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AerospaceNASA: the next years' space programmes at risk for funds' lack
New york, Usa - The "Washington Post" wrote it
Because of high costs of Shuttle’s programme and the missions performed on Discovery, the NASA’s budget would not allow to complete the space programmes announced by Bush. The saving operations are und... more
AerospaceVenus Express: that is the importance of Italian contribution
Brussels, Belgium - Equipments and instruments for the probe are installed also on other spacecraft for Sistem Solar exploration
The Venus Express probe will reach Venus planet in April 2006 and ESA (European Space Agency) will manage the entire programme developed by more than twenty aerospace companies under EADS’ lead. Italian c... more
AerospaceNASA: new cracks on an external tank destined to the Space Shuttle
Washington, USA - Technicians would have realized about it during a trial
NASA found new cracks on an external tank destined to a Space Shuttle spacecraft during a test, despite it deals with a completely new component. It could lead to additional delays for the resume of the... more
Aerospace"Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter": the spacecraft left on August 11 is halfway
Washington, USA - It fired its engines to adjust its flight path
The US spacecraft "Orbiter", launched into the space by Atlas V rocket last August 11, is halfway to Mars planet. NASA has launched the craft to Mars (see for details AVIONEWS), in order to pick up more... more
Aerospace"Hayabusa" probe failed landing on the asteroid
Tokyo, Japan - But the operation will be tried again next Friday
"Hayabusa", small space probe launched from Japan in 2003, has failed touch-down on Itokawa asteroid due to a contacts’ interruption with earth, occurred when this was at only 17 m from its purpose, a... more
AerospaceAriane-5: the European rocket left and accomplished its mission
Korou, French Guyana - The two communications satellites are already temporarily orbiting
The Ariane-5 ECA rocket succeeded in taking off from its launch base in French Guyana. After delays and yesterday announcement by Arianespace company, the rocket carrier left from the Korou Space Centre,... more
AerospaceNASA: launch of four probes to the Moon to start in 2008
Mountain View, USA - NASA sources unveiled it
The four unmanned probes that as from 2008, will be launched to the Moon by the NASA’s Ames Research Center, are expected to map the entire lunar surface seeking water sources and scouting safe landing s... more
AerospaceAriane-5: European rocket launch has been postponed
Paris, France - It is expected to put into orbit the Spaceway 2 and Telkom 2
It was expected to leave on Sunday night from its base in French Guyana, but the launch of the European rocket Ariane-5 has been cancelled. "Arianespace decided to postpone Ariane-5 ECA mission, scheduled... more
AerospaceRussian satellites currently in orbit are outmoded
Moscow, Russia - Roskosmos director, Anatoli Permikov, said it
Director of Russian space agency Roskosmos, Anatoli Permikov, during a hearing before the Federal Council, the Russian Parliament, affirmed that: "Thirty-three of 40 our military satellites have exceeded... more
AerospaceAlenia Spazio: European Space Agency took delivery of the four European Columbus' payloads
Turin, Italy - Celebration was held in the Italian space company city's facility
Fluid Science Laboratory, European Drawer Rack, Solar and Hexapod. These are the names of the four "Payloads" produced by Alenia Spazio Italia, collaborating with French Alcatel, and delivered on last... more
AerospaceEU and Morocco reach agreement on Galileo
Brussels, Belgium - "It's the first African country to join the project", said Vice-President Jacques Barrot
"The European Union has reached agreement with the Kingdom of Morocco on its participation in the GALILEO programme. This agreement was initialled in Brussels yesterday by Mr Heinz Hilbrecht, Director... more
AerospaceESA's probe bound for Venus
Baikonur, Kazakhstan - Venus Express to reach the planet in April 2006 and perform a monitoring of surface from above for 500 days
The Russian Soyuz rocket carrier with the ESA (European Space Agency) Venus Express probe on board took off from Baikonur Base in Kazakhstan today, and the probe has been put into orbit by a direct control... more
AerospaceRussia: space programme 2006
Moscow, Russia - Six cargo and "manned" launches, expansion of the ISS and progress in producing the Clipper Shuttle
Russian Space Agency’s programme for 2006 appears thick of events and projects. Moscow intends to perform six launches among which four regarding the Progress cargo carriers and two concerning the Soyuz s... more
AerospaceThe launch of Venus Express craft from Baikonur Cosmodrome to occur tomorrow
Baikonur, Kazakhstan - To expand on climate change on Venusian planet
The European Space Agency will launch tomorrow from Kazakhstan-based Baikonur Cosmodrome the space craft Venus Express on a Russian Soyuz rocket. Venus Express will have to explore Venus after more than... more
AerospaceISS: space walk for two astronauts
Washington, USA – A sensor devoted to detect electromagnetic fields has been removed and cameras have been installed
William MacArthur (USA) and Valery Tokarev (Russia) performed a space walk yesterday outside the International Space Station (ISS), to accomplish some safety appraisals and install outer cameras on the... more
AerospaceUSA: NASA to test an Italian biomedical suit without gravity
Washington, USA – Trial is scheduled on Saturday and even an Italian engineer will attend there
A test designed by NASA and devoted to analyses on effects generated by gravity lack on human body will be held on next Saturday, November 5, on board an aircraft flying between 8000 and 11,000 m. On such... more
AerospaceHurricane "Wilma": NASA's Space Center in Titusville closed
Washington, USA - All employees sent home
NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Titusville, Florida, yesterday has remained close because of the threat of hurricane "Wilma" (see for details AVIONEWS). So NASA has decided to send all center’s employees hom... more
AerospaceKarel Van Miert new mediator between EU and industry for "Galileo" project
Brussels, Belgium - European Commission announced it in a press release
"Over the past few weeks, some decisions at industrial level have been delayed for various reasons, partly because of the complexity of the industrial organisation. We want to see urgent progress. The... more
AerospaceAero Vodochody "Into orbit" with the first contribution in the space sector
Prague, Czech Republic - It attends to the production of a structural component for the European Ariane 5 rocket
Czech group Aero Vodochody started participating to space programmes. After the great experience gained in the aeronautical sector, most of all concerning the production of military basic and advanced... more
AerospaceMig-31: the Mach 3 interceptor turns into a micro-satellite platform-launcher
Alma-Ata, Kazakhstan - A joint Kazakh Government-MIG group initiative to start a feasibility study in the space field
Kazakhstan and Russia intend to cooperate for the development of new space solutions concerning rocket-carriers and in the satellite field. The main newness regards recent talks between Alma-Ata Administration... more
AerospaceSpace: medicine, Aeronautics' Centre towards excellence
Rome, Italy - Synergy with University and Space agencies
"The aerospace medicine centre of the Italian Air Force is candidate as excellence centre at international level for astronauts’ training and for studing the effects on health of the human missions in t... more
AerospaceISS: ceiling increase failed, another attempt to be performed today
Moscow, Russia - The Progress rocket carrier would have switched off the engines too soon when considering schedule
Russian Space Agency Roskosmos failed in an attempt to increase the International Space Station (ISS) ceiling increase. According to schedule, it had been forecasted that the ISS was moved additional 10... more
AerospaceWill the Space Shuttle be flying again in May?
Washington, USA - The May 3-23 period would be an ideal one for it but some safety problems must be solved
The Space Shuttle could fly again in May with a new NASA mission. Experts from the US space agency would think that the ideal period to perform a new launch is the one included in particular between May... more
AerospaceNorthrop Grumman/Boeing: a modular solution for the future space explorations
Washington, USA - A joint project on the so called Crew Exploration Vehicle has been shown
Northrop Grumman and Boeing showed recently their own joint project for the production of a modular spacecraft for the future, by which to reach the ISS (International Space Station) from the Earth and... more
AerospaceChina: mission accomplished for the Shenzhou VI
Beijing, China - The two Chinese astronauts have landed and they would be in good health condition
The two Chinese astronauts which performed the second space mission of the People Republic have landed (see for details AVIONEWS). The arrival of the Shenzhou VI capsule in Mongolia occurred on Monday... more
AerospaceChina: is space research hiding military purposes?
Beijing, China - Asian and US analysts would think so, putting into evidence some key aspects of the matter
Asian and US military analysts are focusing on the influence that Chinese space research can have concerning defence. One should not limit to consider the first Chinese space missions as merely promotional,... more
AerospaceThe Globemaster III "Turns itself into" a rocket carrier
Washington, USA – The launch of a rocket from a rear door of the airplane has been tested scheduling to put satellites into orbit later
No geographical limit and low costs when launching satellites by resorting to bug cargo airplanes. US Air Force and DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) are trying to do it and believe in... more
Aerospace"Moon Base: a Challenge for Humanity": international conference on human return to the Moon and the first man to Mars
Washington, USA - For Italy, Finmeccanica and Alenia Space Italia participated too
It has been discussed the human return to the Moon and the first trip to planet Mars. The international conference "Moon Base: a Challenge for Humanity", followed by an initiative held at Venice last May,... more
AerospaceChina: second space mission started
Beijing, China - The Shenzhou VI spacecraft with two astronauts on board took off
Two Chinese astronauts performing the second Chinese space mission left today aboard the Shenzhou VI spacecraft at 09:00 am (local time). This operation will last for five days and the two cosmonauts wil... more
AerospaceCapsule carrying the third space tourist on board back to Earth
Moscow, Russia - Moreover, it is being waited for the second Chinese space mission scheduled between October 12 and 15
Soyuz capsule carrying two astronauts and the third space tourist in history, US citizen Gregory Olsen, arrived on the Earth. Landing occurred in the Khazakhstan’s territory as scheduled. Olsen was enabled t... more
AerospaceFuture of space missions to be more and more robotized
Washington, USA – NASA is carrying out various projects for construction and repairing of orbital stations or for astronauts transport on the surface
NASA should be able to warrant a series of robotized solutions for space missions which will be performed between 2010 and 2020 and for the following ones, solutions which must enable on the one hand to... more
AerospaceESA lost the "Cryosat" satellite
Paris, France - It fell headlong in the Artic Ocean due to a failure to the Russian rocket carrier which carried it
Mission of the European "Cryosat" satellite, produced by ESA (European Space Agency) in order to monitor Artic condition for three years, failed. The launch of the Russian "Rokot" rocket carrier, happened... more
AerospaceUSAF: future threats to be faced from the outer space
Washington, USA – Attack and enemy surveillance could be performed by means located quite far from the surface
Representatives from US Air Force intend to be sure they can face any threat by the next 20 years, forecasting several operational scenarios. Two sectors prove mainly relevant, according to the armed forces’ e... more
AerospaceGoogle together with NASA in space research projects
Washington, USA - California-based company to design technological solutions with the US Space Agency
Google will cooperate with the US Space Agency in space research projects and will build a new campus at the NASA’s research center situated in the US Navy ex-air base at Moffett Field, in the Silicon V... more
AerospaceISS opened its "hatches" to the third private visit
Moscow, Russia - The latest space tourist arrived just today aboard the orbital station by a Soyuz spaceship together with two astronauts
After US citizen Dennis Tito and South African Mark Shuttleworth, Greg Olsen (another American) is the third private to be hosted on the International Space Station (ISS). The Russian Soyuz TMA-7 spaceship... more
AerospaceUSA: "eyes" from the space to detect missile threats
Washington, USA – Lockheed Martin produced a sensor destined to be installed aboard a dedicated military satellite
Lockheed Martin produced an anti-missile warning system with an infra-red sensor named SBIRS (Space-Based Infrared System) which will have to be installed aboard a military satellite and put into orbit... more
AerospaceGalileo: Saudi Arabia intends to participate
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - European Commission is analysing such proposal after that Israel, China, Ukraine and India joined the programme
After setting the full compatibility between the US GPS global positioning system and the European Galileo satellite system and confirming cooperation commitments by Israel, China, Ukraine and India for... more
AerospaceGalileo: additional funds are necessary for the European global positioning system
Brussels, Belgium - Meanwhile, Germany asked for larger participation for its firms
Despite the foundation of Galileo Joint Undertaking, a body by which to ensure cooperation between the two European consortium called iNavSat (EADS and Thales) and Eurely (Finmeccanica and Alcatel) for... more
AerospacePoste Italiane issued a Mars stamp from the Italian Space Agency
Rome, Italy - Meanwhile we learn that the red planet could be affected by "Marsquake"
Poste Italiane, the Italian Mail Service, issued a stamp with the hologram dedicated to Mars exploration from the Italian Space Agency: the stamp is available for sale starting from today in all Italian... more
AerospaceMan back to the moon before 2020
Washington, USA - Mission should start the works of construction of lunar base
USD 104bn over the next ten years to bring the man back to the moon: it is the amount declared by the NASA which ensured the nation by saying that it is an investment that can be made despite of the efforts... more
AerospaceMalaysia: Telespazio to build the first South-Eastern Asia space centre
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Together with Malaysian company AKRIZ, telecommunications, internet and earth observation services to be provided starting in 2008
AKRIZ, as a Malaysian aerospace company, has recently signed a memorandum of understanding with Telespazio (Finmeccanica group) which actually endorses the beginning of the programme for building the first... more
AerospaceSpacecraft Shenzhou VI into the space carrying 2 Chinese astronauts next October
Beijing, China - Mission provides for 121 hours staying in space aboard the spacecraft
China’s second manned space mission will occur probably on the second decade of October, after October 7, the final day of the National Day holiday (see for details AVIONEWS). Spacecraft Shenzhou VI w... more
AerospaceBaikhonur: two Russian rocket carriers took off in two days
Moscow, Russia - Used to carry a cargo spaceship with restocking devoted to the ISS and put a Canadian satellite into orbit
A double launch from Baikhonur Base (Kazakhstan) within two days. A Soyuz U rocket carrier took off yesterday, carrying the Progress M cargo spaceship with restocking including food, oxygen and various... more
AerospaceAlso India joined the Galileo satellite programme
Brussels, Belgium - A new partner for EU after Israel, Ukraine and China
After Israeli, Ukrainian and Chinese joining to the European Galileo satellite programme, also India has officialized its participation for the project of the new global positioning system as an alternative... more
AerospaceNew information from Cassini spacecraft: Saturn's rings made up of soft flocks or snow balls
London, UK - Respect to previous observations the rings have radically changed over the past 25 years
At the meeting of the American Astronomical Society in Cambridge (UK) have been presented the new data by Cassini spacecraft which found that Saturn’s rings would made up of something very similar to a... more
AerospaceFriendly fire: satellite's help to avoid tragedies
Washington, USA – The system warrants a constant monitoring of situation in the battlefield preventing the worst effects
US Army tries to find a solution against the tragic so called "friendly fire" phenomenon by the resort to satellites. A system able to ensure to single operators a constant monitoring of the situation... more
AerospaceGalileo: test on first satellites have been started
Rome, Italy - Payload's functionality tested in Alenia's facilities
Tests on the first Galileo satellites which form part of what is called the Galileo System, the new global positioning system which is expected to enter into competition with the GPS and the Glonass, started... more
AerospaceHurricane "Katrina" (2): two facilities for Shuttle's components have been damaged
Washington, USA - The launch window from March 4 to March 19 could be cancelled
Hurricane "Katrina" rage damaged two Mississippi’s facilities producing NASA Shuttle’s components (Michoud where fuel tanks are produced and Stennis where rocket engines are tested), placing at risk cha... more
AerospaceRussia: will the Clipper be the Soyuz's and Shuttle's heir?
Moscow, Russia - Italian astronaut Roberto Vittori expressed a positive comment on the Russian programme
The Russian proposal for the future of space transport replacing the Soyuz and the Space Shuttle is called Clipper and Italian astronaut Roberto Vittori proves convinced that it can really represent a... more
AerospaceMcDonnel Douglas awarded with a more than USD 52m contract
Washington, Usa - For technical assistance devoted to the Delta rocket carriers
McDonnell Douglas Corp., Huntington Beach, Calif., is being awarded a $52,424,401 cost-plus award-fee contract modification to provide for Launch Operations and Maintenance, Post Production Support, and... more