Boeing, the Us satellite "Contour" lifted off to space from the Cape Canaveral space center in Florida. The "Comet... more
AerospaceNasa to delay Columbia's launch
Cape Canaveral, Usa - Departure day yet to be fixed
Check procedures aiming to verify Us space shuttle Columbia reliability, is the reason why Nasa opted for the launch, scheduled for July 19, to be post-poned to a day yet to be fixed. For the first time... more
AerospaceRussia launched on orbit two Us communications satellites
Moscow, Russia - From Plessetsk cosmodrome
This norning at 9.34am (Gmt) a Russian rocket-propeller launched form the Plessetsk cosmodrom located in Arkhanguelsk region, Northwestern Russia, departed to escort two Us communications satellites Iridium.... more
AerospaceEndeavour eventually landed on Earth
Cape Canaveral, Usa - After a two-day delay
After having been post poned twice because of the bad weather conditions in Florida, last night the Us spacecraft Endeavour eventually landed at the Kennedy space center. Daniel Bursch and Carl Waltz,... more
AerospaceEndeavour's landing on Earth post poned for the second day in a row
Cape Canaveral, Usa - Allowing Bursch and Waltz to consolidate their stay in space record
The Us spacecraft Endeavour, which was supposed at first to come back on Earth two days ago and then yesterday because of the bad weather conditions in Florida, will have to wait at least until this afternoon... more
AerospaceBad weather conditions delay Endeavour coming back to Earth
Cape Canaveral, Usa - It could probably land today at 5.55pm (Cet)
Because of the bad weather conditions, still ongoing in Florida, the Us spacecraft Endeavour landing, scheduled for yesterday at 6.59pm (Cet) has been post poned to this afternoon. The shuttle, whose fuel... more
AerospaceRussian propeller escorted a Us satellite into orbit
Moscow, Russia - Yesterday, from the Odissey aerospace base in the Pacific ocean
A Zenit 3SL, the rocket propeller made in co-operation by Russia and Ukraine, took off yesterday from Odissey, the floating space center in the Pacific Ocean, to escort into orbit the Us communication... more
AerospaceEndeavour: rain could probably delay today's landing at Cape Canaveral
Houston, Usa - Scheduled at 6.59pm (Gmt)
"We hope to come back on Earth on Monday, but if we have to wait, then we'll wait for another day". With these words Carl Walz, the Us astronaut who, together with his compatriot Daniel Bursh and the Russian... more
AerospaceSpace-shield: yesterday's anti-missile test completed successfully
Washington, Usa - Now Bush pushes on Congress to earmark the funds
The anti-missile defence system tested yesterday in the Pacific ocean where a missile launched by the USS Lake Erie cruiser shot down a missile departed from the Hawaii islands, has been successfully carried... more
AerospaceMission "Endeavour": spacewalking surgeons repair ISS robot arm
Cape Canaveral, Usa - Shuttle Endeavour's landing back to Earth is targeted for Monday
The International Space Station's Canadian robot arm has a new, fully functioning wrist joint thanks to a successful orbital house call Thursday by a pair of spacewalking surgeons. Two astronauts first... more
AerospaceDaniel Bursch and Carl Walz set the new record of stay in the space
Cape Canaveral, Usa - By surpassing Shannon Lucid
The two American astronauts Daniel Bursch e Carl Walz, on board the International Space Station since last December, broke Shannon Lucid stay-in-the-space record (188 days and 4 hours), set in 1988. The... more
AerospaceISS: the first space walk completed successfully
Cape Canaveral, Usa - "It's an amazing experience"
"It has been an amazing experience to me. I felt like flying up side down above the Earth", said Franklin Chang-Diaz, the Us astronaut who, together with his French fellow Philippe Perin, yesterday completed... more
AerospaceHumans on Mars: impossible before 2020
Madrid, Spain - A summit in Madrid discussed about this possibility
A scientists summit conference held in Madrid, Spain, came to the conclusion that no human mission to Mars will be possible until 2020. Specific studies on the repercussions of a 6-8-month space trip... more
AerospaceIsrael's spy satellite up and running
Tel Aviv, Israel
A Israeli image catching satellite has been launched from Palmahim air force base on the coast, south of Tel Aviv. The satellite rode atop a Shavit missile, which is a "civilian" version of that country's... more
AerospaceEndeavour to reach the Iss
Cape Canaveral, Usa - Today at 6.18pm (Gmt)
The Us space shuttle Endeavour, lifted off two days ago from the Cape Canaveral aerospace center in Florida, is going to reach the International Space Station (Iss) today at 6.18pm (Gmt). Its mission a... more
AerospaceUs shuttle Endeavour eventually lifted off
Cape Canaveral, Usa - After a 6-day delay
This morning at 5.30am (Edt), after a six-day delay, the Us space shuttle Endeavour eventually lifted off from Cape Canaveral aerospace center in Florida. Endeavour's crew members, seven astronauts from... more
AerospaceViasat wants Rome to become European satellite navigation agency headquarters
Roma, Italy - Viasat's CEO: "it has all it needs"
Pierluigi Leone, CEO at Viasat, clearly expressed his hopes about Rome to become the headquarters of the European satellite navigation agency. "In order to support Rome candidacy as head office of the... more
AerospaceEndeavour's launch set for today at 4.23 pm
Cape Canaveral - The faulty regulator valve has been changed
Space shuttle managers have announced that STS-111 is slated to lift off at 4,23 pm CDT (21,23 GMT) Wednesday. The shuttle Endeavour will deliver the Expedition Five crew to the ISS and return the Expedition... more
AerospaceNASA delays Endeavour's launch
Cape Canaveral, Usa - It was originally set for last Thursday
NASA has again delayed shuttle Endeavour's next opportunity to launch, this time to Wednesday, June 5. NASA managers made that decision during a Sunday meeting to review the progress made in replacing... more
AerospaceThird space tourist mission at risk
Moscow, Russia - For financial reasons
Rosaviakosmos, the Russian Aviation and Space Agency, announced it "strongly doubts" that the third space tourist mission, scheduled for next autumn, could be effectively carried out. No one of the pretenders... more
AerospaceChina: perfected design of manned spacecraft
Beijing, China - Qi Faren: "we're near launch"
A leading Chinese spacecraft designer - Mr. Qi Faren - said that China has designed a manned spaceship, which will carry its first humans into orbit in "the near future". China's first manned flight will... more
AerospaceStormy weather threatened to delay Endeavour's launch
Cape Canaveral, Usa - The launch is due at 7.44 pm local time
Stormy weather threatened to delay the space shuttle Endeavour's launch on a mission to deliver a new crew to the international space station Alpha. Forecasters said thunderstorms could interfere with... more