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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
AerospaceIt started the construction of the first space hotel
Las Vegas, USA - It is a project of a US billionaire Robert Bigalow
Yesterday in Las Vegas, Nevada, it was announced the launch, through a Russian rocket took off from the Urals, of the first pneumatic shuttle Genesis I. So it is becoming reality the dream of US billionaire... more
AerospaceIt is forecast for the next week the launch of European satellite MetOp-A
Rome, Italy - It will be the first one of three ones
It will be launched on next July 17, from Russian base of Baikonur, Kazakhstan, European satellite for meteorology MetOp-A, which will be put in orbit by a Soyuz-Fregat rocket. It will be the first one... more
AerospaceChina tests new motor for rocket-launcher
Beijing, China - Technologies of new generation
According to official space sources, yesterday concluded with positive results the test of motor drawn for future rocket-launcher of new generation, that will use for space flights and for lunar explorations.... more
AerospaceItalian contribute to Discovery's mission
Turin, Italy - In our country there is the sole European center which cooperates with the Shuttle's operations
There is also a strong Italian contribute to Shuttle Discovery’s mission started on last July 4 from Cape Canaveral, Florida (see for details AVIONEWS). In fact the Multifunctional Space Center of Turin, m... more
AerospaceBush spoke with Discovery's astronauts
Washington, USA - President invited the crew at the White House
US President, George W. Bush, spoke yesterday with the crew of the Shuttle Discovery, took off on last July 4 for a mission to the International Space Station Iss (see for details AVIONEWS). White House’s H... more
AerospaceDiscovery: tops off the second space promenade
Washington, USA - Problems to truck resolved
Yesterday afternoon, topped off the second space promenade od two astronauts Piers Sellers and Mike Fossum. Duty discharged was to repair a system of transport to external of International Space Station,... more
AerospaceDiscovery: first space promenade
Washington, USA - Mission postponed of one day
This morning, last NASA dispatch informed about conditions Discovery. It’s been stated that Shuttle didn’t undergo grave damages to heat shield, therefore is perfectly able to go home in times and lin... more
AerospaceLaunch of the first Chinese satellite of exploration.
Guiyang, China - New Chinese space borders of the Middle Kingdom
At the end of 2007 it will passe the first launch of the Chinese lunar satellite of exploration, a project already started in 2004. This satellite, called Changer N°1, from the name of the goddess that... more
AerospaceSpace cooperation between the States of Asia-Pacific Region
Beijing, China - Signed deal for international cooperation
In last days, the People’s National Congress, the highest organ of the China State’s power, started the legislative procedures to ratify the Convention on the Space International Cooperation for the Asi... more
AerospaceDiscovery docks to the International Space Station
Washington, USA - Perfect manoeuvre
After two days in orbit, Discovery gets off without difficulties on International Space Station. To wait for its arrive with enthusiasm, alone two astronauts occupants of Station, Russian Commandant Pavel... more
AerospaceDiscovery goes on trip toward International Space Station
Washington, Usa – No safety problems for seven astronauts
Yesterday evening, have been executed further checks on the outside of Discovery and positives results have confirmed that, at take off time, Shuttle didn’t undergo grave damages. With the ok of NASA’s tec... more
AerospaceDiscovery's mission started
Washington, USA - It is the second launch after Columbia's tragedy
It is finally started Discovery’s mission. Yesterday evening the Shuttle took off from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, with a 7 people crew, among whom there is also a German astronaut of the European S... more
AerospaceA crack found on Discovery
Washington, USA - Anyway the Shuttle should be launch today
It seems without an end the odyssey of the Shuttle Discovery, the launch of which should happen today evening. After the postponement from May to July of the launch (see for details AVIONEWS), after the... more
AerospaceA large minor planet is passing by the Earth today
Los Angeles, Usa - It's the biggest one ever passed so close to us, no danger
The minor planet that is moving near the Earth during this hours, at a distance of "only" 433,000 kilometers, slightly further away than the moon, is one of the biggest, maybe "It could be the biggest... more
AerospaceShuttle's launch postponed
Washington, USA - The decision because of bad weather conditions
For two times the last week end NASA decided to postpone the Shuttle Discovery’ s launch. The decision was not the consequences of the polemics of the last days about the risk for the Shuttle (see for d... more
AerospaceGas bubbles between Earth and sun
Berkeley, USA - The phenomenon was found out thanks to ESA satellites
The four Cluster satellites by ESA, European Space Agency, and the two ones of Double Star mission, result of ESA-China cooperation, allowed the discovery of a particular phenomenon which is showed in... more
AerospaceDiscovery: mission impossible
Washington, USA - Polemics about the Shuttle's launch
These are difficult hours at Cape Kennedy. On next July first it should start the new mission of Discovery, but the climate, in all the senses, is not the top. In the last days in fact two managers of... more
AerospaceNASA: the risk rate of Discovery mission is 1%
Cape Canaveral, USA - The shuttle will be launched Saturday, despite doubts
The launch of Discovery will occur next Saturday from Cape Canaveral base (Florida) if there are no weather complications and NASA estimates the mission risk rate: one chance in a hundred for the 7 astronauts... more
AerospaceTurin Icarus SCPA Centre in the Nasa shuttle mission
Turin, Italy - A space technicians team will follow the "Discovery" from the Italian city
The STS-121 shuttle mission, which should launch "Discovery" spaceship onto the International Space Station (ISS) tomorrow, if complications do not occur, will be followed by a technicians team of Icarus... more
AerospaceAn orbiting cosmic wreck: no dangers for ISS
Moscow, Russia - It was an old US satellite
The object which was seen floating in space and risked to collide with the International Space Station (ISS) yesterday was an old American satellite, the Hitch Hiker, launched in 1963 and out of use for... more
Aerospace"Hubble" has a broken camera
Washington, USA - The Space Science Institute announced that
"Hubble", the space telescope launched by NASA in 1990 outside Earth atmosphere at about 600 km height, has some trouble. The Space Science Institute (STSI) in Washington declared that the main camera... more
AerospaceIn January the first satellite of Cosmo Sky Med will be put in orbit
Milan, Italy - The launches will be carried out in a Russian base
It will be launched next January the first of the four satellites of the Cosmo Sky Med constellation, the first totally Italian space project realized by Telespazio, Finmeccanica group. The satellites... more
AerospaceRisks for the Discovery's mission
Washington, USA - Two managers of NASA against the launch of the Shuttle
Few days before the launch of the Discovery Shuttle (see for details AVIONEWS) two NASA’s managers, the responsible of the safety Bryan O’Connor and the head of the engineers Chris Scolese, expressed the... more
AerospaceThomas Reiter will remain six months on the ISS
Washington, USA - He will be the first European astronaut to remain for a long period on the International Space Station
The NASA’s mission that will start on July first (see for details AVIONEWS) will be the first in which an European astronaut will remain for a long period on the International Space Station (ISS). The G... more
AerospaceD'Alema and Mussi: the headquarters of "Galileo Project" has to be Rome
Rome, Italy - Satisfaction of the ex-undersecretary of Berlusconi's Government, Gianni Letta
Yesterday the Foreign Minister D’Alema and the University one Mussi confirmed to the Major of Rome Veltroni the intention to support in Europe the request to carry in Rome the headquarters of "Galileo P... more
AerospaceItaly and France will launch a satellite for Military and Civil Defense
Paris, France - The cooperation project will become real in 2010
The President of the Italian Space Agency (ASI), Sergio Vetrella, and the President of the French Space Researches Centre (CNES), Yannick d’Escatha, signed a cooperation agreement in Paris to launch a... more
AerospaceA woman will lead 2007 Shuttle mission
Washington, USA – Also an Italian astronaut will be a member of the crew
Paolo Nespoli, the Italian astronaut that in 2007 will be a member of the Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (Iss) (see for details AVIONEWS), will be led by a woman. In fact Colonnel of... more