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AerospaceContribution by TAS to return NASA Martian champions on the Earth
Mission to Mars to be continued; two study contracts signed
Thales Alenia Space (TAS), a joint company between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), announced yesterday that it has signed two study contracts with the European Space Agency (ESA) in the frame of a joint... more
AerospaceEC to acquire TAS' technology to respond to distress signals
To develop and build an operational ground station
Thales Alenia Space (TAS), joint-venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33 %), has won a contract from the European Commission (EC) to develop and build an operational ground station on La Reunion... more
AerospaceTAS and OHB for the ESA program Plato
Signed a contract for the detection and observation of exoplanets
Thales Alenia Space (TAS), the joint-company between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), announced today that it has signed a contract with OHB System for the new ESA program PLATO (PLAnetary Transits and... more
AerospaceSpatial exploration. Russia gets out of the US lunar program
NASA assures that it has never received a criticism about it
At the 69th International Congress of Astronautics in Germany, the Roscosmos Director of International Cooperation Dmitry Loskutov stated that the Deep Space Gateway project is not interested in Russia,... more
AerospaceSpace. Roscosmos looks for collaborations with India and China
Attempt to create a single anti-NASA front?
The president of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin has been engaged in important talks for space cooperation both with China and India in the last two days, since Russia is looking for new partners for satellite... more
AerospaceKey-contribution by TAS to Exomars 2020 mission to ESA
The IMU will enable the Rover’s navigation on Mars
Thales Alenia Space (TAS) in the UK achieves the major milestone of delivering its IMU Flight Models to Airbus Defence and Space in UK for integration with the ExoMars Rover. Exomars is a project under... more
AerospaceAvio: 100th launch with Ariane 5
Italian space technology in thirty years of European program collaboration
Mission number 100 of the European launcher Ariane 5 was a success. The launcher exploits the power of the solid propulsion engines and of the Vulcain liquid oxygen turbopump manufactured in Italy by Avio,... more
AerospaceNew international customer for Vega C
The Korean space institute relies on the European launcher
Vega C will orbit the Earth Observation satellite Kompsat-7 of the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI). The mission will take place from the European space center in Kourou, French Guyana, from December... more
AerospaceESA chooses TAS to support data processing from Sentinel satellites
Another success for the Space Alliance between Thales Alenia Space and Telespazio
Thales Alenia Space (TAS), the joint-company between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), announced today that it has signed a contract with the European Space Agency (ESA) to provide operations, maintenance... more
AerospaceSpaceX: Japanese billionaire the first private to go "on" the Moon
Unknown the cost of the space travel ticket
It was wrapped in mystery the name of the man that had bought -on September 14th- the first ticket to be brought into the lunar orbit aboard the Big Falcon Rocket carrier rocket built by SpaceX, the Elon... more
AerospaceEarth Observation: new business success for e-Geos
The Telespazio-ASI industry expands in the Far East
e-GEOS has extended its presence in the Far East with the awarding of a tender in Indonesia and a contract renewal in Japan. In Indonesia, the industry won an international tender announced by the Ministry... more
AerospaceISS: NASA and Roscosmos work to send mixed crews into space
The never-ending story of relations between the United States and Russia
While in Russia the US astronauts are accused of sabotaging the Soyuz spacecraft (see AVIONEWS), Roscosmos and NASA are discussing to continue to transport the crews together on the International Space... more
AerospaceNASA: the IceSat-2 satellite will be sent to space tomorrow
It will study the average variations of polar ice sheets -VIDEO
Tomorrow from the American Air Force Base in Vandenberg the IceSat-2 satellite will be sent into orbit by the American space agency (NASA), which will have the task of studying the average variation of... more
AerospaceRussian accusations: "US astronauts have sabotaged the Soyuz"
"An absurdity", the response from Washington
After the director of the Russian space agency (Roscosmos) Dmitry Rogozin also declared that the hole on the Soyuz spacecraft anchored to the International Space Station (ISS) could have been done by human... more
AerospaceIridium Next sets standards in constellations
A complete and complex end-to-end telecommunications system
In the frame of the "World Satellite Business Week" in Paris, Jean Loïc Galle, CEO of Thales Alenia Space, (joint-venture between Thales 67% and Leonardo 33%) and Matt Desch, CEO of Iridium, have presented... more
AerospaceRussia: the A-40 Albatross amphibious aircraft will return to production
The Russian navy would like to use it for the anti-submarine war
United Aircraft Corporation (OAK) will soon resume production of the world's largest amphibious aircraft, the A-40 Albatross, developed in the 1980s to perform the anti-submarine tasks previously performed... more
AerospaceSpace. Russian accusations: "The Soyuz has been sabotaged"
Is the loss of pressure from the ISS caused by a voluntary gesture?
Despite the fact that the director of the Russian Space Agency (Roscosmos) Dmitry Rogozin at first spoke of a micro-meteorite which caused the damage suffered to the spacecraft Soyuz, today he said that... more
AerospaceSpace. ESA-JAXA: "Bepi Colombo" probe will be send soon for Mercury
Two orbital modules to study the planet closest to the Sun.
After obtaining the flight qualification on October 19 the "Bepi Colombo" spacecraft will be sent to the space with an Ariane 5 rocket carrier, which will depart from the Kourou spaceport in French Guiana.... more
AerospaceTAS will lead studies for two European Lop-G elements
The exploration of the Moon becomes true
Thales Alenia Space (TAS), joint-venture between Thales 67% and Leonardo 33%, announced today to have signed contracts with the European Space Agency (ESA) for the Phase A/B1 studies of two elements of... more
AerospaceRussia: "We will no longer carry NASA astronauts from 2019"
The goal is to become the space superpower
Following the incident occurred on board the International Space Station (ISS) where an impact with a very small space debris caused a 2 mm hole in the Soyuz spacecraft, provoking a loss of pressure inside... more
AerospaceISS: apprehension for a loss of internal pressure
To cause it a small 2 mm hole immediately sheltered by the astronauts
Yesterday in the International Space Station (ISS) there was a great apprehension since the pressure began to fall slowly due to a hole -singled out in the morning by the astronauts- about two millimeters... more
AerospaceUSA: the revival of the lunar missions will start next year
It will be the first operational test of a new carrier rocket
In addition to the helicopter drone to be sent in March to Mars for NASA a new series of space exploration missions will soon begin. This is what emerged from the presentation at the Johnson Space Center,... more
AerospaceUK: "plan B" is ready for a britmade satellite system competing with Galileo
The will of the Government, however, would be to remain in the EU project
The United Kingdom announced today that the Space Agency will begin work on developing a satellite system that is a competitor to the EU's Galileo project, to ensure its national security if after the... more
AerospaceFrom the United States: "Russia develops satellite-killers"
Electromagnetic attacks and rams to blind enemy probes
In Russia there would exist -from what write by "The National Interest"- a development program for satellites able to override other probes in orbit in the Space with electronic war (EW) attacks. The Assistant... more
AerospaceESA: the Aeolus satellite is launched in space
It will allow you to study the winds thoroughly
Yesterday at the Italian 11:20pm the European satellite Aeolus was sent into space, after the first launch scheduled for 21 August had been postponed due to weather conditions. The latter will be the object... more
AerospaceIce found on Moon's surface
The discovery thanks to a space probe
A research published in the journal of the United States Academy of Sciences (PNAS, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences) -coordinated by the Hawaiian Institute of Geophysics and Planetology-... more
AerospaceIridium Next, a constellation of 75 satellites
In orbit 65 for communications
Success for the launch of another 10 new ones more
AerospaceAriane 5: four Galileo satellites put into orbit
Third mission of 2018 -VIDEO
Ariane 5 successfully undertakes its third mission of 2018 yesterday, correctly positioning in orbit four satellites for Europe’s Galileo project. Galileo is an European satellite navigation and localization sy... more
AerospaceNASA: objective to commercialize the Earth's orbit
Funding is sought for the new International Space Station
During the "Farnborough Air Show" (July 16-22) there was talked also of space, especially NASA was able to speak in favor of the International Space Station (ISS), to explain its expectations and the future... more
AerospaceIsrael with Nasa to send an astronaut into space
ISA also plans to send a rover to the Moon by the end of 2018
After the disaster of Columbia, in 2003, where Israel's first astronaut in space died, the Israeli Space Agency (ISA) would like to send a second one in collaboration with NASA. The two agencies are working... more
AerospaceIndra-Esa: project to reduce impact of natural disasters
Through the satellites
Indra is leading one of the key projects of the European Space Agency's (ESA) Earth Observation for Sustainable Development initiative (EO4SD) that encourages development banks such as the World Bank and... more
AerospaceLeonardo celebrates 40 years of Telespazio Vega UK in the United Kingdom
The event held at the Italian embassy in London
Telespazio celebrated in London 40 years of Telespazio Vega UK in the United Kingdom.The company has been in the UK since 1978 and has offices in Luton and Harwell. Telespazio VEGA UK provides the British... more
AerospaceAncient volcanic activity on Mars
An American study reveals the origin of the geological formation Medusae Fossae
According to an American research group of the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, the geological formation of Medusae Fossae, placed on Mars, would be of volcanic origin.The protagonist of the study,... more
AerospaceNASA large UAV flies in commercial airspace
History: remotely piloted without escort of safety
NASA’s remotely-piloted Ikhana aircraft, based at the agency’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, successfully flew its first mission in the National Airspace System without a saf... more
AerospaceDiscoveries. Ancient organic material found on Mars
Uncovered by Nasa "Curiosity", the organic molecules contain carbon and hydrogen
NASA’s "Curiosity" rover has found new evidence preserved in rocks on Mars that suggests the planet could have supported ancient life, as well as new evidence in the Martian atmosphere that relates to t... more
AerospaceMoscow prepares tests for the first reusable space rocket
They will carry up to 600 kg of payload in the eliosynchronous orbit
The Russian Foundation for Advanced Research Projects (FPI) has announced that flight tests of the system demonstrator of the first reusable rocket for space shipments are planned and scheduled for 2022.... more
AerospaceTAS-ESA: contract signed for Lisa mission
To investigate the history of Universe
Discovering the mystery of black holes and gravitational waves more
AerospaceThe satellites that will study the Earth's climate and water have been launched
Nasa Grace-Fo Mission-VIDEO
The twin satellites of the Nasa Grace-Fo mission (Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment Follow-on) were launched yesterday at 12:47 (local time) from the Vandenberg Air Force base in California.The joint... more
AerospaceTas: 55 communication satellites in orbit for the Iridium Next
Success for the launch of the sixth group
The sixth batch of Iridium NEXT satellites built by Thales Alenia Space (TAS) has been successfully launched by SpaceX from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. The success of this sixth launch for... more
AerospaceTAS chosen as partner in Plato
A step forward in the detection and observation of exoplanets
The European Space Agency (ESA) has chosen OHB System AG as prime-contractor for a new program called PLATO (PLAnetary Transits and Oscillations of stars), with Thales Alenia Space (TAS) as a partner.... more
AerospaceTAS put on track its Spacebus Neo product line
Critical design review successfully achieved
Thales Alenia Space (TAS) announces that a major milestone for Spacebus Neo development has been achieved and put on track the qualification and manufacturing of this very innovative product line. TAS... more
AerospaceTAS: Bangabandhu satellite-1 launched
On-board a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket -VIDEO
The very first satellite of Bangladesh, Bangabandhu Satellite-1, successfully took off from Cape Canaveral launch site on-board a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, after leaving the Thales Alenia Space (TAS) Cannes... more
AerospaceKilauea's eruption photographed by Nasa satellites
The image taken by Aster
NASA satellites captured the devastating eruption of volcano Kilauea that has began on May 3rd (see for details AVIONEWS article connected). The photos captured by the "Earth" satellite were taken on May... more
AerospaceNasa against SpaceX
Risky procedures to make the Falcon 9 rocket more powerful
The US aerospace company SpaceX has been accused by NASA of putting risky procedures into practice. According to some consultants of the American space agency, the Elon Musk company would use an enhanced... more
AerospaceKrusty experiment's prototype passes the first test
Nasa and Nnsa work on a nuclear reactor for Mars e Moon missions
The US Space Agency Nasa and Nnsa (United States National Nuclear Security Administration) completed the first Krusty experiment (Kilopower Reactor Using Stirling Technology) test. The project has been... more
AerospaceInSight: Launch on Mars scheduled for May 5th
NASA mission will study the heart of the red planet
The launch on Mars of the Nasa InSight mission (Interior exploration using Seismic investigations, geodesy and heat transport) is scheduled for May 5th and InSight will be launched by an Atlas V rocket... more
AerospaceBlue Origin suborbital flight test was successful
Space tourism could become reality by 2019
The second flight test for the panoramic Crew Capsule 2.0 designed to transport passengers was completed on Sunday April 29th, thanks to the New Shepard rocket. The Blue Origin suborbital flight project... more
Aerospacee-Geos-Ursa: agreement to supply radar scenes from Cosmo-SkyMed satellites
The contract signed during an event in the USA
e-GEOS, a company established by Telespazio (80%) and the Italian Space Agency (20%), and the American Ursa Space Systems Inc. (Ursa) have signed in the last days at the "GEOINT Symposium" (April 22-25)... more
AerospaceSentinel -3B satellite launched
By a Rockot launcher from Plesetsk Cosmodrome -VIDEO
The Sentinel-3B satellite, built by Thales Alenia Space (TAS) for the European Space Agency (ESA), was successfully orbited yesterday by a Rockot launcher from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome.A cornerstone mission... more
AerospaceFabLab inaugurated in Rome (Italy)
Additional ones are planned to be opened in other TAS plants in a near future
To permit innovation continuous growth in the heart of its strategy and in the straightway of its Digital Transformation and Industry 4.0, Thales Alenia Space (TAS) is now implementing a FabLab approach... more