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AerospaceThales Alenia Space wins contracts for Syracuse 3, Athena-Fidus and Sicral 2 operational support
Rome, Italy - And maintenance of associated ground control systems
Thales Alenia Space has won the contract awarded by French defense procurement agency DGA to provide operational support for the Syracuse 3, Athena-Fidus and Sicral 2 space systems. This contract,... more
AerospaceThales Alenia Space. Sentinel 1A arrives at launch site in French Guiana
Rome, Italy - The industry is responsible for the design, development, integration and testing of the satellites
Sentinel-1A, the European Space Agency (ESA) satellite designed and built by Thales Alenia Space, arrived today at the Guiana Space Center, the launch site in Kourou, French Guiana. Sentinel-1A is... more
AerospaceNASA suspends recovery tests for the Orion spacecraft
Washington, USA - "We're learning lessons that will help us be better prepared"
The first full joint testing between NASA and the U.S. Navy of Orion recovery procedures off the coast of California was suspended after the team experienced issues with handling lines securing a test... more
AerospaceThales Alenia Space-ESA: contract signed for next phase of new-generation geostationary satellite platform
Cannes, France - Via the "Neosat" program
Thales Alenia Space signed a contract yesterday with the European Space Agency (ESA) covering phase B in the development of ESA's new-generation platform for geostationary satellites, via the Neosat program.... more
AerospaceCygnus successfully undocked from the International Space Station
Houston, USA - Tomorrow the spacecraft will perform a destructive entry into Earth's atmosphere
Orbital Sciences Corporation’s Cygnus spacecraft, which delivered nearly one-and-a-half tons of supplies and scientific equipment to the International Space Station in January, completed its first commercial c... more
AerospaceEverything is ready for Cygnus' undocking from the Space Station
Houston, USA - The spacecraft is destined to burn up over the Pacific Ocean
Orbital Sciences' Cygnus cargo spacecraft, which delivered almost a ton-and-a-half of supplies and scientific experiments to the International Space Station in January (AVIONEWS), will complete its month-long... more
AerospaceNew crew members for the Space Station announced (VIDEO)
Houston, USA - NASA astronmaut Jeff Williams will be Commander of Expedition 48
American space agency NASA and its international partners have appointed crew members for a 2016 mission to the International Space Station. US' astronaut Jeff Williams is scheduled to launch in spring... more
AerospaceNASA and French Space Agency sign agreement for Mars Mission
Washington, USA - Departure in March 2016, landing on the Red Planet six months later
NASA Administrator Charles Bolden and Jean-Yves Le Gall, president of the Freench Space Agency (CNES, Centre National d'Études Spatiales), signed an implementing agreement for cooperation on a future... more
AerospaceESA: Athena Fidus launched (VIDEO)
Kourou, French Guyana - The French-Italian dual broadband telecommunications satellite is in orbit
The first Ariane 5 launch of the year lifted off from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana yesterday evening on its mission to place two telecommunications satellites, ABS-2 & Athena–Fidus, into their pla... more
AerospaceRussian cargo spacecraft docks with the Space Station (VIDEO)
Baikonur, Kazakistan - The ISS Progress 54 is loaded with 2.8 tonnes of resupplies
The ISS Progress 54 resupply spacecraft, loaded with 2.8 tonnes of cargo, automatically docked to the International Space Station’s Pirs docking compartment at 10:22 pm GMT/UTC Wednesday 5 February, a... more
AerospaceFirst flight of the Dream Chaser aircraft scheduled in November 2016
Sparks, USA - The target is performing the first crewed mission in 2017
Sierra Nevada Corporation (Snc) confirmed that the first orbital flight of its Dream Chaser will occur on November 1, 2016. The spacecraft will be brought to orbit on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V... more
AerospaceToday and tomorrow NASA honours the astronauts who lost their lives in mission (VIDEO)
Houston, USA - Administrator Charles Bolden to take part in a ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery
The American space agency NASA will pay will tribute to the crews of Apollo 1 and space shuttles Challenger and Columbia, as well as other astronauts who lost their lives while furthering the cause of... more
AerospaceISS: Expedition 38's fourth spacewalk successfully completed (VIDEO)
Houston, USA - Kotov and Ryazanskiy finalize the installation of two cameras
Expedition 38 Commander Oleg Kotov and Flight Engineer Sergey Ryazanskiy closed the hatch to the Pirs docking compartment at 8:08 pm GMT/UTC signaling the end of their six-hour, eight minute spacewalk.... more
AerospaceMechanical fault in the Chinese Lunar Module "Jade Rabbit"
Beijing, China - The mission "Chang'e -3" may be over for the harsh environment of the lunar surface
Yutu ("Jade Rabbit"), the Chinese lunar rover, is no longer processing instructions coming from the Earth. Successfully landed on December 14, 2013, making China the third country after the United States... more
AerospaceISS: new spacewalk scheduled for today (VIDEO)
Houston, USA - Second attempt of installation of two cameras on the Zvedza module
Commander of the Expedition 38 Oleg Kotov and Flight Engineer Sergey Ryazanskiy are scheduled to venture today, Monday 27 January 2014, outside the International Space Station (ISS) for a new Extra-Vehicular... more
AerospaceSuccessful launch of communications satellite TDRS-L (VIDEO)
Cape Canaveral, USA - The spacecraft will be tested for more than three months before its entry into service
American space agency NASA's Tracking and Data Relay Satellite L (TDRS-L) is safely in orbit after launching at 9:33 pm EST Thursday (2:33 am on Friday GMT/UTC) aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V... more
AerospaceNASA: five Earth science missions to be launched in 2014
Washington, USA - The first, a satellite developed with the apan Aerospace Exploration Agency, will start on February 27
For the first time in more than a decade, five NASA Earth science missions will be launched into space in the same year including two to the International Space Station (ISS). "As NASA prepares for... more
AerospaceESA: the ISS 42/43 mission presented with Samantha Cristoforetti as protagonist
Rome, Italy - "Futura" will begin at the end of this year
The "Futura" mission logo was revealed yesterday for ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti’s long-duration expedition to the International Space Station. The logo has been c... more
AerospaceNASA: 58 proposals received for 2020 Mars rover
Washington, USA - The final selection will be carried out during the upcoming months
The American space agency NASA has received 58 proposals for science and exploration technology instruments to fly aboard the agency's next Mars rover in 2020, a result which is a clear and reliable indicator... more
AerospaceRosetta is awake: the ESA spacecraft is ready to chase its comet (VIDEO)
Darmstadt, Germany - Signal received on Monday evening
Rosetta "Woke up" after 957 days of hibernation: The first communication from the spacecraft arrived at the European Space Operations Center in Darmstadt, Germany, at 7:18 pm local time (1:18 pm EST/10:18... more
AerospaceESA's Rosetta spacecraft ready to "Wake up" (VIDEO)
Rome, Italy - It will monitor comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko
Rosetta, the unmanned spacecraft of the European Space Agency (ESA) will "Wake up" as scheduled today, Monday 20 January 2014, at 10:00 am GMT/UTC. The vehicle, filled with 25 instruments between its... more
AerospaceNASA continues to test Orion's parachute system
Houston, USA - Checks needed to validate the in-air performance of the spacecraft
Engineers testing the parachute system for NASA's Orion spacecraft increased the complexity of their tests, adding the jettison of hardware designed to keep the capsule safe during flight. The test... more
AerospaceISS: adjustment manoeuvre postponed to avoid collision with space debris
Houston, USA - Preparations ongoing for January 27's spacewalk
The managers of the International Space Station decided to postpone by two days, from January 16 to 18, the adjustment manoeuvre of the orbiting laboratory, in order to avoid the collision with some space... more
AerospaceNASA: 2014 will be a pivotal year for the Commercial Crew Program
Washington, USA - "The companies have the opportunity to demonstrate the potential of their innovations", the acting manager of the CCP explains
Several companies, working closely with the American space agency NASA, ended 2013 with an impressive string of achievements to build on in 2014 as the American aerospace industry continues to develop... more
AerospaceCygnus spacecraft attached to the International Space Station (VIDEO)
Wallops, USA - Successful first resupply mission for Orbital Sciences Corporation
Orbital Sciences Corp. Cygnus commercial cargo craft has arrived at the International Space Station on its first resupply mission. NASA astronaut Mike Hopkins was at the controls of the Canadarm2 inside... more
AerospaceItalian Defense Ministry and US DoD sign agreement for CIRA-AFRL collaboration
Capua, Italy - On the Ceramic-Matrix Composite
"In range of the Memorandum of Agreement RDT&E between the Italian Defense Ministry and the US Department of Defense, a collaboration agreement named 'Project Arrangement' has been signed with the ceramic... more
AerospaceSuccessful launch, Cygnus finally en route for the Space Station (VIDEO)
Wallops, USA - Docking with the orbiting laboratory expected on Sunday
NASA commercial partner Orbital Sciences Corporation launched its Cygnus cargo spacecraft aboard the Antares rocket at 1:07 pm EST (6:07 GMT/UTC) Thursday from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport Pad... more
AerospaceCygnus: new launch attempt scheduled for today
Wallops, USA - Risks considered "Within acceptable limits"
Orbital Sciences Corporation has confirmed it will proceed with a launch attempt from American space agency NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Wallops Island, Virginia. at 1:07 pm EST (5:07 pm GMT/UTC)... more
AerospaceCygnus' launch postponed again due to the solar activity
Wallops, USA - Liftoff maybe rescheduled for Thursday 9
Today, Wednesday 8 December 2014, in the morning Orbital Sciences Corp. decided to scrub the launch attempt of the Antares rocket and the Cygnus cargo spacecraft on the company's first resupply mission... more
AerospaceCygnus launch postponed by one day (VIDEO)
Wallops, USA - Low temperatures and likely precipitation cause a new delay
The International Space Station Program and Orbital Sciences Corporation have decided to postpone the launch of the Antares rocket and its Cygnus cargo craft on the first Orbital commercial resupply mission... more
AerospaceLaunch of the Cygnus spacecraft scheduled on January 7
Wallops, USA - The liftoff had been delayed due to the glitch aborad the Space Station
The launch of an Antares rocket carrying Orbital’s Cygnus cargo logistics spacecraft has been rescheudled to occur on January 7 at 1:55 pm local time (6:55 pm GMT/UTC) from Pad-0A at the Mid-Atlantic R... more
AerospaceISS: new water leak in an astronaut's suit, but the faulty pump was removed (VIDEO)
Houston, USA - According to NASA, the issue is not related to what occurred to Parmitano in July
American space agency NASA astronauts Rick Mastracchio and Mike Hopkins completed a 5 hour and 28 minute spacewalk Saturday to remove a faulty ammonia pump on the International Space Station. A second... more
AerospaceDetails revealed for the spacewalks needed to repair ISS' glitch
Houston, USA - Mastracchio and Hopkins will replace the malfunctioning pump, Wakata will operate the Station's robotic arm
Astronauts Rick Mastracchio and Mike Hopkins of the American space agency NASA and their Japanese colleague Koichi Wakata are reviewing the procedures for the spacewalks of the next few days. Mastracchio... more
AerospaceESA: Gaia mission began, the Italian contribution is considerable
Kourou, French Guiana - The satellite launched successfully from Kourou and it will create the most accurate map yet of the Milky Way
"ESA’s Gaia mission blasted off this morning on a Soyuz rocket from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, on its exciting mission to study a billion suns. Gaia is destined to create the mos... more
AerospaceAstronauts on the ISS ready for their spacewalks
Houston, USA - The Antares rocket and the Cygnus spacecraft return into the hangar, waiting for their launch in January
Flight Engineers Rick Mastracchio and Mike Hopkins continue preparing for a series of spacewalks to remove a failed pump module in one of the two cooling loops of the ISS and install a spare pump module.... more
AerospaceISS: spacewalks set, Cygnus launch postponed
Houston, USA - Three extra-vehicular activities on December 21, 23 and 25
NASA managers are postponing the upcoming Orbital Sciences commercial cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station to proceed with a series of spacewalks to replace a faulty pump module inside... more
AerospaceSpace Station: NASA still unable to fix the glitch
Houston, USA - Cygnus' Thursday launch still in doubt
NASA managers are evaluating whether to go for a December 19 launch of Orbital Sciences’ Cygnus commercial resupply craft or move ahead with a series of spacewalks to repair a pump that is part of a c... more
AerospaceISS: spacewalks to fix cooling system malfunctioning still possible
Houston, USA - Cygnus' launch still scheduled on Thursday 19
The engineers of the American space agency NASA are contining with their efforts to regulate temperatures in one of two cooling loops on the International Space Station affected by the malfunction last... more
AerospaceSpace Station's issues might delay the launch of the Cygnus
Houston, USA - The crew is regularly going on with science activities
In these hours the International Space Station’s Expedition 38 crew is working with the team on the ground to deal with a malfunction that occurred Wednesday 11 December on one of the station’s two ext... more
AerospaceInternational Space Station: cooling system shuts down
Houston, USA - According to NASA the crew is not in danger
On Wednesday 11 December, the pump module on one of the space station’s two external cooling loops automatically shut down when it reached pre-set temperature limits. These loops circulate ammonia outside t... more
AerospaceSSTL selected for first private Mars mission
Guilford, UK - The study will provide the technical specifications for a communications satellite that will be launched in 2018
Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) has been selected to carry out a concept study to develop an interplanetary communications system for Mars One, the privately funded project to establish a human... more
AerospaceNASA: Orion spacecraft's heat shield arrives at Kennedy Space Center
Cape Canaveral, USA - The component, manufactured by Lockheed Martin, is the largest of its kind ever built
The Orion spacecraft's heat shield arrived at the NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida during the past hours, aboard the American space agency's Super Guppy aircraft. The heat shield, the largest... more
AerospaceItalian ASI: "Futura" is the name of Samantha Cristoforetti mission
Rome, Italy - The contest begins to draw the Italian logo
The ISS 42/43 space mission of the seventh Italian astronaut and first Italian woman in space, Samantha Cristoforetti, has been named: it will be "Futura". The name has been chosen following to a call... more
AerospaceNASA's partner Blue Origin performs first firing of its new rocket engine (VIDEO)
Van Horn, USA - A 110,000-lbf thrust was generated
NASA commercial crew partner Blue Origin announced it has tested a new, hydrogen- and oxygen-fueled engine designed to lift the Kent, Washington-based company's crewed Space Vehicle on future missions... more
AerospaceThales Alenia Space: new industrial site in L'Aquila inaugurated
L'Aquila, Italy - Just two years after the laying of the first stone, the new plant is already operational
Thales Alenia Space today inaugurated the new industrial complex in L’Aquila, completely rebuilt after the company’s historic establishment was declared unfit for occupancy due to the serious damage suf... more
AerospaceSpace data and terrestrial measures together to understand better the volcanoes
Rome, Italy - Used for the first time satellite data and land measures to highlight possible recovery of magma, indicator of eruptive activity to Etna
The joint use of satellite data and measures at ground helps to stress the possible return of lava previous the recovery of the eruptive activity to Etna. It is reported by a study created by the fruitful... more
AerospaceFalcon 9 rocket: third launch attempt to be performed today
Cape Canaveral , USA - The vehicle of SpaceX will carry into orbit the satellite SES-8
The third attempt of laucnhing SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket which carries on board a SES-8 telecommunication satellite will be performed today, Monday 2 December 2013, from Launch Complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral... more
AerospaceNASA completes delivery to Japan of a new international satellite
Kitakyushu , Japan - Launch scheduled in early 2014
An international satellite that will set a new standard for global precipitation measurements from space has completed a 7,300-mile (almost 12,000 km) journey from the United States to Japan, on board... more
AerospaceESA, Thales and the EC present Sentinel-1, the first satellite of the Copernicus programme
Rome, Italy - It will be launched in 2014
On Friday 22 November 2013 the European SPace Agency (ESA) and Thales Alenia SPace presented to journalists the satellite Sentinel-1A, which will be launched in 2014 from the European Spaceport in Kourou,... more
AerospaceLADEE probe ready to start sending data of Lunar atmosphere
Washington, USA - For about 100 days, the spacecraft will perform two orbits per hour around our satellite
American space agency NASA's Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE) is ready to begin collecting science data about the moon. On November 20, the spacecraft successfully entered its... more