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AerospaceTajani gathers responsible for Galileo's space industry
Milan, Italy - The signing of the two remaining contracts for the project of satellite navigation services planned
Today, on Wednesday, March 23rd, the vice-president Antonio Tajani, responsible for Industry, Entrepreneurship and Space Policy, met the CEOs of the European space industries closely involved in the implementation... more
AerospaceRoscosmos: Soyuz ST rocket ready for the end of the year
Votkinsk, Russia - Galileo satellite go into orbit
Roscosmos Head, Anatoly Perminov, stated in an interview to the local daily at Votkinsk, that maiden launch of the Russian rocket Soyuz ST from French space port of Kourou is slated for the end of the... more
AerospaceSoyuz TMA-21 spacecraft's launch date confirmed: it will be on April 5th
Moscow, Russia - It was unveiled by the Head of Roscosmos Anatoly Perminov
Anatoly Perminov, Head of "Roscosmos", Russian Federal Space Agency, confirmed the launch date of TMA-21 spacecraft. It was unveiled today by the Russian news agencies, according to which the lift-off... more
AerospaceThree Expedition 26's astronauts back on Earth this morning
Astana, Kazakhstan - On Soyuz TMA-01M
After 159 days in space, are finally come back home three astronauts of Expedition 26. The Commander Scott Kelly, the Soyuz Commander Alexander Kaleri and the Flight Engineer Oleg Skripochka, on the spacecraft... more
AerospaceFrench Guiana, arrived components of the Ariane-5 launcher
Cayenne, French Guiana - For its third mission of 2011, that will take place in May and will orbit two satellites
Arrived at the port of Pariacabo, in French Guiana, through the MN Colibri ship, some components destined to the Ariane 5 launcher, some components of the Ariane 5 launcher, which in a few months should... more
AerospaceRoscosmos postpones the launch of Soyuz TMA-21 spacecraft
Astana, Kazakhstan - Previously scheduled for March 30th
Roscosmos's spokesman Alexander Vorobyev today unveiled to the media that the Russian Federal Space Agency has decided to postpone the launch of the TMA-21 spacecraft due to technical problems. The... more
AerospaceSoyuz TMA-01M space shuttle will return to Earth on Wednesday
Cape Canaveral, USA - Today, Scott Kelly leaves the ISS command to Dmitry Kondratyev
NASA has unveiled that today, Monday, March 14th, Scott J. Kelly will leave the command of the ISS, International Space Station, to the flight engineer Dmitry Kondratyev. The commander of the 26th Expedition... more
AerospaceRoll-out of space shuttle Endeavour scheduled for today
Cape Canaveral, USA - At 8:00 pm EST
Following the last, perfect landing of the space shuttle Discovery, occurred yesterday at 11:57 at Kennedy Space Center of Cape Canaveral (see AVIONEWS), NASA technicians have now to focus on the next... more
AerospaceSpace shuttle Discovery's final return to Earth today
Cape Canaveral, USA - At 11:57 am
Everything's ready for the final return of the "Discovery" to Earth, scheduled for 11:57 am at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, USA. The shuttle has ended its 39th and last mission, and after 27... more
AerospaceChina, over 30 satellites for global navigation system
Bejijng, China - Placed in orbit by 2020
According to reports by international sources, a China's space technology expert, Qi Faren, former chief designer for "Shenzhou" spacecraft, and currently member of the National Committee of CPPCC, Chinese... more
AerospaceSpace shuttle Discovery undocks from ISS
Cape Canaveral, USA - With one-day delay. Return to Earth scheduled for the day after tomorrow
NASA unveiled that today, March 7, 2011, after 8 days, 16 hours and 46 minutes, the space shuttle Discovery undocked from ISS, International Space Station, and will return to Earth, after its 13th mission... more
AerospaceNASA: "Glory" satellite didn't manage to reach its orbit
Vandenberg, USA - Failed the 424 million dollar mission
It was not successful the launch of the satellite "Glory", which took place this morning at 11:09 Italian time, from the 576-E complex of Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. According to NASA, in... more
AerospaceRoscosmos: other 5 GLONASS satellites to the space
Moscow, Russia - In 2011. The operating system will be enlarged up to 24 satellites
Anatoly Perminov, director of Russian Federal Space Agency Roscosmos, announced that this year 5 more GLONASS satellites will be launched. In a live broadcast at "The Voice of Russia" radio, whose content... more
AerospaceAccomplished second and last STS-133's spacewalk
Cape Canaveral, USA - At 05:00 pm greetings by President Obama
STS-133's mission specialists Steve Bowen, and Alvin Drew have made the second and last EVA, Extravehicular Activity. The spacewalk -the seventh for Bowen and the second for Drew- started yesterday... more
AerospaceFinmeccanica's Board. Results by business unit: Space
Rome, Italy - Revenues: EUR 925 million (+1.8%); adjusted EBITA: EUR 39 million (-17.0%)
Telespazio, Thales Alenia Space (all figures relate to the two joint ventures – Thales Alenia Space and Telespazio – which are consolidated proportionally at 33% and 67%, respectively). Revenues wer... more
AerospaceNASA: Glory's lift-off scheduled for Friday, March 4th
Vandenberg, USA - Solved the technical problems, the satellite will depart from Vandenberg Air Force Base
NASA unveils that the technical problems that caused the postponements of the launch of "Glory" satellite have been resolved and its lift-off is currently scheduled for 5:09:43 am EST on Friday 4 March,... more
Aerospace"Leonardo" attached to the ISS
Cape Canaveral, USA - Astronauts in preparation for their second spacewalk
PMM, Permanent Multi-purpose Module, "Leonardo" was successfully attached to Node-1, "Unity", of ISS, International Space Station, that thus will be equipped with an Italian extra cargo space. The permanent... more
AerospaceDiscovery: STS-133's first space walk carried out (VIDEO)
Cape Canaveral, USA - Mission will be extended by one day
Yesterday, on February 28th, the crew of STS-133 mission carried out its first spacewalk, or "EVA", "Extravehicular Activity". Astronauts Alvin Drew and Steve Bowen, after the preparation into the airlock... more
AerospaceIvanov reports a reduced space production and proposes insured government-sponsored spacecraft launches
Moscow, Russia - Within end 2011, the completion of the Glonass System
In Russia in 2010 only five out of the eleven planned spacecraft have been produced. Despite of this, the country maintains the global lead in the sector, since it achieved in the same year a number of... more
AerospaceDiscovery's astronauts prepare for today's spacewalk
Cape Canaveral, USA - On Saturday the space shuttle docked to the ISS
Two days after the very delayed and long-awaited successful launch, made on February 24 from the Kennedy Space Center, on Saturday Discovery docked to the ISS, the International Space Station, two minutes... more
AerospaceNASA, launch of satellite Glory postponed maybe to mid-March
Cape Canaveral, USA - Due to a technical problem still not resolved
Further delay for the departure of the satellite "Glory", for which NASA's engineers are currently trying to schedule a new date, which could probably be around mid-March. A few minutes before the first... more
AerospaceItalian-Japanese conference on new perspectives of space technology
Rome, Italy - It will take place tomorrow afternoon at SIOI's seat
Italian Space Agency (ASI), Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), the Italian Society for International Organization (SIOI), and the Embassy of Japan in Italy organize the Italian-Japanese conference... more
AerospaceRSS moved waiting for the launch of Discovery
Cape Canaveral, USA - Scheduled for today at 4:50 pm EST
NASA has announced that the RSS, or Rotating Service Structure, which is used as a protection against weather and for the access to the shuttle, which is located on platform number 39 of Kennedy Space... more
AerospaceConstitution of Boeing Commercial Satellite Services
Los Angeles, USA - For hosted payload
On Tuesday, February 22, 2011, Boeing announced that it has formed Boeing Commercial Satellite Services. The group, that will have its headquarters in El Segundo, Los Angeles, will be part of Boeing Space... more
AerospaceNASA: Glory satellite's launch on Taurus rocket delayed
Vandenberg, USA - It should have happened today from Vandenberg's air base in California. The lift-off scheduled for tomorrow, the day of departure of Discovery
NASA announced that it has canceled, just minutes before the start, the launch of Glory satellite. The lift-off would have happened from Taurus XL 3110, this morning from the launch complex 576-E of the... more
AerospaceNASA: Discovery's crew at Kennedy Space Center
Cape Canaveral, USA - For pre-launch activities
NASA has announced on its website that all six astronauts that are going to leave for the STS-133, the 39th and last mission of the space shuttle "Discovery", arrived yesterday at 3:45 PM EST at Shuttle... more
AerospaceAvio celebrates 200th launch of Ariane
Kourou, French Guyana - Preparation continues for qualification launch of Vega
Avio celebrates the target of the first 200 space launches of Ariane, that so far has put into orbit over 60% of commercial satellites in service in the world. The 200th launch, which took place during... more
AerospaceESA: fourth Italian, Luca Parmitano, to ISS
Cape Canaveral, USA - In 2013, with the "Expedition 36/37"
Following to the announcement given by NASA about new missions planned for 2012/2014, ESA, European Space Agency, yesterday announced that in mid-2013 another Italian cosmonaut will leave for the ISS,... more
AerospaceATV-2 "Kepler" launched successfully (VIDEO)
Cayenne, French Guyana - Yesterday, with a 24-hour late
Great satisfaction of ESA, European Space Agency, for the successful launch of its second Automated Transfer Vehicle, ATV-2, "Johannes Kepler", which took place yesterday at 6:50pm local time from the... more
AerospacePresentation of the IX course of "Master in space system and services"
Rome, Italy - A real opportunity to enter into the aerospace industry
Last Tuesday took place the presentation of the IX edition of "Master in space system and services". The event hosted by the "Casa dell'Aviatore" in Rome, was presented by Prof. Paolo Gaudenzi responsible... more
Aerospace24-hour delay for the launch of ATV-2 Kepler cargo shuttle
Cayenne, French Guyana - It should happen today at 06:50 pm local time
It was delayed by 24 hours the launch of the shuttle cargo of ESA, European Space Agency, ATV-2, the Automated Transfer Vehicle, "Johannes Kepler". The departure of the vehicle to the ISS, International... more
Aerospace"Mini" Earth ready to travel to the ISS
Friedrichshafen, Germany - On board of the ATV2 "Johannes Kepler", once on the Station, will serve for experiments to investigate flow patterns in the Earth's mantle
Tomorrow, Tuesday 15 February, a "Mini" Earth is scheduled to be launched to the International Space Station (ISS) to gain a better understanding of the processes in the Earth's mantle, which lead to volcanism,... more
AerospaceFeeler gauge falls on space shuttle "Discovery"
Cape Canaveral, USA - No damage. GUCP's seal changes continue
NASA announced yesterday, February 10, 2011, on its website that the team of Kennedy Space Center the day before had checked the area around the launch pad to verify the extent of eventual damage due to... more
AerospaceSoyuz TMA-21 spacecraft starts launch preparation
Baikonur, Kazakhstan - Which will happen on March 30th and will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the 1st space mission
Started the Soyuz TMA-21 launch preparation. Today, as reported by the Russian Federal Space Agency "Roscosmos", the crew spacecraft arrived at the Baikonur cosmodrome, in the steppes of Kazakhstan, and... more
AerospaceArabia Terra on Mars Mars Express puts craters on a pedestal
Paris, France - ESA’s Mars Express has returned new views of pedestal craters in the Red Planet’s eastern Arabia Terra.
ESA (European Space Agency)’s Mars Express has returned new views of pedestal craters in the Red Planet’s eastern Arabia Terra. Craters are perhaps the quintessential planetary geological feature. So... more
AerospaceUS Army airship Lemv: the countdown has started (VIDEO)
Washington, USA - The new intelligence system is capable of 21 day aloft a time
Perfectly on schedule, Northrop Grumman’s hybrid airship programme is proceeding at a fast pace. Its name is LEMV (Long-Endurance Multi-Intelligence vehicle) and it will be supplied by Lockheed Martin’s Sku... more
AerospaceRussia lost GEO-IK-2 satellite
Moscow, Russia - Maybe due to Rockot launcher
Russia has lost GEO-IK-2 geodetic satellite, created to provide a three-dimensional map of Earth and a report on the movements of tectonic plates, thus helping the Russian armed forces to check the locations... more
AerospaceSpace telescope Kepler discovers six planet system
Washington, USA - Orbiting around a sun-like Star
During the conference held yesterday, February 2, 2011, at its headquarters in Washington (see AVIONEWS), NASA revealed the latest planetary discoveries made by Kepler space telescope, launched in orbit... more
AerospaceThe Israeli (ISA) and European Space Agencies (ESA) are joining their efforts
Jerusalem, Israel - The cooperation pact was finally signed on 31 January
Talks on an agreement between Israel and Europe for more-intensive joint efforts in space science and exploration go back to 2007. Israel, the eighth nation to gain an independent launch capability... more
AerospaceNASA: technicians connect GUCP to the space shuttle Discovery
Cape Canaveral, USA - Come back yesterday at the launch pad
According to NASA, at 2:55 (EST) yesterday the space shuttle Discovery reached the platform 39A for the roll-out before launch. On Monday, January 31, completed the mechanical works and the replacement... more
AerospaceNASA: conference to unveil new planetary discoveries
Washington, USA - Scheduled for tomorrow, February 2, 2011
On Wednesday, February 2nd, 2011, at 01:00 pm EST, NASA will hold a press conference to unveil the latest discoveries of "Kepler mission" on planets located out of our solar system. Kepler, the research... more
AerospaceTorino Piemonte Aerospace: projects for promotion abroad
Turin, Italy - The event will take place next Friday
The projects of the Chamber of Commerce of Turin From Concept to Car, Think Up and Torino Piemonte Aerospace reopen the nominations. On Friday, February 4th, the three projects, managed by the Foreign... more
AerospaceRussia wants to make 48 space launches in 2011
Moscow, Russia - Even more than last year
Anatoly Perminov, Head of the Russian Space Agency "Roscosmos" said yesterday, at the traditional meeting of the Club of the Leading Russian Media Editor-in-chief at Itar-Tass, that Russia wants to make... more
AerospaceNASA: Discovery comes back to the launch pad
Cape Canaveral, USA - It would seem to be confirmed February, 24, as date for departure
On Friday, January 28, 2011, NASA announced that its technicians of Vehicle Assembly Building at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, had completed the mechanical works and the replacement... more
AerospaceProgress M-09M spacecraft docked with the International Space Station
Baikonur, Kazakhstan - On Sunday
On Sunday, January 30, 2011, as scheduled, the Russian Progress M-09M cargo spacecraft docked with International Space Station, ISS. The lift-off took place last Friday from the Baikonur Cosmodrome,... more
AerospaceRussia is developing an unmanned spacecraft very close to the Boeing X-37 airplane
Moskow, Russia - How and when it may be used, is still unclear
Russian researchers are developing an unmanned spaceflight vehicle, something similar to the Boeing X-37 Orbital Test Vehicle, but its final use remains still unknown. Oleg Ostapenko, Space Troops... more
Aerospace25th anniversary of the explosion of the shuttle "Challenger" (VIDEO)
New York, USA - In which 7 cosmonauts were killed. Yesterday the anniversary of another space tragedy, that of Apollo 1
Today, January 28, 2011, is the 25th anniversary of the death of seven astronauts aboard the space shuttle Challenger. It was 1986. At 16:38 local time, just 73 minutes after the start of STS-51L mission... more
AerospaceUpcoming launch of India’s PSLV
New Dehli, India - ISRO aims at getting back on track
After the spectacular double failure of GSLV (Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle) in April and December 2010, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) hopes to put itself back on a winning trajectory... more
AerospaceLeaving tomorrow LV Soyuz-U carrying cargo spacecraft Progress M-09M
Baikonur, Kazakhstan - From Baikonur cosmodrome
It is scheduled for tomorrow, January 28, 2011, at 8:31 pm (EST), the departure of the Russian Soyuz-U rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan to the ISS, the International Space Station. The... more
AerospaceMission specialist of space shuttle "Discovery" Tim Kopra had an accident
Orlando, USA - Which could have an impact on the fulfilling of his duties in STS-133 expedition: departure of the shuttle delayed again?
As reported yesterday from the NASA's website Tim Kopra, Mission Specialist of the expedition STS-133, which should depart with five other cosmonauts for the 39th and final mission of the space shuttle... more