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AerospaceItalian ASI. The top ten in 2009: a year of space
Rome, Italy - The Herschel and Planck missions. The satellite images of earthquake in Abruzzo. The Hubble's reparation. The events to remember
What will remain into space field in 2009? ASI, the Italian Space Agency, has tried to answer to retrace the main ten stages that have scanned for the Agency and for the other great space agencies, the... more
AerospaceItalian ASI (2). A year of space: Italy protagonist
Rome, Italy - The water on the Moon, the Italian astronauts, international collaborations, the allocations
6) The Moon's year In the year in which the entire world has celebrated 40 years of the moon-landing of Apollo 11, the Moon has been protagonist of a stunning discovery: there is water on our satellite,... more
AerospaceBoeing-built DIRECTV 12 satellite delivers 1st signals From Space
El Segundo, Usa - Together with twins DIRECTV 10 and 11, will expand DIRECTV's HDTV broadcasting in United States, Hawaii and Alaska
Boeing has received the first on-orbit signals from DIRECTV 12 nine hours after launch, indicating that the satellite is healthy and operating normally. DIRECTV 12 is a Boeing 702 commercial satellite... more
AerospaceSoyuz TMA-17 scheduled to dock today to the ISS
Baikonur, Kazakhstan - With on board the crew of Expedition 22
The docking of the Soyuz TMA-17 to the International Space Station (ISS) is scheduled for today, December 22, with on board the crew of Expedition 22. The spaceship was launched on Sunday from Baikonur... more
AerospaceFrench Helios-2B satellite launched
Kourou, French Guiana - On board of an Ariane 5 GS rocket
An Ariane 5 GS launcher lifted off from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana on a journey to place the French military reconnaissance satellite Helios-2B into Sun-synchronous polar orbit. Flight V193 w... more
AerospaceGOES-14 meteorological satellite accepted by NASA
El Segundo, USA - It joins GOES-13 for NOAA operations
Boeing today announced that GOES-14 (formerly GOES-O), the second satellite in a series of Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites built by Boeing for NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric... more
AerospaceArianespace, launch of the Helios-2B satellite postponed
Kourou, French Guiana - It will serve the French defense
The launch of the Helios-2B satellite scheduled yesterday from Kourou, French Guiana, has been postponed during final count-down operations due to an anomaly occurred in a launcher subsystem. The delay... more
AerospaceVirgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo unveiled
Mojave, USA - At Mojave spaceport, California
On Monday Virgin Galactic unveiled SpaceShipTwo to the world at Mojave Spaceport, California. In presence of press, future astronauts and VIP guests gathered in the desert for a press conference and to... more
AerospaceFour Astrium satellites for SES
Paris, France - To strengthen the company's network
Global satellite operator SES and Astrium, a wholly-owned subsidiary of EADS, announced that SES has ordered four multi-mission satellites from the European consortium to provide replacement as well as... more
AerospaceDIRECTV 12 satellite shipped to Baikonur
Baikonur, Kazakhstan - It will increase the company's HD capacity by 50%
Boeing announced today that DIRECTV 12 satellite was shipped last week from Boeing's manufacturing facility in El Segundo (USA) to the Baikonur Cosmodrome launch facility in Kazakhstan. Upon arrival, the... more
AerospaceThird USAF WGS satellite ready for launch
Cape Canaveral, USA - It will be placed over the Atlantic Ocean
Boeing announced yesterday that the third Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) satellite it has built for the US Air Force (USAF) has completed prelaunch testing. The satellite is ready for its scheduled December... more
AerospaceItalian ASI: site of Galileo station at Kourou
Rome, Italy - Europe's global navigation satellite system was inaugurated in French Guyana
ESA PR 29-2009. The site of a ground station for Galileo, Europe's global navigation satellite system, inside the Guiana Space Centre (CSG), near Kourou in French Guiana, was inaugurated. The site,... more
AerospaceGOCE: control handed over to operating centers
Rome, Italy - Commissioning and calibration phase ended
Control of ESA’s (European Space Agency) GOCE satellite has been transferred to the operations teams, marking the end of its commissioning and calibration phase. The Gravity field and steady-state Ocean C... more
AerospaceESA delivered ISS's Node 3 and Cupola to NASA
Rome, Italy - The two elements, both built in Italy, will be docked to the Station in February
Two more pieces of Europe, and of Italy in particular, are getting ready to join the ISS (International Space Station). Twelve years of design, development and hard work came to fruition with the formal... more
Aerospacee-GEOS (Telespazio/ASI) wins ESA contract
Rome, Italy - To supply high resolution optical and radar satellite data for the GMES programme
"e-GEOS, the company jointly owned by Telespazio (80%) and the Italian Space Agency (20%), has signed a contract with the European Space Agency (ESA) to supply optical and radar satellite data for the... more
AerospaceOfficial Gazette: ratification and execution of the agreement of cooperation regarding to a GNSS for civil use between the European Community and his Member states, and the Kingdom of the Morocco
Rome, Italy - Law 13 October 2009, n. 161; (GU n. 265 of 13-11-2009)
"The Chamber of the deputies and the Senate of the Republic have approved; The president of the Republic Promulgates the following law: Article... more
AerospaceLast preparatives for the launch of the Atlantis shuttle
Cape Canaveral, USA - Expected for today at 14:28 local time
The operations of supplying of the external reservoir of the shuttle Atlantis with about 535.000 gallons (2.025.000 litres) of hydrogen liquid and oxygen, the propellant that will develop three principal... more
AerospaceItalian Asi: water on the Moon. Data from L-Cross
Rome, Italy - From preliminary results to NASA mission, the definitive confirmation: ice at the Poles
There are no more doubts at this point. After the observations with sound waves and artificial satellites that, just some weeks ago, were giving for almost certain presence of water on the Moon to several... more
AerospaceBoeing to supply large spare parts for the ISS
Cape Canaveral, USA - 12 elements out of 15 are built or provided by the company
When Space Shuttle Atlantis launches from Kennedy Space Center on November 16 (see AVIONEWS) to begin its journey to the International Space Station (ISS), it will carry more than 14 tons of large spare... more
AerospaceEstonia is the fifth ESA European Cooperating State
Tallinn, Estonia - To develop shared programs with the Agency
Estonia, thanks to an agreement signed in Tallinn between ESA’s Director of Legal Affairs and External Relations, Peter Hulsroj, and Estonian Minister of Economic Affairs and Communications, Juhan Parts, h... more
AerospaceRosetta ready to the last fly-by of the Earth
Rome, Italy - Then the probe restarts its travel towrds Churyumov Gerasimenko comet that will reach in 2014
When Europe's comet chaser Rosetta swings by Earth tomorrow for a critical gravity assist, tracking data will be collected to precisely measure the satellite's change in orbital energy. The results could... more
AerospaceLast preparations underway for Intelsat 14 satellite's launch
Cape Canaveral AFB, USA - Lift off is scheduled for Saturday night
Lockheed Martin is in the final stages of preparation for Saturday’s launch of a commercial telecommunications satellite for Intelsat, one of the world’s leading providers of fixed satellite services, abo... more
AerospaceThe "Augustine Report" in pills (2): possible scenes for the future evolution of the spacial programme
Rome, Italy - 12 criteria the will guide the decision
Chapter 5 - Launches in low orbit and beyond The launch in low orbit and beyond is the most critical area for spacial flights. Here the question is about the supplies in the low orbit, feasible with... more
AerospaceThe photo of the week: the intense activity near the galactic core
Rome, Italy - From NASA, image never seen, obtained combining the observations by Hubble, Spitzer and Chandra
The photo of the week by AVIONEWS represents this spectacular image, observations using infrared light and X-rays reveal the intense activity near the galactic core, located within the bright white region... more
AerospaceItalian ASI. The "Augustine Report" in pills. Born to be subjected to attention of President Obama
Rome, Italy - Guide to the reading of the document upon which future space exploration will be based
Almost 160 pages long, the result of nearly 5 months of work. It is the so-called "Augustine Report", the final document produced by the Review of the United States Human Spaces Flight Plans Committee.... more
AerospaceSoyuz rockets shipped to French Guiana
St. Petersburg, Russia - The Russian carriers will enter the Arianespace family
The first two Soyuz launchers have left Russia on Saturday for Kourou Space Center, Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana. The Russian launcher will lift off from its new launch pad, now being completed, f... more
AerospaceFinmeccanica. Performance by sector: Telespazio, Thales Alenia Space
Rome, Italy - Revenues: EUR 639 million (-5%); adjusted EBITA: EUR 19 million (-30%)
"Companies: Telespazio, Thales Alenia Space (all figures relate to the two joint ventures – Telespazio and Thales Alenia Space – which are consolidated proportionally at 67% and 33% respectively). Revenues wer... more
AerospaceSTS-129 ready for launch on November 16
Rome, Italy - The green light to the Atlantis shuttle mission four days postponed to optimize the experimental flight by Ares I-X
The spare parts delivered to the International Space Station by Atlantis during the STS-129 mission will mean spare years on the station’s life once the space shuttle fleet is retired. With only o... more
AerospaceAres I-X completed a successful flight test
Rome, Italy - After the postponements due to bad weather and by a series of unforeseen events
"NASA's Ares I-X test rocket lifted off Oct. 28, 2009, at 11:30 a.m. EDT from Kennedy Space Center in Florida for a two-minute powered flight. The flight test lasted about six minutes from its launch from... more
AerospaceSMOS and Proba-2 into orbit
Rome, Italy - The ESA's mission will study the Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity (SMOS)
ESA PR 28-2009. The second satellite in ESA’s Earth Explorer series – the Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity (SMOS) mission – and the second demonstration satellite under ESA’s Project for Onboard Autonom... more
AerospaceThe Indian participation at "Aerospace & Defense Meetings"
Turin, Italy - A dynamic Country and with strong expansion in the sector
"India, a dynamic Country and in strong expansion in all sectors, but in particular in aerospace field, participates at 'Aerospace and Defense Meetings'. The Country confirms a strategic market for... more
AerospaceNASA: from LAT important confirms to the relativity theories. SWIFT detects the farthest object never observed
Rome, Italy - "Fermi" confirms Einstein
During its first year of operations, NASA's Fermi Gamma Ray Space Telescope mapped the extreme sky with unprecedented resolution and sensitivity. It captured more than 1,000 discrete sources of gamma... more
Aerospace"Aerospace & Defence Meetings" (2): Aerospace seen as the protagonist in Turin
Turin, Italy - Over 340 participating companies
“Over 340 participating companies, including 100 buyers represented by 150 purchasing managers and 240 suppliers, 22 countries of origin, 230 booths set up at the 'Oval', over 6000 appointments set, w... more
AerospaceThe sector of Air Space in Italy and in Piedmont
Turin, Italy - The field at Italian and local level is rich of industries
“The aerospace sector comprises two distinct areas of research and application: the aeronautical field, in other words, everything which makes part of you or your flight and transport (being it human o... more
AerospaceItalian Space Agency (Asi): Rosetta takes off
Rome, Italy - Third and last flyby around the world of the directed toward the Churyumov Gerasimenko
On the 13th of November the Space probe Rosetta produced by the European Space Agency (ESA), which has already travelled for 4.5 million of kilometers, should circumnavigate the Earth for the last time... more
AerospaceFinal look at ESA’s SMOS and Proba-2 satellites
Paris, France - Ready for the launch
As preparations for the launch of SMOS and Proba-2 continue on schedule, the engineers and technicians at the Russian launch site say goodbye as both satellites are encapsulated within the half-shells... more
AerospaceItalian ASI: the ambitions of Europe in space
Brussels, Belgium - On October 15 and 16 in Brussels a conference opened by EC President Barroso, that had anticipated the next meeting in Prague
A conference on ‘The Ambitions of Europe in Space’ on 15 and 16 October brought together members of the European Parliament, Council, European Commission, agencies, industry, research entities, operators, fin... more
AerospaceInternational Astronautical Congress: the IAC 2012 will be held in Naples
Seoul, South Korea - The Italian city has been unanimously voted by IAF's board
The 63th edition of the International Astronautical Congress (IAC) will be held in Naples, Italy. The International Astronautical Federation (IAF) has voted today to assign the event that will take place... more
AerospacePreparations underway for space shuttle Atlantis's launch
Cape Canaveral, USA - Lift off scheduled for November 12
At NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, space shuttle Atlantis is firmly secured to the fixed service structure pedestals at Launch Pad 39A, to begin preparations for the launch that is scheduled f... more
AerospaceSMOS : ready to the satellite's launch
Rome, Italy - It will study the humidity of ground and the salinity of the oceans. The briefing on the ESA Esrin's center in Frascati will be next Wednesday 21
ESA PR 25-2009. On Wednesday 21 October, media representatives will have the opportunity to attend an in-depth briefing at ESA’s ESRIN establishment in Frascati near Rome on the upcoming mission of SMOS, E... more
AerospaceRussia to invest US$13.5 billion for a new space center
Moscow, Russia - In the eastern city of Vostochny
Russia is going to invest US$13.5 billion for the construction of a new space center in the eastern city of Vostochny, Roscosmos (the Russian space agency), stated today. The chosen area is in the Amur... more
AerospaceProgress M-03M cargo spacecraft lifts off to the ISS
Baikonur, Kazakhstan - On board of a Russian Soyuz-U launcher rocket
A Russian Soyuz-U launcher rocket took off this morning at 5:14 am Moscow time (3:14 am CEST) from Baikonur cosmodrome's launch pad 1, in Kazakhstan, to put into its orbit a Progress M-03M cargo spacecraft,... more
AerospaceAstrium: major milestone on the James Webb Space Telescope program
Ottobrunn, Germany - Completed development of the instrument that will study the evolution of stars and galaxies
Astrium has successfully completed the Engineering Test Unit (ETU) for the Near Infrared Spectrograph (NIRSpec). NIRSpec will be integrated in the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) and will peer into the... more
AerospaceOceansat-2 sends good quality data
New Delhi, India - All instruments are active, including the Italian-made ROSA
All the three payloads on-board the Oceansat-2, namely Ocean Colour Monitor (OCM), Scatterometer and the Italian built Radio Occultation Sounder for Atmospheric Studies (ROSA) have been successfully turned... more
Aerospace"IAC" opens in South Korea from October 12-16
Seoul, Korea - The 60th International Astronautical Congress was officially opened
"The 60th International Astronautical Congress was officially opened today in Daejeon, South Korea. The Daejeon Convention Centre, under the aegis of the Korea Aerospace Research Institute and the International... more
AerospaceExpedition 20 crew the ISS landed safely in Kazakhstan
Astana, Kazakhstan - Together with space tourist Guy Laliberte
Commander Gennady Padalka and Flight Engineer Michael Barratt, members of Expedition 20 to the ISS (International Space Station), and Canadian spaceflight participant Guy Laliberte, founder of the "Cirque... more
AerospaceLCROSS impacts the Moon's surface
Cape Canaveral, USA - To seek for water on our Satellite
NASA's LCROSS (Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite) spacecraft today successfully impacted the Moon's surface, in the Cabeus crater (see AVIONEWS), at 4:31 am PDT (11:31 am GMT), after a 112-day... more
AerospaceWorldView-2 satellite launched on board of a Delta II rocket
Vandenberg AFB, USA - It will collect high-resolution images of the Earth
The WorldView-2 satellite for DigitalGlobe has been launched yesterday aboard a Delta II rocket. Liftoff occurred at 11:51 am Pacific time (6:51 pm GMT) from Pad SLC-2W at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California.... more
AerospaceFinmeccanica takes part in the conference “From Galileo to GALILEO: understanding the Universe to improve life on Earth”
Rome, Italy - Yesterday and today in Luxembourg
"The first meeting of the two-day conference entitled 'From Galileo to GALILEO: understanding the Universe to improve life on Earth' has taken place yesterday in Luxembourg. The initiative, promoted by... more
AerospaceWorkshop “The Space for the protection of value sources”
Rome, Italy - The Space Academy Foundation promotes it
"The Space Security Workshop 'Lo Spazio per la protezione delle fonti del Valore' will take place on Monday 12 October at the Fucino Space Centre (L’Aquila). The event has been promoted by the Space A... more