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AerospaceRussia-France: new agreement for the "Spektr-M" satellite
It will look for traces of extraterrestrial life
Russia and France are drawing up an agreement as part of the "Spektr-M" ("Millimetron") satellite launch program to study objects in deep space and look for traces of extraterrestrial life.This was announced... more
AerospaceCygnus spacecraft to the ISS
The PCM module delivers 3,729 kilos of cargo in a total volume of 27 cubic meters
The Cygnus spacecraft, dedicated to delivering cargo to the International Space Station (ISS), has been successfully launched by an Antares rocket from Wallops Island, Virginia at NASA’s Wallops Flight F... more
AerospaceThales Alenia Space to build EUTELSAT 10B satellite
For inflight andmaritime connectivity services
Thales Alenia Space (TAS), joint-venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), has signed a letter of agreement with Eutelsat Communications for the procurement of a new all-electric satellite, EUTELSAT... more
AerospaceContract signed for Vega launch the ESA Biomass satellite
For Earth observation
Arianespace and the European Space Agency (ESA) have announced today the closing of the contract to launch the Biomass Earth observation satellite with Vega.The Earth Explorer Biomass mission will provide... more
AerospaceNASA: in November the new supply of goods to the ISS
The "Antares" rocket will be used again to bring "Cygnus" into orbit
The Northrop Grumman company has agreed with Nasa the twelfth cargo delivery mission to the International Space Station (ISS) no earlier than November 2, 2019. As in the other previous missions, the "Antares"... more
AerospaceIn Russia approved the project of a super heavy rocket
It will be launched from the "Vostochny" cosmodrome in 2028
In Russia a super heavy class carrier rocket will be used to perform flights on the Moon. The first launch is scheduled for 2028 from the "Vostochny" cosmodrome.The technical-scientific council of the... more
AerospaceSolar Orbiter satellite heads for the Sun in Florida
Completed tests it is ready for the mission that will last for almost eight years
Solar Orbiter, the European Space Agency’s (ESA) mission to study the Sun has completed all tests and is set to be flown to Cape Canaveral ready for its launch in February 2020.Built by Airbus in Stevenage, S... more
AerospaceHughes-Telespazio agreement to provide satellite broadband network solutions
The two companies prolong a collaboration that began 15 years ago
Hughes Europe, a division of Hughes Network Systems, and Telespazio, announced an agreement to continue to partner in delivering satellite communications. The contract enables the companies to leverage... more
AerospaceProfitable collaboration between Italy and China in the aerospace field
In 2021 launch of the Cses-02 satellite
Italy has started a fruitful collaboration with China in the aerospace sector (see AVIONEWS).During the "Diplomacy Festival" taking place in Rome from October 17th to 25th, the Chinese ambassador in Italy... more
AerospacePhoto. Satellite TIBA-1 leaves Airbus DS
Designed to remain in service in orbit for more than 15 years
Photo. TIBA-1, the communications satellite for the Government of Egypt developed by Airbus and Thales Alenia Space (TAS) left the Airbus Defence and Space (DS) clean rooms in Toulouse. The spacecraft... more
AerospaceCHEOPS satellite arrived in Guyana on an Antonvo cargo plane
The launch will take place in mid-December
CHEOPS (CHaracterising ExOPlanet Satellite), built by Airbus in Madrid was loaded into the freighter aircraft that flew it last Wednesday to Kourou, French Guyana. After arrival, the spacecraft is prepared... more
AerospaceBoeing contracted to build rocket stages for NASA’s Artemis missions
The company completes first Space Launch System core stage; second in production
NASA and Boeing have initiated a contract for the production of 10 Space Launch System core stages and up to eight Exploration Upper Stages to support the third through the twelfth Artemis missions.Up... more
AerospaceNASA: today the first spacewalk for women only
The streaming link to follow the live - VIDEO
All set for the first spacewalk carried out by women only at 1:40 pm today (see AVIONEWS). NASA astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir will venture into space to replace a component of the International... more
AerospaceThales Alenia Space: construction of new sites in Spain
For integration of large satellite and instrumentation payloads
The construction of the new clean room that Thales Alenia Space (TAS),Joint-Venture between Thales (67 %) and Leonardo (33 %) is setting up in Spain has already started. This cutting-edge facility will... more
AerospaceSatellites: Elon Musk plans to send 30,000 into orbit
"Danger of clogging from space junk"
Elon Musk, founder of SpaceX has the goal to put 30,000 Starlink satellites into orbit to allow internet access to the entire world. The project included 12,000 satellites, but the entrepreneur intends... more
AerospaceThe female-only spacewalk was anticipated
Christina Koch and Jessica Meir will replace the ISS batteries
The women-only walk initially planned for the 21st of this month will be brought forward to Thursday 17 or 18 October. Astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir will replace an element of the batteries... more
AerospaceRogozin (Roscosmos): no foreign alternative to Soyuz
"The Russian spacecraft remains the only one to bring manned missions into orbit"
"At the moment, Soyuz remains the only spacecraft to bring manned missions into orbit", said the general director of the Russian space agency Roscosmos, Dmitry Rogozin, to Riyad journalists yesterday,... more
AerospaceProton-M launched with European and US satellites on board
From Baikonur. The 19th Russian space launch and the 4th in 2019 for the rocket -2 VIDEO
Proton-M, the Russian carrier rocket, was launched today by the Baikonur Kazakh cosmodrome with Eutelsat5 West B, a telecommunications satellite produced by Airbus Defense and Space and Northrop Grumman... more
AerospaceA lander for the Moon
NASA opens a tender for companies
NASA opened the tender to the companies for the design of a landing vehicle called "Human Landing System" (HLS), able to transport men to the Moon by the end of 2024. The deadline for the presentation... more
AerospaceEven Africa conquers space
The first Ethiopian satellite with the support of China
In December, the first Ethiopian satellite will be launched into space with the support of China. It was announced today by the Ethiopian President Sahle-Work Zewde during a parliamentary session of the... more
AerospaceMars has salt lakes
The discovery analyzing the data of the "Curiosity" rover
A discovery published in the journal "Nature Geoscience" revealed that more than 3 billion years ago Mars was bathed by salt lakes: this is the result of the sediment analysis collected by NASA's "Curiosity"... more
AerospaceUS-Russia still together for a long time in space
Despite the tensions, the joint work between Moscow and Washington continues
Today, the scientific head of the Space Research Institute at the Russian Academy of Sciences Lev Zelyony, during the tenth international symposium on the solar system in Moscow, said that despite the... more
AerospaceFlight tests of the next generation Glonass-K satellite completed
Part of the Russian Glonass navigation system
The flight tests of Glonass-K, the next-generation satellite of the Russian Glonass navigation system, have been completed. Anatoly Nestechuk, head of the 15th Russian Aerospace Forces Army, stated this... more
AerospaceSpacewalks by NASA astronauts
On October 6 live streaming - VIDEO
On October 6, the first of a series of five spacewalks will be performed by astronauts Christina Koch and Andrew Morgan to replace nickel-hydrogen batteries of the International Space Station (ISS) with... more
AerospaceThree astronauts returned "safe and sound" to Kazakhstan
Among them also the first UAE - VIDEO
Today the American astronaut Nick Hague, the Russian cosmonaut Aleksej Nikolaevič Ovčinin and the United Arab Emirates astronaut Hazza Al Mansouri are back "safe and sound" on the ground from a mission a... more
AerospaceThree Italian researchers for "SpaceShipTwo"
Agreement signed between Virgin Galactic and Italian Air Force
An agreement between Virgin Galactic and the Italian Air Force (AMI) was announced yesterday that will allow three of Italian researchers to carry out experiments in space on the occasion of a suborbital... more
AerospaceParmitano today will be the first Italian commander aboard the ISS
At 3:20pm he will replace the Russian cosmonaut Ovchinin - VIDEO
At 3:20 pm today October 2 Luca Parmitano will be the first Italian commander and the third European of the International Space Station (ISS), replacing the Russian cosmonaut Aleksey Ovchinin who will... more
AerospaceTAS transfers technology to the Brazilian space industry
In partnership with the Brazilian Space Agency for the autonomy of the Country into development of instruments for Earth observation
Thales Alenia Space (TAS), joint-venture between Thales 67% and Leonardo 33%, and the Brazilian Space Agency under the authority of the Ministry of Science, Technology, Innovation and Communications (MCTIC)... more
AerospaceThe "Soyuz" spacecraft is hooked to the ISS
The new astronauts have arrived - VIDEO
After a six-hour journey, on September 25th, the "Soyuz" spaceship docked with the International Space Station (ISS) carrying the first UAE astronaut Hazzaa Ali Almansoori, the American Jessica Meir and... more
AerospaceAVIO and UNOOSA: to provide "Access to space for all"
Untied at the UN General Assembly
The United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) and Avio join forces at the 74th UN General Assembly to announce an agreement to cooperate on providing institutions from UN Member States, in... more
AerospaceSecond attempt for the "White Stork"
Take-off of the Japanese cargo ship for astronauts - VIDEO
Today on the ramp of the space base of the island of Tanegashima in southern Japan, the launch of the "White stork" rocket (also known as "Kounotori 8" or "HTV-8") will be retried, a Japanese spacecraft... more
AerospaceThales Alenia Space inaugurates site in Belgium
For the automated production of photovoltaic assemblies for satellite solar panels
Thales Alenia Space (TAS), joint-venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), today inaugurated a new plant in Hasselt, Belgium, dedicated to the automated production of photovoltaic assemblies (PVA),... more
AerospaceESA "Euclid" mission on track in TAS’ clean room
Its launch is scheduled for 2022
"Euclid" is an ESA (European Space Agency) astronomy and astrophysics mission designed to help us better understand the nature of dark energy and dark matter. Thales Alenia Space -TAS-, joint-venture between... more
AerospaceISS: experiments to understand the universe and figure out man
The next launch on September 25th
Isaac Asimov wrote "in every century people have thought they understood the universe at last, and in every century they were proved to be wrong. It follows that the one thing we can say about our modern... more
AerospaceThales Alenia Space releases fully digital satellite
To address fast moving market needs
Thales Alenia Space (TAS), joint-venture (jv) between Thales (67 %) and Leonardo (33 %), launches its new Space Inspire satellite product line (INstant SPace Inorbit REconfiguration) which allows seamless... more
AerospaceJapan: fire on the space launch pad
Interruption of the supply mission for the crew ISS - VIDEO
In Japan, a fire broke out on the launch pad of the Tanegashima Island space base: this forced the interruption of a refuelling mission that involved the launch of the rocket called "White Stork" (also... more
AerospacePlanet "K2-18b": are we not alone?
Discovered water on a celestial body at 110 light years
The presence of water and hydrogen was discovered on the planet "K2-18b", 110 light years away, with a mass 8 times larger than the Earth, and this condition could favor the birth of new life forms. The... more
AerospaceAn enlighted galaxy by immensity
Scientists try to understand the motivations
The "Fireworks" galaxy (scientific name "Ngc 6946"), about 22 million light years from Earth, observed by NASA "Nustar" and "Chandra" telescopes appeared for 10 days strangely illuminated with X-rays blue... more
AerospaceMilitary communications services marketing with the Syracuse IV system
Partnership established between Telespazio and Airbus
Telespazio and Airbus have set up a partnership to market military telecommunications services using the future Syracuse IV satellites. This partnership will lead to the creation of France’s leading pr... more
Aerospace8 asteroids will "touch" today the Earth
The celestial bodies have not increased, but now we can see them better
Today on September 9 a group of eight asteroids will "touch" the Earth, but only two of these are considered "potentially dangerous": to be classified as such they must pass at a distance less than seven... more
AerospaceThe Indian lunar dream is not broken yet
ISRO will try to re-establish contact for two weeks with the lander
After Russia, the United States and China, India could become the fourth country to "set foot" on the Moon, but we will have to wait for new communications to understand if the dream broked on September... more
AerospaceSpace clashes: ESA risks an accident with Space X
A smart maneuver avoids the impact
Today, on September 3, the European Space Agency (ESA) was forced to make a maneuver to avoid clashing with a spaceship of the "Starlink" project, a satellite internet connection plan developed by the... more
Aerospace"Starhopper" passed the test
A jump of 150 meters brings us closer to Mars - VIDEO
"Starhopper" by Elon Musk, CEO of "SpaceX", a prototype of the module on which the lower part of "Starship" will be based, a shuttle that has the ambition to arrive on Mars (see AVIONEWS) has passed one... more
AerospaceExoMars rover leaves UK for testing ahead of launch
Ahead of delivery to Thales Alenia Space
The European Space Agency’s ExoMars rover is leaving the UK for Airbus in Toulouse where it will undergo crucial testing ahead of delivery to Thales Alenia Space. The ExoMars rover “Rosalind Franklin” will b... more
AerospaceThe "Soyuz MS-14" spacecraft has managed to dock
The "Skybot" robot has arrived at its destination
This morning on August 27 the "Soyuz MS-14" spacecraft with the humanoid "Skybot F-850" finally managed to dock at the "Zvezda" module of the International Space Station -ISS- (see AVIONEWS) after a... more
AerospaceRoscosmos, NASA and ESA to the rescue for the "Skybot" robot
New attempt to dock the Russian spacecraft "Soyuz" - VIDEO
On August 27 at 5:15 am Italian time (6:15 am Moscow time and 11:12 pm of the previous day for the United States, USA) a new attempt will be made to allow the docking of the Russian spaceship "Soyuz MS-14",... more
AerospaceAirbus built ExoMars rover gets its eyes
UK designed and built device integrated on it at industry in Stevenage
One of the key instruments on the European Space Agency’s (ESA) ExoMars rover, the Panoramic Camera (PanCam) has been fitted and integrated in the Airbus bio-burden cleanroom in Stevenage. Designed and b... more
Aerospace"Stardust" in Antarctica
Discovered in the snow by Munich researchers
Identified by the researchers of the technical University of Munich "stardust" in Antarctica: from a supernova to the snow, the poetic vision of white of the Universe and the white of the Earth. 500 kilos... more
AerospaceNASA: data revealed for life on Mars
New launches for the study of biochemical composition in 2020
The American Space Agency NASA has reconstructed part of the geological history of Mars, with a past characterized by storms of rain and running water: a condition that could have made possible the development... more
AerospaceNASA: all set for tomorrow's space walk
The Hague and Morgan astronauts will install the docking system for the spacecraft
All set for the spacewalk of the astronauts Nick Hague and Andrew Morgan scheduled for tomorrow 21st August at 2:20 pm Italian time. The purpose of the release is the installation of the "Ida-3" coupling... more