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AerospaceEutelsat Communications delivers to UK the service "Tooway™"
London, UK - It will provide satellite broadband internet
Eutelsat Communications, the European leader for satellite communications, has launched its revolutionary new Tooway™ consumer Internet access service in the UK, available from 29.99 Pounds per month. I... more
AerospaceNASA and Lockheed Martin celebrate the "Space Day"
Washington, USA - With learners of all ages around the world
NASA, Lockheed Martin and learners of all ages around the world are celebrating Space Day 2009 beginning Friday, May 1. Space Day is an education and public outreach initiative that takes place annually... more
AerospaceEuropean conference on satellite navigation in Naples
Rome, Italy - For the first time in Italy the main event of the European sat system will be held at Naples University from May 4 to 6
New technologies for satellite navigation; state-of-the-art applications; future scenarios for the positioning systems. These will be the main topics of the European Navigation Conference - Global Navigation... more
AerospaceESA's "SMOS" satellite to take off on September 9
Paris, France - The second within the Earth Explorer project
The second satellite of the ESA (European Space Agency) Earth Explorer project, named "SMOS" (Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity), should be launched on next September 9 as confirmed by Eurockot Launch Services.... more
AerospaceItalian telescope Galileo takes images of the death of the oldest star in the universe
Santa Cruz, Canary Islands - It occurred on April 23
At 10 a.m., Italian time, on April 23, the satellite Swift (mission by NASA with the contribution of United Kingdom and of Italian Space Agency) catch a sudden flash of gamma rays, thanks to its special... more
AerospacePlanck and Herschel will be launched on May 14
Kourou, French Guiana - Completed controls on the Ariane 5 launcher
ESA (European Space Agency) and Arianespace announced today that controls on the Ariane 5 launcher, to verify the failure that caused the launch of the two twin satellites Planck and Herschel to be delayed... more
AerospaceMilstar satellites reached half century of combined operations
Sunnyvale, USA - Launched between 1994 and 2003
A U.S. Air Force/Lockheed Martin team announced today that the five-satellite Milstar constellation has accumulated 50 years of combined on-orbit operations and continues to provide secure, reliable and... more
AerospacePlanck and Herschel on stage in Bologna
Bologna, Italy - The joint launch from ESA base in Kourou scheduled for half May
A journey towards the origin of the Universe, from galaxies to stars. It is what ESA (European Space Agency) scientific missions Planck and Herschel are designed for, both with a relevant participation... more
AerospaceThe ISS commander will have a special suit
Moscow, Russia - Capable to stimulate legs and back muscles
Russian spacecraft Progress M-02M, that will be launched on May 7 from Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, with a Soyuz-U launcher, will bring to the ISS (International Space Station) a special suit, called... more
AerospaceItaly-Argentina aerospace cooperation goes on
Rome, Italy - An Italian ASI delegation in Buenos Aires to discuss the Siasge program and a new Master course
Cooperation between Italy and Argentina goes on and spreads to aerospace. While the making of a radar satellite system to prevent catastrophes, named SIASGE (made of Italian COSMO-SkyMed and Argentinian... more
AerospaceDiscovered the smallest exoplanet ever observed
Santiago, Chile - In the system of "Gliese 581" star that also includes a potentially habitable one
Famous astronomer Michel Mayor announced yesterday the discovery of the smallest exoplanet (out of our Solar System) ever observed: it is only twice bigger than the Earth and is in the system of "Gliese... more
AerospaceNASA ended Atlantis spaceshuttle's launch program review
Cape Canaveral, USA - Mission STS-125 to Hubble telescope will take off on May 12
NASA ended yesterday the program review for the launch of the Atlantis space shuttle, scheduled for departure on the 12th of May. It will bring the STS-125 mission crew to the Hubble space telescope to... more
AerospaceItalian earthquake (2): COSMO-Skymed's inteferogram shows soil subsidence
Rome, Italy - From multi-temporal analysis to interferometric technique
Shown here is one of the pictures that allowed INGV geologists to identify the fault's plan. The interferogram is made of two COSMO-SkyMed satellite's images taken before and after the earthquake of last... more
AerospaceCOSMO-SkyMed finds Italian earthquake's fault
Rome, Italy - Thanks to INGV analysis based on ASI's satellite system
The Italian civil defense is carrying on the intense survey work on the area hit by the earthquake on April 6 with the COSMO-SkyMed Earth observation system. The identification of the fault that caused... more
AerospaceFurther speeches during the presentation of the SICRAL 1B
Rome, Italy - Admiral Foffi and General Finocchio
Admiral Filippo Maria Foffi, chief of the 6th General Staff unit of the Italian Ministry of Defense, and general Pietro Finocchio, General Manager of TELEDIFE (Italian General Direction for Telecommunications,... more
AerospaceGeneral Cinelli speaks during the presentation of the SICRAL 1B project
Rome, Italy - General Secretary/National Director of Armaments of the Italian Ministry of Defense
General Aldo Cinelli, General Secretary/National Director of Armaments of the Italian Ministry of Defense, spoke during this morning's presentation conference following the launch of the SICRAL 1B satellite... more
AerospaceHonourable Airaghi's speech about the launch of the SICRAL 1B satellite
Rome, Italy - Representing the Italian minister of defense
Honourable Marco Airaghi, Councillor of the Italian Ministry of Defense for Aerospace Activities representing minister Ignazio La Russa, spoke during this morning's presentation conference in Rome following... more
AerospaceNth postponement for Herschel and Planck launch
Kourou, French Guiana - A new date will be announced shortly
After different postponements due mainly to the problem had on Herschel telescope, it seemed fixed for May 6 the departure of Herschel and Planck satellite (see for details AVIONEWS). A 'Hand' this... more
AerospaceItalian SICRAL 1B satellite: connection and first commands successful
Rome, Italy - The system will be used also by American defense
The first preliminary phases of this morning's launch of the SICRAL 1B satellite (for further information see AVIONEWS) have been successfully completed, from the take off at 10:16 am CET on board of a... more
AerospaceSuccessful launch of the Italian satellite SICRAL 1B
Rome, Italy - The program is under the joint responbility of Thales Alenia Space and Telespazio, Finmeccanica Group
"The SICRAL 1B satellite, on behalf of the Italian Ministry of Defense, has been successfully launched today at 10.16 am (CET) by a Zenit-3SL rocket operating from the Sea Launch platform, positioned at... more
AerospaceThe Italian Defence satellite SICRAL 1B launched this morning
Rome, Italy - A system for military communications
The launch of the SICRAL (Italian Reserved Communications and Alarm System) 1B satellite took place this morning at 10:16 am CET (8:16 am GMT) from a Sea Launch platform in the Pacific with a Zenit-3SL... more
AerospaceThe Weekly's Photo: in search of the lost planet
Pasadena, USA - Once upon a time...
NASA's Kepler mission has taken its first images of the star-rich sky where it will soon begin hunting for planets like Earth. The new "First light" images show the mission's target patch of sky, a... more
AerospaceTelespazio: 24 hour postponement the launch of Sicral 1B satellite
Rome, Italy - Initially it was forecast for next Sunday
"The launch of the Italian defence ministry’s telecommunications satellite SICRAL 1B has been postponed by 24 hours. The satellite will therefore be launched on Monday 20 April 2009 at 10:16 (Central E... more
AerospaceFlash: Roscosmos present at "Laad 2009"
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - The Russian Space Agency will be in Rio de Janeiro from 14 to 17 of April
The Russian Space Agency (Roscosmos) participates at "Laad 2009", the aerospace and defense exposition that is being held in Rio de Janeiro from 14 to 17 of April. The Federal Space Agency will be together... more
AerospaceNew images of L'Aquila from space sent by Cosmo-SkyMed
Rome, Italy - In the satellite map of the city are recognizable the mainly hit areas
The acquisition work continues for satellite images on the area hit from an earthquake in Abruzzo by the Cosmo-SkyMed's team, the satellite system of the ASI (Italian Space Agency) and Defense Ministry. New... more
AerospaceRussia to launch new spy satellite within 2009
Moscow, Russia - GLONASS-K to be put into orbit in 2011
A new Russian spy satellite will be launched within 2009, deputy Minister of Defense Vladímir Popovkin said to the press. "We plan to launch in 2009 a new spy satellite" and he added at the same time... more
AerospaceTelespazio: "Sicral 1B" Italian satellite ready for launch
Rome, Italy - Scheduled on next April 19
"The SICRAL 1B satellite is scheduled for launch on April 19, on behalf of the Italian Ministry of Defense. It will be launched at 10.16 am (Europe time) by a Zenit-3SL rocket operating from the Sea Launch... more
AerospaceESA: Herschel and Planck scheduled for launch on 6th of May
Kourou, French Guiana - All clear for the lift-off after the last tests
The ESA (European Space Agency) satellites Herschel and Planck will take off on the 6th of May from Europe's cosmodrome in Kourou, French Guiana. After the recent delays the final decision arrived after... more
AerospaceESA: GOCE's gradiometer switched on
Rome, Italy - The satellite is now fully operating
The gradiometer, the main instrument of the ESA (European Space Agency) satellite GOCE, has been switched on and started to send first data about the Earth's gravitational field. It's the first time that... more
AerospaceISS: Expedition 18 crew has come back
Bajkonur, Kazakhstan - Landed this morning in Kazakhstan together with space tourist Simonyi
Commander Mike Fincke and flight engineer Yury Lonchakov of Expedition 18 to the International Space Station (ISS) landed this morning at 9:16 CET at Bajkonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan with the Soyuz TMA-13... more
AerospaceBoeing-built satellite WGS-2 sends 1st signals from space
Cape Canaveral, Usa - From the second of six satellites that the company is building for the U.S. Air Force
"Boeing has acquired the first on-orbit signals from the second of six Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) satellites that the company is building for the U.S. Air Force. The signals indicate that the spacecraft... more
AerospaceNASA: satellites show Arctic ice getting thinner
Washington, USA - The process is accelerating in late years
The seasonal maximum sea ice extent on the Arctic occurred on the last 28th of February. The next-generation satellites have photographed and analyzed the area and the thickness of the ices and found,... more
AerospaceItalian Space Agency (ASI): Cosmo-SkyMed at work for the earthquake in Abruzzo
Rome, Italy - The first imagines of the hit area predicted for this morning
"Cosmo-SkyMed, the Earth observation satellite system, following to the request by the Italian Civil Defense Department, has acquired, in the last afternoon of yesterday, the first radar imagines of L'Aquila's... more
AerospaceESA: postponed the decision about launch's date of the Herschel and Planck satellite
Paris, France - Further verifications necessary
"The verification of operations procedures for Herschel and Planck at ESA’s European Space Operations Centre (ESOC) has now positively concluded. However, during final checks on the spacecraft, concerns h... more
AerospaceRussia to launch another three Soyuz spacecraft to ISS in 2009
Moscow, Russia - En route to ISS
Russia is planning to launch three more Soyuz piloted spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS) this year, the Federal Space Agency Roscosmos said on Thursday. The first Soyuz TMA vehicle... more
AerospaceISS: squabble between governments affect on-board morale
Moscow, Russia - Commander Padalka: "It's politicians and bureaucrats who can't reach agreement, not us"
Cohabitation on the International Space Station (ISS) doesn't seem so easy, since Russian and American governments decided that their cosmonauts must not share food and on-board facilities (such as the... more
AerospaceRussia might help the Mexican space program
Moscow, Russia - Deputy head of Roscosmos declared it after coming back from Mexico
Coming back from his visit in Mexico the deputy head of Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) Segrey Saveliev stated that "Russia might help Mexico to develop its space program". As soon as the Mexican... more
AerospaceNASA prepares to launch the Atlantis shuttle
Cape Canaveral, USA - After Discovery's come back, preparation starts for the STS-125 mission
Having just ended the mission of the Discovery shuttle on the International Space Station, NASA started preparation for the launch, scheduled for May 12th, of the Atlantis, that has been docked to the... more
AerospaceRussia: flight simulation to Mars
Moscow, Russia - As part of the International project "Mars-500"
Starting from today and for 105 days, four Russian, one French and one German people will be voluntarily locked into a cloister of cramped, hermetically sealed tubes woven inside a Moscow research facility.... more
AerospaceReady for launch Eutelsat's W2A satellite
Baikonur, Kazakhstan - It will supply S-band services for mobile device for the first time in Europe
"Eutelsat Communications confirms that its W2A satellite has begun final preparations for its upcoming launch by an ILS Proton Breeze M rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Lift-off is scheduled... more
AerospaceThe Weekly's Photo. The Earth saw from the space: air graffito
Paris, France - Almost substantial view of tracks of aircraft's passage, that can be dangerous effects on Planet's climate
On March 30, 2009, from ESA's website (European Space Agency). This image took from Envisat above the North Sea predicts the numerous tracks of condensation left by airplanes that take off from The... more
AerospaceThe Soyuz arrived to the Space Station
Cape Canaveral, USA - The docking operation was completed manually due to a problem with the instruments
The docking of the Soyuz TMA-14 to the International Space Station was completed successfully Saturday at 1:05 pm GMT. On board there were the Expedition 19 crew together with space tourist Charles Simonyi.... more
AerospaceThe Discovery shuttle has come back
Cape Canaveral, USA - The crew successfully managed to land despite a first cancelled attempt due to bad weather
After a first attempt, cancelled due to bad weather, the Discovery crew successfully managed to come back to Earth on Saturday, 19:14 GMT. No problem for the seven crewmembers that yesterday went to Houston... more
AerospaceExpedition 19 to the ISS took off from Kazakhstan
Baikonur, Kazakhstan - A spaceflight participant departed together with the Soyuz TMA-14 crew
Took off today at 12:49 pm CET from Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan the Soyuz TMA-14 spaceship carrying the Expedition 19 crew, commander Gennady Padalka and flight engineer Michael Barratt. They will... more
AerospaceThe Discovery shuttle comes back
Cape Canaveral, USA - Landing scheduled for Saturday afternoon
After installing the solar panels and leaving on the International Space Station the Japanese cosmonaut Koichi Wakata, the Discovery shuttle has successfully undocked from the ISS yesterday evening and... more
AerospaceAVIONEWS interviews Italian managers of Altran ASD division
Turin, Italy - Marina Gavrilova and Enrico Solazzi talks about cooperation
With more than 18,000 employees in 20 nations worldwide and a turnover of 1.65 billion euros, Altran is a multinational company, technological innovation consultant and focused on Aerospace and Defence... more
AerospaceObama makes Space phone call
Washington, USA - The president talked to the astronauts in a videoconference
President Obama made yesterday a videocall to the astronauts of the International Space Station (ISS). Commander Lee Archambault and the two crews received the call coming from the Roosevelt room of the... more
AerospaceDiscovery: completed the third spacewalk
Cape Canaveral, USA - Expedition 18 to the end. Expedition 19 scheduled to take off on Thursday
Joseph Acaba and Richard Arnold completed yesterday the third and last scheduled spacewalk, managing to fulfill all the requested tasks. Anyway they couldn't fix the cargo carrier attachment system that... more
AerospaceNASA, Discovery: problems for the second spacewalk
Cape Canaveral, USA - A cargo carrier attachment system has been badly installed. In the meanwhile, new collision alarm
It will have to be redeployed the cargo carrier attachment system installed during last Saturday's spacewalk, because it has been badly mounted. Mission engineers are studying how to insert this operation... more
AerospaceThe GOCE satellite is fully operating
Rome, Italy - Completed on last Friday the preliminary operations
Since Friday at 1 am CET the ESA GOCE satellite is officially operating. All the preliminary operations of launch and early orbit phase (LEOP) have in fact been successfully completed. They started with... more