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AerospaceNASA postpones once again the departure of its "Flying saucer"
Kauai, USA - New opportunity on June 7
NASA has once again decided to postpone the launch of its LDSD (Low Density Supersonic Decelerator) test vehicle because of adverse weather conditions. The departure of the flying saucer-shaped for... more
AerospaceFirst launch of NASA's flight saucer postponed (VIDEO)
Kauai, USA - New opportunity on June 5
NASA, the American space agency, decided to postpone the launch of its LDSD (Low Density Supersonic Decelerator) test vehicle, which was initially scheduled for today, Tuesday 3 June 2014, because of adverse... more
AerospaceASI: French-Italian space cooperation
Rome, Italy - Meeting at the University of "La Sapienza" with the two agencies and a bilateral between the two presidents
CNES President Jean-Yves Le Gall met Roberto Battiston, President of ASI, the Italian space agency, on Friday 30 May in Rome on the occasion of a conference organized by the University of "La Sapienza",... more
AerospaceSpaceX presents the Dragon V2, the spacecraft for the future of US' space travels (VIDEO)
Hawthorne, USA - "It's all around I think a big leap forward in technology", the CEO of the California-based claims
SpaceX has officially unvieled its new Drafon V2 spacecraft, a vehicle which is expected to represent the future of space travels for the United States. The DRagon V2 is indeed the first American spacecraft... more
AerospaceNew crew of Expedition 40 arrives aboard the ISS (VIDEO)
Baikonur, Kazakhstan - The docking with the orbiting laboratory occurred at 2:44 am GMT/UTC
Three new Expedition 40 crew members were welcomed aboard the International Space Station when the hatches between their Soyuz spacecraft and the station were opened at 4:52 am GMT/UTC on Thursday 29 May... more
AerospaceISS: new members of Expedition 40 to depart today
Baikonur, Kazakhstan - The liftoff is scheduled at 8:57 pm GMT/UTC
During the next hours the crew of the ISS will return to have six members, as usual: NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman, cosmonaut Maxim Suraev of the Russian Federal Space Agency and German astronaut Alexander... more
AerospaceMeeting between Deputy Prime Ministers: is a space agreement arriving for Russia and China?
Novosibirsk , Russia - During the past days Rogozin announced the possible conclusion of the partnership with the USA
During the past weeks a lot of attention was attracted by the declarations released by Dmitry Rogozin, Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation, who had explained that Moscow might stop its partnership... more
AerospaceNASA begins construction of its next Mars-bound lander (VIDEO)
Houston, USA - InSight will start its journey to the Red Planet in March 2016
American space agency NASA and its international partners now have the go-ahead to begin construction on a new Mars lander after it completed a successful Mission Critical Design Review. The Interior... more
AerospaceSpaceX's Dragon returns on Earth with almost 1600 kg of cargo (VIDEO)
Baja California, USA - The spacecraft splashed down in the Pacific Ocean, off the shores of California
SpaceX's Dragon cargo spacecraft splashed down at 3:05 pm EDT on Sunday 18 May (8:05 pm GMT/UTC), in the Pacific Ocean, approximately 300 miles (480 km) west of Baja California, returning more than 3500... more
AerospaceEverything is ready for the return of the SpaceX Dragon
Houston, USA - The spacecraft will be undocked from the space station on Sunday, and will eventually re-enter in the Pacific Ocean
Everything is ready aboard the International Space Station for the departure of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft, which will leave the orbiting laboratory on Sunday, May 18 and will eventually splashdown in... more
AerospaceRussia to stop rides to the Space Station for US' astronauts?
Moscow, Russia - According to Deputy Prime Minister Rogozin, Moscow does not mean to continue its cooperation with Washington after 2020
The tension between United States and Russian Federation because of the Ukrainian crisis has reached orbit, putting at risk the collaboration between the two countries in the International Space Station. Russian... more
AerospaceISS: Expedition 39 members are back on Earth (VIDEO)
Dzhezkazgan , Kazakhstan - Landing in Kazakhstan at 3:58 am
Three crew members from the International Space Station (ISS) returned to Earth tonight after 188 days in space, during which they orbited Earth more than 3,000 times and traveled almost 79.8 million miles. Expedition... more
AerospaceISS: astronauts are ready to return on Earth
Houston, USA - Undocking of the Soyuz scheduled for tomorrow's evening
Three crew members currently aboard the International Space Station are scheduled to end more than six months on the orbiting laboratory: Expedition 39 Commander Koichi Wakata of the Japan Aerospace Exploration... more
AerospaceNASA starts flight tests for the development of alternative aircraft fuel
Palmdale, USA - The DC-8 of the space agency will be utilized to assess various blends
Together with its international partners the German Aerospace Center (DLR) and National Research Council of Canada (NRC), the American space agency NASA this week started a series of flight tests, which... more
AerospaceThales Alenia Space: successful launch of KazSat3 and Loutch-5V satellites
Rome, Italy - The first will be operated by Kazakhstan, while the second by Roscomos
The KazSat3 and Loutch-5V communications satellites, were successfully launched yesterday by a Proton rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. KazSat3 will be operated by Kazakhstan, while Loutch... more
AerospaceSpaceX starts legal action against US government over ULA's uncompeted launch contract
Hawthorne, USA - "They are insanely expensive", the CEO of the California-based company explains
SpaceX announced it has started a legal action against the US government over the contract signed by the US Air Force with United Launch Alliance, a joint-venture of Boeing and Lockheed Martin, which guarantees... more
AerospaceISS: spacewalk to be performed today to replace a faulty component
Houston, USA - Steve Swanson and Rick Mastracchio to begin the extra-vehicular activity at 2:20 pm GMT/UTC
The astronauts of Expedition 39 is finalizing preparations for a 2.5-hour spacewalk scheduled to begin at 9:20 am EDT (2:20 pm GMT/UTC) on Wednesday 23 April. The station crew is also getting ready to... more
AerospaceEverything is ready for the launch of the SpaceX Dragon, but weather forecasts are not favourable
Cape Canaveral, USA - Liftoff scheduled at 21:25
SpaceX and the American space agency NASA are preparing to launch the third resupply mission of the California-based company to the International Space Station. The Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft... more
AerospaceISS: SpaceX Dragon's launch scheduled for Friday 18, spacewalk for Wednesday 23
Houston, USA - Extra-vehicular activity needed to replace a faulty MDM system
The American space agency NASA and SpaceX are targeting a 3:25 pm EDT (8:25 pm GMT/UTC) launch on Friday, April 18, of SpaceX's third cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station from Cape... more
AerospaceNASA and SpaceX ink agreement for the use of the historical launch pad of the Apollo missions
Cape Canaveral, USA - The California-based company will operate the facility at its own expense
NASA Kennedy Space Center's historic Launch Complex 39A, the site from which numerous Apollo and space shuttle missions started, is beginning a new mission as a commercial launch site. The American... more
AerospaceLaunch of the Dragon spacecraft postponed again for a technical glitch
Cape Canaveral, USA - New opportunity on Friday 18 April
Monday's launch attempt of the SpaceX Dragon cargo craft, loaded with nearly 5,000 pounds of supplies for the International Space Station’s Expedition 39 crew, was scrubbed due to a helium leak on the F... more
AerospaceSpaceX Dragon: today's launch still on schedule in spite of computer glitch
Cape Canaveral, USA - Liftoff scheduled at 9:58 pom GMT/UTC
International Space Station Program officials and representatives of SpaceX agreed to proceed with Monday’s scheduled launch of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and its Dragon cargo craft on the company’s thi... more
AerospaceNASA inks agreements with German and Canadian partners to study alternative aircraft fuels
Houston, USA - The first tests to start in May
American space agency NASA has signed two separate agreements with the German Aerospace Center (DLR) and the National Research Council of Canada (NRC) to conduct a series of joint flight tests to study... more
AerospaceThe ISS Progress 55 docks with the Space Station (VIDEO)
Houston, USA - Launch of SpaceX's Dragon is scheduled on Monday
An express cargo delivery has docked to the International Space Station after just four orbits at 10:14 pm GMT/UTC Wednesday 9 APril 2014. Nearly 3 tons of food, fuel and gear to replenish Expedition 39... more
AerospaceSpace Station: undocking of the ISS Progress 54 successfully concluded (VIDEO)
Houston, USA - Launch of the next cargo spacecraft to be performed tomorrow
A Russian space freighter filled with trash departed the International Space Station on time Monday at 2:58 pm GMT/UTC. The ISS Progress 54 will orbit Earth 11 days for engineering tests before finally... more
AerospaceSpace Station: everything is ready for the undocking of the ISS Progress 54
Houston, USA - The spacecraft will perform 11 days of tests before its destructive re-entry in the Earth's atmosphere
Eveything is ready aboard the International Space Station for the undocking of the ISS Progress 54: the spacecraft delivered 2.8 tons of supplies for the crew of the orbiting laboratory when it docked... more
AerospaceEC VP Tajani about the Sentinel 1A lift-off (VIDEO)
Brussels, Belgium - "The data provided by this satellite will enable considerable progress in improving maritime security"
This successful launch marks a major milestone for EU’s Earth observation programme Copernicus. Sentinel 1A, the first satellite dedicated to the programme, was put into orbit after a successful launch a... more
AerospaceThales Alenia Space-built Sentinel-1A, the first satellite in Europe's Copernicus program, successfully launched
Rome, Italy - Using a Soyuz-Fregat A launcher
The European Space Agency's Sentinel-1A satellite, designed and built by Thales Alenia Space, was successfully launched from the Guiana Space Center in French Guiana, using a Soyuz-Fregat A launcher. Sentinel-1A... more
AerospaceThales Alenia Space built Sentinel 1A satellite ready for launch
Rome, Italy - It is the first satellite in Europe's vast Earth Observation program Copernicus
The European Space Agency's Sentinel-1A satellite, designed and built by Thales Alenia Space, is ready to be launched from the Guiana Space Center in French Guiana this evening, using a Soyuz-Fregat A... more
AerospaceIndra: the space debris radar developed by the industry passes ESA tests
Rome, Italy - There are an estimated 700,000 objects orbiting our planet in an uncontrolled manner
The demonstrator radar developed by Indra for detecting objects in space has successfully passed the validation tests performed within the European Space Agency's Space Situational Awareness (SSA) preparation... more
AerospaceNASA suspends its relationships with Russia
Washington, USA - The decision, pushed by the Ukrainian crisis, does not involve the activities of the International Space Station
NASA, the American space agency, decided to suspend its relationships with Russia, because of the "Ongoing violation of Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity", as explained in an internal memo... more
AerospaceNASA is looking for partners to keep SOFIA aircraft flying
Houston, NASA - The modified 747SP of the space agency may be utilized "For scientific investigations or for other potential uses"
NASA, the American space agency, issued a Request for Information (RFI) Monday soliciting potential partners interested in using the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) aircraft for... more
AerospaceItalian AVIO chosen by ESA to lead the development of the new engine in carbon fibre of Ariane 6
Rome, Italy - Following to the tender at European level announced by European Space Agency
AVIO, following to the tender at European level announced by ESA (European Space Agency), has been chosen to lead the development of the new motors at rocket fuel in carbon fibre for the new European spacecraft... more
AerospaceSpace Station: new members of Expedition 39 arrived abord the ISS (VIDEO)
Baikonur, Kazakhstan - Docking performed at 12:53 am GMT/UTC
A new trio of Expedition 39 flight engineers has arrived at the International Space Station after a two-day, 34-orbit trip. Soyuz Commander Alexander Skvortsov, flanked by Flight Engineers Steve Swanson... more
AerospaceOperational activity of Italian Space Agency's "Agile" satellite
Rome, Italy - 12 more months, just before its seventh anniversary
"Agile", the satellite of the Italian space agency (ASI) do not cease to amaze. After having provided particularly signifcant science data and exceeded every life expectancy forecast, just before its seventh... more
AerospaceSpace Station: the new crew launched, but the docking has been postponed to Friday
Baikonur, Kazakistan - Approach to the orbiting laboratory was not possible due to a technical glitch
The next trio of crew members destined for the International Space Station is now looking forward to a Thursday arrival at the orbiting laboratory after their Soyuz spacecraft was unable to complete its... more
AerospaceSpace Station: new crew members ready for launch
Baikonur, Kazakhstan - Liftoff scheduled at 10:17 GMT/UTC from Baikonur
The three new astronauts of the Expedition 39 are waiting at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for their launch tonight, Tuesday 25 March 2014, to the International Space Station. The SpaceX Falcon... more
AerospaceNASA selects ULC for the launch of the Solar Orbiter
Houston, USA - The liftoff is scheduled in 2017
American space agency NASA has selected United Launch Services to launch the Solar Orbiter Collaboration mission to study the sun in July 2017. The liftoff of the spacecraft will take place on an Atlas... more
AerospaceISS dodges to avoid space debris
Houston, USA - A fragment of a Russian satellite was expected to pass close to the orbiting laboratory
During the past hours NASA, the American space agency, communicated that playing it conservatively, flight controllers conducted a Pre-Determined Debris Avoidance Maneuver (PDAM) during the night between... more
AerospaceThales Alenia Space: the Express AT1 and AT2 telecommunication satellites launched (VIDEO)
Rome, Italy - By a Proton rocket
The Express AT1 and Express AT2 telecommunications satellites have been successfully launched from Baikonur by a Proton rocket. The payloads for these two satellites were built by Thales Alenia Space... more
AerospaceSpaceX: Dragon's launch delayed to March 30
Cape Canaveral, USA - The California-based company is not providing any official explanation
SpaceX decided to postpone the departure of it Dragon cargo spacecraft, bound for the International Space Station: the liftoff aboard a Falcon 9 rocket was scheduled for 4:41 am EDT (9:41 am GMT/UTC) on... more
AerospaceFavorauble weather forecasts for the launch of Space Station-bound Dragon
Cape Canaveral, USA - SpaceX's spacecraft will carry more than two tonnes of supplies to the orbiting laboratory
Weather situation is expected to be positive for the liftoff of SpaceX-3 to the International Space Station. The forecast predicts a 70% chance of favourable conditions at launch time, scheduled for 4:41... more
AerospaceEuropean Parliament adopts European Earth Observation programme Copernicus
Brussels, Belgium - The launch of the first satellite Sentinel-1 in April
The European Commission welcomed yesterday's vote of the European Parliament on the Copernicus Regulation. Copernicus, the EU's Earth Observation Programme, will ensure the regular observation and monitoring... more
AerospaceAstronauts of Expedition 38 land in Kazakhstan (VIDEO)
Baikonur, Kazakhstan - Kotov, Hopkins and Ryazanskiy complete their mission
Soyuz Commander Oleg Kotov and Expedition 38 Flight Engineers Mike Hopkins and Sergey Ryazanskiy landed in Kazakhstan at 4:24 am GMT/UTC. They landed inside the Soyuz TMA-10 spacecraft ending their mission... more
AerospaceSpace Station: astronauts of Expedition 38 are ready to come back on Earth
Dzhezkazgan, Kazakhstan - The undocking from the orbiting laboratory is scheduled on Monday's evening
Three astronauts of the Expedition 38 are preparing to leave the International Space Station and return to Earth after 166 days spent abord the orbiting laboratory. Commander Oleg Kotov and Flight Engineers... more
AerospaceASI: Italy at the UN space leadership with Simonetta Di Pippo
Rome, Italy - Named as UNOOSA' director
The appointment of Simonetta Di Pippo as director of UNOOSA (United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs) represents for Italy and for ASI (Italian Space Agency) a recognition to the expertises and excellences... more
AerospaceNASA presents its future programmes with the 2015 budget proposal (VIDEO)
Washington, USA - More than 3 billion dollars are destined to the International Space Station
The White House presented to the US Congress a 17.46-billion-dollar budget proposal for NASA for Fiscal year 2015 (which starts in October), which clearly outlines the future programmes of the American... more
Aerospace"Welcome to the Armstrong Flight Research Center". NASA honours the Apollo 11 astronaut (VIDEO)
Edwards, USA - The first man to step on the moon worked for seven years at Edwards as test pilot
NASA completed the redesignation of its Dryden Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, which is now known as the Armstrong Flight Research Center. The facility is being renamed in honor of Neil... more
AerospaceGPM spacecraft successfully launched from Tanegashima Space Center (VIDEO)
Tanegashima, Japan - It is a joint project between NASA and JAXA for climate observation
The Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) Core Observatory, a joint Earth-observing mission between NASA and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), thundered into space at 3:37 am on Thursday,... more
AerospaceNASA admits Parmitano's spacewalk problem was preventable (VIDEO)
Washington, USA - The suit utilized by the Italian astronaut experienced a malfunctioning one week before the accident emerged
American space agency NASA admitted that the problem which emerged during the extra-vehicular activity performed by Luca Parmitano (a water leak which was about to cause the drowning of the Italian astronaut... more