AerospaceAriane-5 is back

Kourou, Guyana - Envisat blessed it

Departed from aerospace base in Kourou (French Guyane), Envisat, the European largest and most expensive satellite ever, thanks to Ariane-5 propulsion is now in orbit at 800 km from the Earth. Envisat... more

AerospaceColumbia took off this morning

Cape Canaveral, Usa - 7 astronauts to improve the Hubble

After a 24hours delay for atmospheric reasons, Columbia shuttle took off this morning at 06.22 (local time) from Nasa Cape Canaveral base in Florida. Mission, which is going to take 11 days, will see... more

AerospaceAriane-5 back to work with Envisat

Kourou, Guyana - Ready to take-off next Thursday

After more than 7 months on the Earth for technical reasons, Ariane-5 will come back to work next Thursday, when launched by the aerospace base of Kouron in Guyane, it will take Envisat on to the orbit. Envisat... more

AerospaceMission STS-109 to begin next Thursday

Cape Canaveral, Usa - Columbia spacecraft to reach the Hubble

Space mission STS-109 will officially take-off next February 28th at 6.48am (local time) from the Us base of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This mission, which is supposed to take 10 days, 20 hours and 50 minutes,... more

AerospaceWind River on board the Iss

Turin, Italy - Californian firm software passed Nasa examination

Wind River, Californian real-time and advanced connection software supplier, passed Nasa tests. VxWorks, Wind River developed and manufactured software, will be in fact on board the X-38, the new Nasa... more

AerospaceInternational Space Station

Moscow, Russia - Two Us astronauts walk in the space

Carl Waltz and Daniel Bursch, the two Us astronauts of the Iss resident crew, went out of the station for about 6 hours. Astronauts left the space craft at 11.48 in order to effect some technical operations. They... more

AerospaceNsk Ltd and Ab SKF signed a letter of intent

Gothenburg, Sweden - SKF to buy Nsk Aerospace majority

Nsk Ltd, the British jet engines-mainshaft and gear-box bearings producer, signed a letter of intent with the Swedish Ab SKF, according to which, Gothenburg-based company will buy 75% of Nsk Aerospace... more

AerospaceA woman in the Space

Moscow, Russia - Third space tourist to sign the contract

According to Russian official sources, for the first time in history a woman could become the first female Space tourist. The woman, whose nationality is still unknown, is under medical checks at the... more

AerospaceAlkan Award to a french aerospace engineer

Paris, France - For an improvement to the gimbal systems on Ariane 5

Engineer Sophie Mauffrey, 36 y.o., has been awarded with Alkan 2000 for her project modifying the guidance system of the satellite launcher Eads Ariane 5 Plus. Vibrations and flexions in the airframe... more

AerospaceItaly-Usa: agreement on satellites

Rome, Italy - Alenia-Teledisc joint venture

The Italian aerospace company Alenia, and the Us "worldlife" broad band connections supply firm, Teledisc, signed an agreement for a two medium-Earth-Orbit satellites co-production. Agreement with Alenia... more

AerospaceEsa is looking for 14 volunteers

Rome, Italy - In the test candidates will spend three months lying

European Space Agency needs 14 volunteers ready to remain lying for three months, in order to simulate the physical changes occurring to the astronauts during a space flight. The candidates' characteristics... more

AerospaceAnother italian pilot into space

Rome, Italy - He will be Roberto Vittori, Esa member

Roberto Vittori is coming from Viterbo and is 38 years old; he will become the second italian astronaut after Umberto Guidoni. Vittori passed the severe Esa selection tests in 1998 and will arrive on... more

AerospaceWould you like a cup of "Space" tea?

Tokyo, Japan - Traditions are always traditions, everywhere

Nasda, the Japanese space agency, as confirmed to online newspaper Japantoday, would like to create "tea rooms" aboard of its spacecraft. The idea aims to build rooms in which astronauts are able to forget... more

AerospaceJapan launched H-2 missile in the Space

Other launches planned until 2005

After yesterday's delays, this morning the Japanese missile H-2, with two artificial satellites aboard, took off for Space. With this first mission, which is supposed to be followed by others until 2005,... more

AerospaceNasa satellite pensioned

After 8 years of hard work EUE retired

Last night at 8pm local time, the Extreme Ultraviolet Explorer exploded in the atmosphere and the debris afterwards crashed somewhere in the northern region of the Persian Gulf. Launched in 1992, the... more

AerospaceRussia: next space tourist to wait

Star cruise postponed

As confirmed by the Russian aerospace agency itself, April 25th and not, as stated before, April 20th will be the departure day for the second spatial tourist ever, the 28 years old Mark Shuttleworth. After... more

AerospaceNasa: solar commercial aircraft to be tested

Test flights next June up in the Hawaii skies

NASA and commercial researchers foresee that missions, scheduled next summer in Hawaii skies, will confirm the practical utility of the solar-powered flying wing that serves as a telecommunications relay. The... more

AerospaceBerlusconi says Italy believes in Galileo

An interview to Italian Premier

Italian Premier Berlusconi, in replying to questions put by the french network Europe 1, reiterated the italian fidelity to Europe, adding that just in these days the government ordered two french transport... more

AerospaceANOTHER AMERICAN MILITARY SATELLITE INTO ORBIT

WASHINGTON, A Lockheed- Martin Titan 4B missile launched from Cape Canaveral, Fla. has put into orbit a new military communication satellite. The missile, presently the biggest of the american arsenal,... more

AerospaceBOUVIER ON THE TOP OF ASTRIUM INDUSTRIES

PARIS, Antoine Bouvier, Eurocopter manager, has been nominated as president and CEO of the firm Astrium, dealing with the satellite design and construction. Astrium is owned for 74 % by EADS and BAE Systems... more

AerospaceTWO NEW NASA MISSIONS

LANGLEY, NASA will begin two new ambitious missions in year 2006, to be performed in the frame of Discovery Program. The first mission has been named Dawn and has been planned for the close observation... more

AerospaceARIANESPACE RESULTS FOR 2001

PARIS, During the first press conference of the year the President of Arianespace Jean-Marie Luton has disclosed the most important data related to year 2001. 13 contracts over a total of 25 for the... more

AerospaceUNIVERSE IS LIGHT GREEN

USA, Some researchers of John Hopkins University have shown in Washington on Jan 10th, the results of their studies upon the universe colour. The study’s result is that, at the beginning of the universe, t... more

AerospaceYB5 ASTEROIDS PASSES ''NEAR'' EARTH

ROME, ITALY, Discovered one month ago, the asteroid called 2001 YB5 will pass today at the minimum distance from the Earth, about 600.000 kms, according to BBC. If the asteroid of this size (300... more

AerospaceGOOD RESULTS BY INDIA'S FIRST SPY SATELLITE

NEW DELHI, INDIA, According to New Delhi government, the first Indian "spy" satellite given good results, providing high one meter resolution images. Also if chairman Dr K Kasturirangan has not clearly... more

AerospaceA SPACE AGENCY WILL BE CREATED IN ALGERI

ALGERI, According to Algerian government sources, soon will be created a space agency in African country, in order to promote space activity in Algeria. The agency will be created under president Abdelaziz... more

AerospaceRUSSIAN LAUNCHES SIX SATELLITES WITH A SINGLE BOOSTER

MOSCOW, RUSSIA, Utilizing a single booster, Russian Federation launched this morning six satellites,three Cosmos military, and three civilian for telecommunications. The launch, carried out with some delay,... more

AerospaceBOEING WILL HELP RUSSIA TO BUILT A ISS MODULE

MOSCOW, RUSSIA, According to Alexandre Medvedev, director of Russian Khrounitchev aerospace industry, U.S. Boeing industry will give its contribution in realization of a FGB-2 module which will be employed... more

AerospaceSHUTTLE EXHAUSTS ARE DESTROYING THE EARTH'S OZONE

VANDENBERG, USA, "Every time the space shuttle is launched, 250 tons of hydrochloric acid is released into the air. With each launch, .25 percent of the ozone is destroyed. So far, the space shuttle... more

AerospaceUS COULD WITHDRAW FROM ABM TREATY

USA, According to unofficial sources, President Bush intends to quit Anti Ballistic Missile Treaty by the end of the week. The White House neither confirmed nor denied the report. "It is the president's... more

AerospaceNASA APPROVES SECOND SPACE TOURIST

WASHINGTON, Mark Shuttleworth, a 28-year-old South African, is to become the second space tourist on the International Space Tourist. Nasa and its partners in the orbiting outpost agreed in principle... more

AerospaceASTRONAUTS TAKE SPACE WALK FOR A REPAIR JOB

CAPE CANAVERAL, Astronauts Linda Godwin and Daniel Tani floated out of space shuttle Endeavour to complete a repair job and wrap thermal covers around motors that turn the international space station's... more

AerospaceLAUNCHED TODAY JASON-1 FOR OCEANOGRAPHIC OBSERVATION

WASHINGTON, USA, Has been launched today from space base of Vandembers the U.S.-French satellite Jason-1 devoted to ocanographic obesevation. The satellite, weighing over 1000 lbs, has been put in orbit... more

AerospaceEXCEPTIONAL PAYLOAD FOR SHUTTLE, AT LAST LAUNCHED

CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA, An exceptional paylod, six thousand of american flags, is started with Endeavour Shuttle, for its mission for the International Space Station. The launch was postponed several... more

AerospaceNASA GREEN LIGHT TO LAUNCH ENDEAVOUR

CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA, According to Nasa sources, has been given green light to launch today the Space Shuttle Endeavour, the launch of which has been postponed due to a fail in ISS linkage with the... more

AerospaceASTRONAUTS OUT IN THE SPACE FOR REPAIRS

CAPE CANAVERAL, Russian Cosmonauts Vladimir Dezhurov and Mikhail Tyurin went out the international space station to take a five-hour spacewalk to clear debris and make repairs to the docking mechanism.... more

AerospaceRUSSIA LAUNCHES THREE MILITARY SATELLITES

KAZAKHSTAN, Russian news agency Interfax reported that Russia has launched three military satellites on Saturday, from the Baikonur space station in Kazakhstan. The launch, operated with a Proton-K heavy... more

AerospaceJAPANESE SATELLITE RE-ENTRY COULD POSE PROBLEMS

TOKYO, Japanese space officials said that a satellite that is expected to re-enter the atmosphere today could pose danger. Not the whole satellite could burn up in the atmosphere. The map showed that the... more

AerospacePENTAGON POSTPONES MISSILE INTERCEPT TEST

WASHINGTON, US military officials had to postpone the missile defense test scheduled on Saturday due to the bad weather over the Vandenberg air base in California. The test, which is a part of the U.S.... more

AerospaceFURTHER DELAY IN ENDEAVOUR LAUNCH

CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA, Nasa sources announced today that there will be a further delay in the launch of the Shuttle Endeavour. Initially the lauch was expected for last night, but after a failed connection... more

AerospacePROGRESS FAILS TO DOCK AT ISS (2): 24 HOUR DELAY FOR LAUNCH OF ENDEAVOU

CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA, According to NASA sources, the launch of the Shuttle Endeavour, scheduled for tonight, has been delayed by 24 hours, due to the incorrect docking of the Russian ship Progress with... more

AerospacePROGRESS FAILS TO DOCK AT ISS

MOSCOW, RUSSIA, According to reports from Russian mission control, the space ship Progress M1-7 failed to engage correctly with the International Space Station. The problem, which is currently under investigation... more

AerospaceINCREASED SECURITY MEASURES AT CAPE CANAVERAL

CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA, Due to the launch of the Shuttle Endeavour, scheduled for tonight but delayed by 24 hours after the incorrect docking of the Russian spaceship Progress with the International Space... more

AerospaceARIANE-4 LAUNCHES DIRECT TV SATELLITE INTO ORBIT

PARIS, Arianespace industry announced that the space rocket Ariane-4 has launched into orbit a Direct Tv satellite produced by Boeing Co. The rocket was launched from Kourou air base in French Guyana.... more

AerospaceUNPRECEDENTED SECURITY FOR ENDEAVOUR LAUNCH

CAPE CANAVERAL, Security tight is expected for the launch into orbit of the shuttle Edeavour this evening at 7,41 pm. Extra security measures will include fighter jets, helicopter patrols, SWAT teams,... more

AerospaceENVISAT, THE LARGEST EUROPEAN SATELLITE, WILL BE LAUNCHED IN THE FIRST 2002

FRASCATI, ROMA, It will be launched in the first of 2002 the largest European-built satellite, Envisat, worth over 2,3 EURbn, which will explore the Earth's surface to analyze the environmental situation... more

AerospaceLOCKHEED MARTIN AND TRW WIN USAF CONTRACT

WASHINGTON, Lockheed Martin and TRW have been awarded a $2,7 bn deal to develop next generation communications satellite system. The new system, named Advanced Extremely High Frequency, will employ the... more

AerospaceBUSH APPOINTS THE NEW NASA DIRECTOR

WASHINGTON, USA, U.S. President George W. Bush has appointed Sean O' Keefe as new Nasa director. O'Keefe, who substitutes the resigning former director Dan Goldin, is a president Bush key advisor,and he... more

AerospaceSOYUZ BACK ON THE EARTH, LANDING EXPECTED IN A FEW HOURS

RUSSIA, The Soyuz Tm-32 space vehicle will land in Kazakistan in a few hours, after to have leaved the International Space Station this morning. The crew, one French and two Russian astronauts, spent ten... more