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AerospaceTITO GETS BACK TO LOS ANGELES AND SPURS ON NASA TO REPEAT SUCH SUCCESS
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, Dennis Tito, the first space tourist in history, returned to Los Angeles, where he lives with his wife, welcomed at the airport by the mayor and by a hearty crowd. Tito, which... more

AerospaceLAUNCHED THE SECOND AMERICAN XM ''ROLL'' SATELLITE
USA, As already announced by WAPA, the second American radio satellite XM "Roll" has been launched successfully yesterday, from the sea-platform situated in the equatorial Pacific Ocean zone at 154 degrees... more

AerospaceTHREE SMALL AEROSONDES COMPLETED ALASKA'S COASTAL SEA ICE MAPPING
ALASKA, Three tiny, unmanned, aerosondes completed Alaska's coastal sea ice mapping, providing important datas about the atmospheric and environmental changes. The small aircrafts, three-foot-long and... more

AerospaceDENNIS TITO RETURNS FROM HIS ''FANTASTIC'' TRIP
MOSCOW, RUSSIA, Dennis Tito, the American multimillionaire and first space tourist, landed yesterday morning on the Kazakh steppe with the Russian Soyuz spacecraft with the two Russian astronauts Musabayev... more

AerospaceNASA UNVEILS THE PROJECT OF ITS NEW MORPHING AIRCRAFT
CAPE CANAVERAL, USA, Dan Goldin, Nasa administrator, communicated, yesterday, the project of the new morphing aircraft, which will be carried on in the next twenty years. The aircraft will have wings and... more

AerospaceNASA ASKS RUSSIA TO REFUND TITO'S TRIP EXPENCES
CAPE CANAVERAL, USA, According to the latest news, NASA would ask Russia to pay for the costs of Tito interfering with the American astronauts. Musabayev, who commands the Russian mission that brought... more

AerospaceDENNIS TITO, THE FIRST SPACE TOURIST, IS ENTHUSIASTIC WITH HIS EXPERIENCE
CAPE CANAVERAL, USA, Dennis Tito, the American 60-year-old multimillionaire and first space tourist, is enthusiastic with his trip on the ISS. Tito reported he was thoroughly happy in space, not suffering... more

AerospaceUSA: STUDENTS PREFER SCIENCE TO SPACE TOURISM
USA, A survey of 3,000 young students, carried out during the Space Day (May 3), revealed that most would not want to go to space as Dennis Tito, the first space tourist, but as scientists or pilots.... more

AerospaceTHE SPACE SHUTTLE ENDEAVOUR LANDED YESTERDAY AT EDWARDS BASE
CALIFORNIA, The space shuttle Endeavour landed yesterday at Edward's Air Force base in California and not as scheduled at Cape Canaveral in Florida because of the bad weather. The mission, started on April... more

AerospaceDENNIS TITO ENTERS IN THE ISS
CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA, Dennis Tito, the 60-year-old American multimilionair, has entered the International Space Station ISS, arriving on the Russian Soyuz TM32 spacecraft, which docked this morning... more

AerospaceNEW ENGINE FOR SHUTTLE ATLANTIS
CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA, A new main engine has been installed on the space shuttle "Atlantis" to make it safer during the climb to orbit, scheduled for June 14. Built by Boeing Rocketdyne in Canoga... more

AerospaceON TITO'S TRAIL MANY COMPANIES PLAN ORBIT HOLIDAYS
USA, Dennis Tito's trip could only be the first of a long series. Many companies are planning to give adventourous turists orbit experiences. The "CSpace Adventures", the company which organized Tito's... more

AerospaceRUSSIA VALUES NEW POSSIBLE SPACE TURISTS NOMINATIONS
RUSSIA, After having concluded positively the launch of the first space turist, the American multimilionair Dennis Tito, Russia is planning new space trips for those who can pay for a different "holiday",... more

AerospaceDISCOVERED THE BIG BANG'S SOUND
WASHINGTON, USA, During the American Physical Society's congress, which took place yesterday, an international group of research workers, led by the Italian Paolo de Bernardis, from Rome's La Sapienza... more

AerospacePIONEER 10, LAUNCHED ON MARCH 2 1972, HAS BEEN DETECTED
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, The Pioneer 10 spacecraft, launched on March 2 1972, and of which signals hadn't been heard since Agust 19, has been found. Its signal was detected by a radio antenna outside Madrid,... more

AerospaceNASA ASKS 48 HOUR DELAY FOR THE SPACE TURIST'S LAUNCH
CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA, NASA asked the Russian Space Agency to postpone of at least 48 hours the launch of the Russian spacecraft that will bring the American multimilionair Dennis Tito on the International... more

AerospaceCONTRASTS FOR THE ESA PROPOSAL OF MANAGING ''GALILEO''
BRUSSELLS, BELGIUM, The proposal made by ESA, European Space Agency, for the assumption of the management of the "Galileo" development program, relative to the European Satellite Positioning System (GPS),... more

AerospaceNASA: NO ''PARKING'' PROBLEMS ON THE ISS
CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA, After the news that the Russian flight with the "space turist", the American multimilionair Dennis Tito, will take off as scheduled, NASA said there will not be any problems for... more

AerospaceTHE AMERICAN MULTIMILIONAIR WILL GO INTO SPACE AS SCHEDULED
BAIKONUR, KAZAKISTAN, According to the Russian Space Agency spokesman, Viatcheslav Mikhailitchenko, the departure of the American Multimilionair, Dennis Tito, from Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhistan, will... more

AerospaceTHE SECOND AMERICAN XM SATELLITE CROSSES THE PACIFIC OCEAN TO BE LAUNCHED ON MAY 7
USA, The second American radio satellite XM "Roll" is now aboard the Sea Launch platform, on its way from Long Beach, California, to the equatorial Pacific Ocean zone at 154 degrees West longitude, for... more

AerospaceINDIAN SATELLITE MISTAKES ORBIT
INDIA, The first Indian geosynchronous satellite, GTSAT-1, launched into orbit on a domestic rocket last April 18, didn't stabilize itself on the correct orbit. The satellite has now an orbital period... more

AerospaceISS COMPUTERS GO IN TILT
CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA, After the conversation among Umberto Guidoni, the Italian astronaut, Italian President Carlo A. Ciampi and Eu Commission President Romano Prodi, in which Ciampi said that "this... more

AerospaceNEW HEADQUARTER IN LATIN AMERICA FOR ALENIA AEROSPAZIO
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL, During the aerospace show, Lad which is held in these days in Brazil, Carmelo Cosentino, the Alenia Aerospazio's manager controlling the military activities, announced the opening... more

AerospaceALENIA AEROSPACE DELAYS ITS ENTRY IN ASTRIUM, ACCORDING TO ''LE TRIBUNE''
PARIS, FRANCE, According to what reported by the French daily newspaper "Le Tribune", the Italian space industry, Alenia Aerospace is postponing its entry in the most important European space consortium,... more

AerospaceNASA OPPOSES TO TITO'S ARRIVAL ON THE ISS
WASHINGTON, USA, NASA opposes to the arrival of Dennis Tito, the American multimilionair that should depart on Saturday, on the Russian Space shuttle Soyuz, because he may be dangerous for the ISS and... more

AerospaceDAVID WALKER, THE AMERICAN ASTRONAUT WHO LAUNCHED ''MAGELLANO'' IN 1989, HAS DIED
WASHINGTON, USA, The American ex-astronaut, David Walker, who performed four space shuttle missions, one of which launched "Magellano", in 1989, mapping Venus' surface, died. Walker was 56 and had cancer.... more

AerospaceSIX ITALIAN INDUSTRY REPRESENTATIVES AT RIO DE JANEIRO AEROSPACE SHOW
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL, The Rio De Janeiro aerospace Lad (Latin American Defense)show, which is, in the whole Latin America, the most important event in the aerospace and defense field, begins today, on... more

AerospaceUNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS OFFICE CLOSED
LONDON, GREAT BRITAIN, After almost 50 years activity and 30 average weekly sighting, the Unidentified Flying Objects office closes for lack of work. Dennis Plunkett, the founder and president of an... more

AerospaceNEW ELECTRON BEAM LITHOGRAPHY SYSTEM USED IN JET PROPULSION LABORATORY
PASADENA, USA, The researches at Nasa's Jet Propulsion Laboratory are using an electron beam on the submolecolar scale for the creation of microscopic sensor for future spacecrafts and aircrafts. The new... more

AerospaceNORTHROP GRUMMAN INTENDS TO BUY AEROJET
USA, Northrop Grumman intends to buy the space division of Aerojet for 315 USDm. The announcement was given on Friday. Northrop said that the acquisition will give a further boost to the space sensors... more

AerospaceCANADARM2 WILL HELP CONSTRUCTION OF A PRESSURIZED ROOM
HOUSTON, USA, The Canadian built robotic arm, Canadarm2, will help the construction of a pressurized room, which will permitt astronauts to walk in space without the support of the shuttle. The room will... more

AerospaceSHUTTLE ENDEAVOUR: TOMORROW THE ITALIAN ASTRONAUT GUIDONI WILL INSTALL ''RAFFAELLO''
HOUSTON, USA, The space shuttle docked to the International Space Station ISS since Saturady morning, and already yesterday the astronauts started to install the equipments carried by the "Endeavour".... more

AerospaceDOUBLE INSURANCE FOR GUIDONI
TRIESTE, ITALY, Umberto Guidoni, who left yesterday on the shuttle Endeavour to reach the International Space Station (Iss), takes advantage of two insurances: besides the one provided by the European... more

AerospaceESA CELEBRATES ON APRIL 27 AND 28 THE SUN-EARTH DAY AND ''SOHO'' DISCOVERIES
PARIS, FRANCE, The European Space Agency, ESA, has scheduled for April 27 and 28 the Sun-Earth Day to ponder links with the nearest star and to celebrate the discoveries of ESA's solar observatories... more

AerospaceITALY-AMERICA AGREEMENT TO EXTEND THE 16 NATION ORBITING COMPLEX
FLORIDA, USA, Yesterday Sergio De Julio, head of Asi, Italian Space Agency, and Daniel S. Golding, head of Nasa, signed a cooperation agreement for the construction of a new habitation module inside the... more

AerospaceLAMBERTO DINI: THE ITALIAN GOVERNMENT IS PROUD OF GUIDONI AND ''RAFFAELLO''
CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA, Italian Foreign Minister, Lamberto Dini, now at Cape Canaveral, during a press conference,yesterday evening, declared that "the Italian Government, and all the country, is proud... more

AerospaceNASA PROJECTS THE FASTEST AIRCRAFT IN THE WORLD
CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA, We report integrally the press release relative to NASA' project for the fastest aircraft in the world. "Imagine a new breed of space transportation vehicle, able to fly at seven... more

AerospaceONE-MILLION DOLLARS FOUR PROJECTS TO BRING ON THE EARTH MARS' SOIL
USA, According to a NASA spokesman, four American industries have acquired a contract, for a total value of 1 USDm, for a project, at start four months-long, that should value the possibility of bringing... more

AerospaceROBOTIC ARM READY TO TAKEOFF WITH THE SHUTTLE TOWARDS ISS
FLORIDA, USA, The Shuttle Endeavour mission, ready to go to the International Space Station, is this time to deliver a welcome "accessory": it is a robotic arm long almost 58 feet, first Canada's contribute... more

AerospaceALCATEL SPACE LAWSUIT AGAINST LORAL
USA, Alcatel has filed lawsuit against Loral for declaring the "unilateral and illegal" termination of a satellite joint-venture, Space System Loral, born in 1991 with a group of European partners, including... more

AerospaceLIQUOR LARCENY AT NEW YORK KENNEDY AIRPORT
USA, Three employees of an airline caterer are believed to have stolen hundreds of miniature bottles of liquor cases worth USD 1.5m to Sky Chef, which supplies food and beverage to American, TWA and... more

AerospaceBOEING SIGNS AGREEMENT WITH RUSSIAN SPACE AGENCY
SEATTLE, The russian space agency (Rka) has signed an agreement with Boeing. The deal, based on mutual cooperation, includes the launch of telecommunication satellites, the marketing of a russian module... more

AerospaceRUSSIA IS TAKING IN COSIDERATION THE PRODUCTION OF MIR-2
MOSCOW, RUSSIA, Russia's Rosaviakosmos aerospace agency is taking in consideration a project for contructing a Mir-2, as reported by director general Yuri Koptev during an interview given to Itar-Tass... more

Aerospace40 YEARS AFTER GAGARIN'S TRIP TO DEEP SPACE
MOSCOW, RUSSIA, Forty years ago in Russia the first man space-mission was made: on April 12 1961 Yuri Gagarin took off for a revolutionary space flight. Thousands of people celebrated the event getting... more

AerospaceSPACE DEMILITARIZATION CONFERENCE STARTS IN MOSCOW
MOSCOW, The conference for the space demilitarization, sponsored by United Nations, was opened this morning by vice-premier of the Russian government Ilya Klebanov. The conference was timed to coincide... more

AerospaceRUSSIAN SPACE AGENCY SIGNS AGREEMENT WITH BOEING
MOSCOW, The Russian Aerospace Agency /Rosaviakosmos/ and Boeing will sign tomorrow a "wide scale agreement" to extend commercial cooperation. The deal is to be signed by Boeing board member and senior... more

AerospaceTHE FIRST ''SPACE TURIST'' WILL DEPART ON APRIL 28
MOSCOW, RUSSIA, The American sixty year-old business man, Denis Tito, who payed the extraordinary sum of 20 USDm, about 21,5 EURm, to be the first "space turist", will depart on April 28 aboard the Soyuz-Tm... more

AerospaceION ENGINE FOR DEEP SPACE 1 PROBE
USA, The ion engine, used in the past to power satellites orbiting Earth, will be used for the first time for deep space travel. NASA actually means to employ it in the Deep Space 1 mission that... more

Aerospace''MARS ODYSSEY'' CONTINUES ITS SIX MONTHS WAY TOWARDS THE RED PLANET
CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA, "The spacecraft seems to be performing beautifully and we're right on our timeline" said David Spencer, mission manager at the U.S. space agency's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)... more

AerospaceENDEAVOUR LAUNCH SCHEDULED ON APRIL 19
CAPE CANAVERAL, USA, The shuttle Endeavour will be launched on a 11-day mission to deliver a canadian-built robot arm to the International Space Station Alpha. Canadarm 2 is long 58 foot and is the centerpiece... more