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Aerospace"Atlantis" goes back to the launch base
Cape Canaveral, USA - It should leave to the ISS on September 6 or 7
NASA decided yesterday to move space shuttle "Atlantis" from its launch site, in order to take it to its hangar and protect it from "Ernesto" tropical storm in Florida coasts. On half its way to the hangar,... more
AerospaceA lightning hits the shuttle "Atlantis": the launch has been postponed
Washington, Usa - The take-off maybe Tuesday, but there's the hurricane "Ernesto" that is passing trough Florida in these hours
The hurricane "Ernesto" is causing lot of troubles to the Nasa technicians engaged into the launch of "Atlantis" shuttle, that was scheduled for yesterday at 04:30pm (local time), (see for details AVIONEWS),... more
AerospaceThe first female space tourist will lift off on September 14
Moscow, Russia - In the place of Japanese Enomoto, who was excluded for health reasons
The bold 39-year-old manager, Anoushe Ansari, the first female space tourist, must to thank Japanese Daisuke Enomoto, who was discarded by the Russian Space Agency because he was considered by Koriolov’s c... more
AerospaceNext Sunday the launch of "Atlantis"
Washington, Usa - The space shuttle will carry an important contribute to the ISS building
Everything’s ready for the launch of space shuttle "Atlantis" that will be launched next Sunday from Kennedy Space Center of Cape Canaveral, in Florida. After some problems (now solved) that have recently d... more
AerospaceIAU: Pluto is a "Dwarf planet", the solar system has bee redefined
Prague, Czech Republic - There are 8 planets in our solar system, it previously seemed they could became 12
Final decision: Pluto is a planet no more. It has been established by the International Astronomical Union (IAU), met in these days at Prague for the annual convention. After several changes -it seeemed... more
Aerospace"Bridging Aviation Project" of the EU-Asia Civil Aviation
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - The initiative will start at the end of 2006
To Kuala Lumpur, in Malaysia, in the August 15 and 16, the conference for the EU-Asia Civil Aviation Co-operation Project has taken place, for the launch of project "Bridging Aviation Project" that has... more
AerospaceNASA: "Orion" is the secret name of the shuttle that will take again the man on the Moon
Washington, USA - It is the astronaut Jeff Williams to disclose it in connection from International Space Station (ISS)
For months it has been kept hidden the secret, to the NASA, looking forward to announce planned for August 31, but an astronaut has disclosed the name of next shuttle that will take again on the Moon.... more
AerospaceNASA: the repairs on Atlantis have been ended
Washington, Usa - The shuttle's launch has predicted for August 27
The tecnicians of the "Kennedy" Space Center have completed the delicate work of repair of the space ferry Atlantis’ launching ramp, for the launch predicted in next August 27. The NASA’s spokeswoman Tra... more
AerospaceThird Thuraya satellite for United Arab Emirates
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - It will cover telecommunications in Asia and Australia
United Arab Emirates’ Thuraya Satellite Telecommunications Company announced that SEA Launch Company will put into orbit its third satellite, a GEM-series Boeing, in January 2007 and transmissions will s... more
AerospaceNASA: private supplies for ISS
Washington, USA - The flight of the first Japanese space tourist has been cancelled
NASA is planning to transfer supply services for the International Space Station (ISS) to private companies. The US space agency will be able to focus on future exploration programs this way, including... more
AerospaceNasa maybe will postpone the launch of "Atlantis"
Washington, Usa - The reason two frayed screws
The Us newspaper "Usa Today" retailed yesterday the news according to which the launch of the Nasa space shuttle "Atlantis", scheduled for next August 27 from the space center "Kennedy Space Center" in... more
AerospaceThe solar system could be soon composed by other three new planets
Prague, Czech Republic - The astronomer met in Prague are discussing a new definition for planet
Our solar system could soon welcome three new members. In fact these days is circulating the news about the astronomers of International Astronomic Union (IAU) met in Prague since last August 14, are discussing... more
AerospaceNASA: in August 27 will launch Atlantis
Washington, USA - The goal of the mission will be to re-aunch the phases of building of the International Space Station
Yesterday evening, NASA sources announced that in August 27, if the weather conditions will allow it, will launch the space shuttle Atlantis, from Kennedy Space Center, in Florida. The goal of the mission... more
AerospaceNASA: lost the film segment of the First man on the Moon
Washington, Usa - The mystery re-opens the polemics about the conspiracy
In the July 20 1969, beyond 600 millions of people placed in front of television see a setting that seemed a science-fiction movie: the first steps realized by Neil Armstrong on the Moon. Those nubby and... more
AerospaceASI: Vetrella denies resignation
Rome, Italy - The news was reported by an Italian unions statement
ASI President, Sergio Vetrella, denies rumors about his presumed resignation as Italian Space Agency leader, according to a statement by Italian unions on July 26. The reason of resignation would have... more
AerospaceSpaceland: Sunday has left the mission "Zero gravity"
Turin, Italy - Among the crew the Honorable Marco Airaghi and the young handicapped Elma Schippa
Last Sunday, at 7:00 (1:00pm Italian hour) has left from Cape Canaveral the mission "At zero gravity" of Spaceland, the Italian airspace reality that include the general public in the scientific research... more
AerospaceNASA: in search of ivory-billed woodpecker
Washington, USA - A laser device to deepen the knowledges of the bird's habitat
The ivory-billed woodpecker is bound by a mystery that beyond to attract ornithologists and the persons who practice bird-watching, now attracts also the NASA scientists. The American Space Agency has... more
AerospaceTor Vergata University: activation of the ALTEA experiment
Rome, Italy - Test on extreme conditions in the space
Wednesday August 9, at 10:30 a.m., c.o. Department of Phisics of the Tor Vergata University in Rome, it will assist to the activation of the experiment ALTEA (Anomalous Long Term Effect on Astronauts),... more
AerospaceMarrazzo: Rome as Galileo Supervisor Authority seat
Rome, Italy - The President of Lazio Region insists on the Capital candidacy
The President of Lazio Region, Piero Marrazzo, declared that he will ask to locate the Galileo Supervisor Authority in Rome, so that the Capital and Rieti area will become the two Italian aerospace sector... more
AerospaceNew space borders for Japan
Tokyo, Japan – In program the building of a supersonic civilian aricraft
The spokesman of Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has made known in last days the project to send any men on the Moon in 2020, and the goal of the mission will be to build a lived base that will... more
AerospaceNASA: tomorrow Thomas Reiter will realize his third space promenade
Washington, USA - Preparation for the assembly of the International Space Station (ISS)
Tomorrow it will take place the space promenade of German astronaut of the European Space Agency (ESA) Thomas Reiter, on board of the International Space Station (ISS), like first European member of a... more
Aerospace"Boeing Space Camp" in Alabama
Huntsville, USA - For scientific subjects teachers from all around the world
The annual Space Camp, the Boeing’s aerospace study and deepening programme, took place at US Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama, involving 89 scientific subjects teachers coming from Italy, G... more
AerospaceNASA: Mars Scout Mission
Washington, USA - First mission will leave in 2012
Yesterday, the first deadline of the proposals of twenty ideas subjected to by NASA for the realization of Mars Scout Mission, little, economical and advanced probes to send on Mars in next years has closed. Now... more
AerospaceHOT BIRD 8 ready to the launch
Baikonur, Kazakistan - The greatest satellite takes in orbit by Eutelsat
HOT BIRD 8, the new satellite for video and radio transmissions built by EADS Astrium for Eutelsat Communications, arrived last month to Baikonur’s cosmodrome, in Kazakistan, is ready to the launch that w... more
AerospaceSuspended the launch of rockets "Dnepr" in Kazakistan
Moscow, Russia - Russia could not execute the launch until the causes of the incident of 5 days ago won't be clarify
Until there won’t be clarity about the causes of the tecnical inconvenient that 5 days ago provoked the destruction of a space rocket "Dnepr", Russia won’t be allowed to launch other vectors from the bas... more
Aerospace"Cassini" discovers liquid methane over Titan
Washington, USA - Enrico Flamini elected Italian Program Manager of the mission for the "Team Achievement" of the IAA
The probe "Cassini" (NASA-ESA-ASI) has discovered, in South Pole of Titan, the largest satellite of Saturn, a region with a dozen of methane’s lakes. It is a question of an area with a surface of 235 f... more
AerospaceNASA: return of the launch probes "STEREO"
Washington, USA – They will study the phenomenon of solar eruptions
It will slide from August 20 to after August 31 the launch of the twin probes "STEREO" (Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory) by NASA, reserved to study the solar eruptions. The return has been decided... more
AerospaceRussian Space Agency's flop
Moscow, Russia - Dnepr rocket felt down after the take off
Yesterday the launch of the Russian rocket Dnepr, which should have to put in orbit 18 satellites, was a flop. Few minutes after the take off from Russian base in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, the rocket in fact... more
AerospaceAn European robot will be launched to Mars
Naples, Italy – Alcatel Alenia and the Mars of Naples involved
The Mars of Naples, one of the most important center in Italy for space research, has been involved in European Space Agency’s Exomars project. It is forecast the construction of a bio-robot, the realization o... more
AerospaceConcluded the testing campaign of the Sentinel systems of the GMES programme
Berlin, Germany - European joint programme for Earth observation (ESA - UE)
Yesterday concluded the first air campaign of the European Space Agency for data-gathering and for the tweak the systems of relevance that will be used in the satellites of the family "Sentinel", in European... more
AerospaceNASA is preparing Shuttle Atlantis for its next mission
Washington, USA - 16 missions are forecast for the next 4 years
NASA is carrying on the program for the new launch of the Space Shuttle, forecast for the end of August. This time it will be Shuttle Atlantis, transported yesterday in the hangars of the Kennedy Space... more
AerospaceCassini probe discovered methane lake on Titan
Rome, Italy - It was announced by Italian Space Agency
Italian Space Agency (ASI) made known that Cassini probe discovered on Titan a methane lake which has the same dimensions of Ontario lake. The lake is in the South pole region of the Saturn’s moon and i... more
AerospaceMars could be explored by intelligent micro-augers
Washington, Usa - Mit proposes to send to the Marxian ground augers as large as tennis balls
A group of Massachussets Institute of Technology (Mit) engineers guided by Stephen Dubowsky has conceived a new technique to explore Mars. The Marxian surface as known is full of canyons, channels and... more
AerospaceTomorrow the launch of Italian university satellites: Unisat 4 and Picpot
Rome, Italy - "La Sapienza" e Politecnico di Torino pioneers in aerospace matters
Tomorrow night, at 9:47 pm, from Baikonour (Kazakistan), will be launched the Italian microsatellite Unisat 4, with carrier Dnepr of Kosmotras, the last of a series realized by students and teachers of... more
AerospaceFour steps in space
Moscow, Russia - The space tourists will be able to walk out of the ISS
New border for the space tourism. Russian space agency decided to allow to the tourists that want to go to International Space Station, ISS, to have a promenade in the space. It will be sufficient to pay... more
AerospaceMerkel talks with German astronaut of ISS
Berlin, Germany - And she announces the support of her Government to space research
The German Premier, Angela Merkel, has had yesterday a telephone conversation with Thomas Reiter, the German astronaut present on board of the International Space Station (ISS) together with other two... more
AerospaceThe date of the MetOp's next launch will be decided next week
Rome, Italy - Russian-European technicians of Baikonur in Kazakhstan are working to the satellite
The date of the MetOp’s next launch will be made known next week, after three consecutive postponement (see for details AVIONEWS). In fact after three days on the hook the Russian-European technical c... more
AerospaceAt Trapani will be soon operated the first launch of USV
Trapani, Italy - The 37th Wing of Air Force will offer its support to the Italian Space Agency to operate the operation
The USV (Unmanned Space Vehicle) is an aircraft without pilot, endowed with a sophisticated automated guide system, with a 1250 kilogram weight and 9,2 meters long. The vehicle, presented to the press... more
AerospaceNew Chinese space project
Beijing, China - It will study the system Sun-Earth
During the 36th Assembly of Committee for the Space Investigation that has taken place in these days in Beijing, any Chinese scientists have launched a new space project called "Mission KuaFu" that will... more
AerospaceFarnborough Air Show 2006 (7): in Dubai first Masters in Aerospace of Middle-East
Farnborough, United Kingdom - Signed bilateral deal
Yesterday in Farnborough, where from July 17 to 23 will take place the Aeronautical International Show, has been signed a twenty-year deal to actuation of the first programme of Ph.D and Master in Aerospace... more
AerospaceUmpteenth postponement of the MetOp satellite's launch
Rome, Italy - The causes of the technical damage are unknown
There was an umpteenth postponement of European MetOp satellite’s launch (see for details AVIONEWS). Yesterday, two minutes before of the put in orbit of the satellite, European Space Agency blocked, f... more
AerospaceEU Commission: Jupiter A code was not secret
Brussels, Belgium - After it was published by the Cornell University
An article in Cornell University website deciphered the code of Galileo system (the European global satellite navigation system) which has been used in the first validation satellite, Jupiter A. The European... more
AerospaceDiscovery: satisfaction for "Raffaello"
Washington, USA - Continues the space conquest of the Italian Scientific Community
Last Monday, on the occasion of Discovery return, President of Italian Space Agency (ASI), Sergio Vetrella, expressed his satisfaction for the success of the mission, that re-opens the hopes for the fulfillment... more
AerospaceSatellites with platform A-2100 have reached 150 years of practicality in orbit
Washington, USA - The 45 years of the Lockheed Martin Space System
The fleet of geostationary satellites for telecomunications found on Platform A-2100 has reached global 150 years of operational life in orbit. The satellites on Platform currently are 29, for a total... more
AerospaceMetOp satellite's launch was postponed to today
Rome, Italy - A series of technical problems obliged to delay the new tool's put in orbit
It doesn’t seem to sturt under good wishes the work of the weather prediction satellite MetOp (see for details AVIONEWS). The satellite had to be put in orbit on last Monday by Russian base in Baikonur, K... more
AerospaceDiscovery comes back home (2): the Shuttle landed without problems at Cape Canaveral
Washington, USA - Joy explosion at NASA
The operations for the landing of Discovery ended successfully few minutes ago. The Shuttle of NASA landed at Cape Canaveral without problems, despite the area was involved in a meteo perturbance (see... more
AerospaceDiscovery comes back home
Washington, USA - The operations for the return on Earth of the Shutlle started
It should end today Space Shuttle Discovery’s mission, took off on last July 4 to International Space Station, ISS. Until now on board there were no problems. The astronauts, during several space walks, a... more
AerospaceBreak day for the astonauts on ISS
Washington, USA - Discovery's crew will come back on Earth next Monday
The astronauts of Shuttle Discovery, took off last July 4 to International Space Station (ISS), are passing a break day. Yesterday the crew completed the third and last space walk of the mission (see for... more
AerospaceLast space promenade for astronauts of Discovery
Washington, USA - Launched new techniques of repair
Yesterday, on the notes of ’I believe I can fly’, has started third and last space promenade of the astronauts Piers Sellers and Mike Fossum. This time have carried out a task very delicate: have tested new... more
AerospaceESA prepares a new mission to Mars for 2011
Paris, France - The new rover Exomars will look for life's traces
ESA (European Space Agency) aims to develop space capability of Europe and includes 17 members Countries. In its program to explore the solar system, called "Aurora", has started the set up of a new exploration... more