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AerospaceUS scientists find potentially habitable planet
Washington, USA - It is the first one
A team of planet hunters announced yesterday the discovery of a planet orbiting a nearby star at a distance that places it squarely in the middle of the star's "Habitable zone". The new planet designated... more
AerospaceLM NASA extends ISS cargo mission services contract
Houston, USA - 6-month more worth $13 Million
NASA has awarded a $13 million, six-month extension for International Space Station cargo mission services to Lockheed Martin Integrated Systems of Houston. Under the contract, Lockheed Martin is responsible... more
AerospaceESA closer to its "First Moon"
Berlin, Germany - Testing new tech, preparing future human landings
ESA (European Space Agency) is stepping closer and closer to its first Moon mission: visit our satellite's South pole. ESA signed a contract with EADS-Astrium in Berlin, Germany, a few days ago. This... more
AerospaceRussian heavy space rocket Rus-M made by 2020
Moscow, Russia - Launch in 20 years from now, at Svobodny new space booster site
Russia wants to build a heavy space rocket Rus-M in the next 10 years and in 20 launch it. So said yesterday Anatoli Perminov, head of Russia's space agency Roskosmos. According to Perminov, these rockets... more
AerospaceRussia: joint project to build a space hotel
Moscow, Russia - A commercial space station to be launched by 2016
Russian companies Orbital Technologies and Energy Corporation announced the start of a joint project to build and launch a “Space hotel”: a commercial space station (CSS) with four cabins able to dwell up... more
AerospaceHylas gets green light for spaceport trip
Bangalore , India - Launch is planned for November
"Following extensive testing in India, the Hylas-1 telecommunication satellite has been given the go-ahead for shipping to Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana for its November flight. The Hylas-1 m... more
AerospaceChina: all set for Chang'e II lunar probe launch
Xichang, China - Scheduled in October 1st to 3rd
China will launch its second lunar probe, Chang'e II, at an appropriate time from Oct. 1 to 3, the Xichang Satellite Launch Center (XSLC), in southwest China's Sichuan Province, announced Wednesday. Fueling... more
AerospaceLayoffs-risk for NASA Shuttle workers
Washington , USA - Vote on agency funding expected today
The US House of Representatives is expected to vote today on a Senate bill setting spending priorities for NASA, according to House Science and Technology Committee chairman Bart Gordon (D-TN). In a... more
AerospaceFirst Boeing SBSS satellite sends initial signals from space
El Segundo, Usa - Built for the US Air Force
The Boeing Company has acquired initial on-orbit signals from the first Space Based Space Surveillance (SBSS) satellite following its launch at 9:41 pm Pacific time on Sept. 25 from Vandenberg Air Force... more
AerospaceAustralia to launch space program
Brisbane, Australia - A ten-year 140 mln AUD program
Australian space scientists demand to the government to invest more than 140 million AU Dollars (134million US Dollars) to help safeguard from the effects of severe space weather and political obstruction.... more
AerospaceCassini makes first dive inside Saturn’s radio aurora
Cape Canaveral, USA - Released first images from 2008 shots
NASA released on Friday the first images shot in 2008 by its Cassini spacecraft. Data obtained by the spacecraft show the glow of auroras streaking out about 1,000 kilometers (600 miles) from the cloud... more
Aerospace"Soyuz" space shuttle is back safely
Moscow , Russia - Landed in Kazakhstan on Saturday, with a 24 hour late
Soyuz TMA-18 landed safely on Saturday September 25th, with a delay of 24 hours. The Russian capsule didn't manage to separate from ISS, International Space Station on Friday, as planned, because of the... more
AerospaceChina ready to launch remote sensing satellite
Jiuquan, China - The "Yaogan XI" will take off from Jiuquan base
China launches remote sensing satellite "Yaogan XI" in the coming days from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, in China northwestern Gansu province. The news was released yesterday by the operators... more
AerospaceSoyuz TMA-01M Flight Computer may be applied in the Advanced Crew Vehicle
Moscow, Russia - The launch will occur next October 8
The Soyuz TMA-01M spacecraft has undergone the upgrade before the launch slated for October, the next space mission commander Aleksander Kaleri told a press conference in Zvezdny Gorodok in the Moscow... more
AerospaceKazakhstan will work as a part of Cosmotrans project. Moreover, will Ukraine build Russian planes?
Kiev, Ukraine - Possible signature of an agreement providing to build Antonov 148, 158 and 74 aircraft in the Country
Kazakhstan will work as a part of the Cosmotrans space cooperation project, deputy prime minister Andriy Klyuyev announced yesterday. The project, until now, had been managed from Russia and Ukraine. The... more
AerospaceRD-180 rocket engines shipped to US
Moscow, Russia - Produced by Energomash especially for Atlas rockets
A batch of RD-180 liquid-propellant rocket engines have been shipped to the USA in last night of Sept. 14-15. The engines are used in US Atlas rockets. 4 engines, 5t each, they were carried by Ruslan airplane... more
AerospaceRussian Mars lander flight-tests in 2011
Moscow, Russia - Unmanned spacecraft for mission to Phobos
Russian scientists say they're preparing to test an unmanned lander for a 2011 mission to one of the moons of Mars, Phobos. The Phobos-Grunt spacecraft will land on the surface of Phobos, take soil... more
AerospaceItalian aerospace research centre off the black-list of "Unnecessary authorities"
Rome, Italy - Saggese (ASI): now patents on the market to prevent cut of funding
All these names on the blacklist surely told and repeated until the spasm, since the days that followed the publication of Decree-Law 78/10 (now converted into law), the now (in)famous list of Italian... more
AerospaceRussia: new ISS crew passes preflight tests
Moscow, Russia - Soyuz TMA-01M leak check completed
Tests of Soyuz TMA-01M crew vehicle to be launched from Baikonur on October 8th continue: vacuum chamber tests are completed and the vehicle is now accommodated in the test bench for further prelaunch... more
AerospaceIndia prepares to launch 8 spacecraft every year
Chennai, India - The Country has become sixth in the world in space technology
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is gearing up to launch eight spacecraft annually to increase revenue and meet global technology demand, a top official of the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC)... more
AerospaceThe next dates with the Italian Piemonte Aerospace industry in the world
Turin, Italy - Great Britain and Czech Republic in September, France in December
Hampson Aerospace, a British engineering company that operates in the field of civil and military aerospace, seeks to build long-lasting partnerships, and not to build only occasional buyer-supplier relationships. On... more
AerospaceJapan launches Michibiki to improve GPS functioning
Tanegashima, Japan - Satellite carried with H-2A rocket on Sept. 11th
Japan launched a rocket carrying a satellite from the Tanegashima space center on Saturday, aiming to improve its global positioning systems. Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) launched the H-2A... more
AerospaceRussia will revoke ban on satellite mapping
Moscow, Russia - To be lifted limitations for photo with smaller than two meters rez details
The Russian government will lift restrictions on satellite photo mapping of the country's territory, as reported by RIA Novosti news agency. According to Russian federal space agency Roscosmos, the... more
AerospaceAstrium and SpaceX: agreement for sale of launch service with Falcon 1 in Europe
Paris, France - The rocket will bring into the low orbit of the Earth as main payload very small satellite
Astrium and SpaceX (Space Exploration Technologies) today signed an agreement to provide dedicated launch services to the European institutional very small satellite market. This agreement will enable... more
AerospaceCERN antimatter detector in space in 2011
Geneva, Switzerland - To operate as external payload on ISS
Alpha Magnetics Spectrometer (AMS) will be in space by early 2011. AMS is a particle detector designed and built in Geneva (Switzerland) to operate as an external payload on the International Space Station... more
AerospaceBad weather delays Russian Progress M spacecraft launch
Baikonur, Russia - It was to reach ISS with supplies for station crew
Today, for the first time in history the launch of a Russian spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS) has been postponed due to bad weather conditions. "The launch of the Progress M-07M... more
AerospaceRussia orbits 3 communication satellites
Moscow, Russia - Two for military services, one for Glonass navigation system
A Russian carrier rocket Rokot took off from the Plesetsk space center in northern Russia, this morning at 07:30, Moscow time (3:30 GMT), carrying into orbit a Gonets-M and two Kosmos, as reported by... more
AerospaceAVIO: first production contract for the Vega launcher
Rivalta di Torino, Italy - Though its ELV subsidiary
The Avio Group, through its ELV subsidiary, and Arianespace have signed yesterday a frame contract for five launch Vega vehicles with a firm order for the first launch vehicle. At the same ceremony,... more
AerospaceTelespazio and Thales Alenia Space: programme kickoff for Göktürk satellite system
Rome, Italy - Together with Sicral 2 are the last two major programmes built in the frame of the Space Alliance
Telespazio and Thales Alenia Space yesterday announced the official start of the Göktürk observation satellite system for the Turkish Ministry of Defense. The original contract was signed by Telespazio a... more
AerospaceChina launched communications satellite Sinosat-6
Xichang, China - Carried on the Long March 3B rocket
China successfully launched the "SinoSat-6" satellite for radio and television live broadcast at 12:14 am Sunday from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province. The satellite... more
AerospaceChina: second probe Chang'e-2 to reach lunar orbit
Beijing, China - Set to be launched at the end of the year
China's second lunar probe, the Chang'e-2, will fly much faster than its predecessor and reach lunar orbit within a shorter period of time, Ouyang Zi Yuan, chief scientist at the China Lunar Exploration... more
AerospaceFirst Canadian commander for ISS
Longueuil, Canada - Chris Hadfield will take charge in March 2013
The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) announced Thursday that veteran astronaut Chris Hadfield will return to space for a third time and become the first Canadian Commander of the International Space Station... more
AerospaceIsraeli spy satellites aim to West
Tel Aviv, Israel - Retrograde orbit a choice for tactical reasons
Israel launches its rockets to the west in the direction opposite to the rotation of the Earth, aiming on a retrograde orbit. Although at first glance it seems technically little senses (you can not exploit... more
AerospaceNASA to launch mission to study sun at closer distance
Los Angeles, USA - Launch of Solar Probe Plus no later than 2018
NASA is working on a plan to launch a mission to visit and study the sun closer than ever before, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) announced on Thursday. The unprecedented project, named "Solar Probe... more
AerospaceISS: Russian cargo spacecraft undocked
Moscow, Russia - Scheduled to plunge into the Pacific Ocean on Sept. 6
The Russian space freighter Progress M-06M, that docked with the International Space Station (ISS) in July in a second attempt, has been undocked from the space station on Tuesday. The three-minute... more
AerospaceRussia puts in orbit 3 navigation satellites
Moscow, Russia - Three other Glonass-M will be sent in November
Russia has successfully put three Glonass-M navigation satellites into orbit early Thursday, said a spokesman for Russian Space Forces. A Proton-M carrier rocket blasted off from Kazakh Baikonur space... more
AerospaceIndia: by 2013 will launch new unmanned lunar probe
New Delhi, India - A 100 mln Dollars cost
India will launch a new unmanned lunar spaceship by 2013 to promote the scientific exploration of the moon, local media reported on Tuesday. The new unmanned lunar probe, called Chandrayaan 2, is being... more
AerospaceNASA discovers possible earth-size planet
Cape Caveral, USA - 1.4 times the Earth, it is 2,000 light years far
NASA scientist said they spotted a possible planet with a diameter of 1.5 times of the size of the Earth surrounding a Sun-like star with a distance of more than 2,000 light-years from the Earth, according... more
AerospaceSecond spacewalk to remove failed ammonia pump on ISS
Cape Caveral, USA - Repairs to be completed no earlier than Sunday
Completed the second of three planned spacewalks to repair the cooling system of the International Space Station. Yesterday two Expedition 24 flight engineers, Doug Wheelock and Tracy Caldwell Dyson, removed... more
AerospaceChina puts in orbit new remote-sensing satellite
Beijing, China - It will be used to conduct scientific experiment, carry out surveys on land resources
China on Tuesday successfully put into orbit another remote-sensing satellite, "Yaogan X", from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in northern Shanxi Province. The satellite was sent into space aboard... more
AerospaceIranian astronauts in space by 2017
Tehran, Iran - President Ahmadinejad said project is in line with Iran space agency program
Iranian President, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, said Thursday Iran will send the country's first astronauts to space in seven years' time, local satellite "Press TV" reported. "The plan is in line with an Iran... more
AerospacePostponed repairs at ISS, scheduled previously for today
Washington, USA - Planned to Saturday the first spacewalk to repair the cooling system
NASA decided yesterday to delay the start of major repairs on the International Space Station until Saturday, to give engineers more time to plan two spacewalks required to fix the outpost's ailing cooling... more
AerospaceTwo telecommunication satellites launched in French Guiana to serve Mideast and Africa
Kourou, French Guiana - Both are built by Thales Alenia Space, it is the 5th mission of Ariane 5 rocket in 2010
The Nilesat 201 and the Rascom QAF1R satellites were launched into space yesterday in French Guiana to provide services for the Middle East and Africa The two telecommunication satellites were lifted... more
AerospaceRussia to launch IGN-10 K neutron generator to moon in 2012
Moscow, Russia - It is designed to study Mars surface
Russia will bring impulse neutron generator to the moon in 2012, Russia's Federal Space Agency Roscosmos said on Tuesday. "Roscosmos plans to send to the moon a spacecraft bearing a neutron generator... more
AerospaceAstronauts to repair ISS cooling system on Friday
Cape Caveral, Usa - On Monday second EVA, after last weekend occurrence
Two astronauts aboard the International Space Station will conduct the first of two spacewalks on Friday to replace a failed ammonia pump module at the station. At first, last Sunday, astronauts tried... more
AerospaceUkraine postpones delivery of Taurus II's first stage to US
Kiev, Ukraine - Launch vehicle's program is funded by NASA
Ukraine's state owned company Yuzhmash, based in eastern city Dnipropetrovsk, postponed the delivery of the basic part of the Taurus II launch vehicle's first stage to a US company. "For some technical... more
AerospaceSpace pollution: China leads, followed by USA and Russia
Moscow, Russia - 93% of debris produced by the three main space powers
China has topped the list of the world's major polluters of the near-Earth space environment, followed by the United States and Russia, according to data from Russian Federal Space Agency Roscosmos. All... more
Aerospace800 million Dollars for the new Russian space base
Moscow, Russia - "Vostochny" will be operational from 2015
"Russia will invest $ 800 million in a new space base" to be built near the town of Uglesgorsk, nell'Amur, a region of eastern Russia on the border with China. This was announced by the Russian Prime... more
AerospaceCooling system shuts off on ISS, power re-routed
Cape Canaveral, USA - Emergency EVA to fix the problem before tomorrow, as previously scheduled
A failure of the cooling system on the International Space Station forced astronauts to re-route power Sunday night, as NASA planned emergency spacewalks to fix the problem. One cooling loop shut... more
AerospaceSuccessful launch for 5th Chinese satellite Beidou, "China GPS"
Xichang, China - At the end, the system will consist of 35 satellites
China launched its fifth orbiter into space at 5:30 a.m. Sunday, as a part of its satellite navigation and positioning network, known as Beidou, or “Compass” system. It was launched on the Long March 3I... more