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AerospaceIn March, Japan will launch its first spy satellites
Tokyo, Japan - Other two satellites could be launched in summer
According to the Japanese daily newspaper Nihon Keizai Shimbun, two spy satellites would be launched from Japan on next March 28, from Tanegashima island. Until now, Japan did not have technology in... more
AerospaceAgreement between British Government and Bae Systems
London, Great Britain - State covers part of losses tied to a military supply
British Government has caught up with the Bae Systems an agreement in order to share the unexpected costs regarding the supply of three propulsion nuclear submarines and 18 reconnaissance planes, assigned... more
AerospaceRussia will send two astronauts on the Iss in May
Moscow, Russia - They'll relieve the 3 cosmonauts on the space station
In a declaration released today in Moscow, the director of the Russian Space agency Yuri Koptev has asserted that a crew of two Russian astronauts will leave for the Iss (International Space Station) about... more
AerospaceChina is training 14 astronauts
Beijing, China - Men who will leave in autumn with Shenzhou V are among them
They are training in Beijing’s suburb, are all under the 30 years, are approximately one meter and 70 tall, around the 65 Kg weigh and have 1.000 hours of flight. They are the 14 war pilots that China i... more
AerospaceColumbia re-entered in the atmosphere with devastating leak
New York, USA – The Investigating Committee has formulated the first conclusion
In the re-entered Columbia brought a devastating leak. Inside the left wing and probably also in the left wheel, air entered in high temperature. The temperature’s increases inside the shuttle would h... more
AerospaceStill postponed Ariane-4 launch
Kourou, French Guayana - Once again the extreme weather the cause of the postponement
For the third time in three days the bad weather has overtaken the technology and therefore from the base of Kourou it has had to suspend the launch of the space carrier Ariane-4, that would have to carry... more
AerospaceThe Columbia’s undercarriage would have been damaged during the launch
Houston, USA - Hypothesis is in an e-mail
The hypothesis of a Columbia’s undercarriage breakdown is an e-mail object, sent during the mission of the Shuttle, among Nasa’s technicians, than circulated yesterday in the American space agency env... more
AerospaceIss’ astronauts remember with anguish the Columbia’s tragedy
Houston, USA - They have declared to be disposed to remain a year in the space
Yesterday was the first time that Iss’ (International Space Station) astronauts have spoken about the Columbia’s tragedy. During the press conference the three astronauts have told the shock tried at... more
AerospacePostponed the Ariane 4 launch, to try again tomorrow
Kourou, French Guayana - Too strong the wind to perform the launch
Because of the strong wind the launch of Ariane 4 previewed for this morning has been sent back but it will be tried again tomorrow, always from the launch site in Kourou, in the French Guayana. This... more
AerospaceThe Columbia inquiry commission is hunting the private films
Washington, USA - An enormous image mosaic is being constructed
"What we are making is to create an enormous image mosaic, films and telemetric datas that follow the Shuttle’s way from when it has flown over the California coast until we have lost the contacts". T... more
AerospaceA Russia-Esa agreement has been signed to launch Soyuz from the Kourou European base
Paris, France – Yesterday in Paris the sign
An agreement, signed yesterday in Paris by the Russian Foreign Minister, Igor Ivanov and by the European Space Agency (Esa) General Manager, Antonio Rodotà, has established that in future the Russian's... more
AerospaceWaste water vent was the probable cause of the Columbia tragedy
Houston, USA - The experts do not exclude the hypothesis
It would be the "Waste water vent", a mixture of urine and water expelled by Shuttle and created by the solar cells, the mysterious object recorded by Nasa’s instruments near the Shuttle, before the t... more
AerospaceThe Shuttle’s left wing and one of the 300 control system box have been recovered
Houston, USA – The fragments found are 12.000
Yesterday, one of the 300 Columbia’s control system and a part of Shuttle’s left wing has been recovered. The fragments exploded in the tragic incident on February 1. Initially Nasa's experts had spo... more
AerospaceToday official ceremony for Ilan Ramon, tomorrow the burial in Galilea
Tel Aviv, Israel - All the highest charges of the state were present
Israel President Moshe, Prime Minister, Ariel Sharon, beyond numerous Armed Forces exponents have gone in Lod military base, near Tel Aviv, to give the extreme salute to Ilan Ramon. It was as Israel has... more
AerospaceColumbia’s door has been found
Houston, USA - The fragment was in Nacogdoches (Texas)
According to Nacogdoches sheriff, in Texas, the Shuttle's door and its hydraulic mechanism of opening would be intact. The NASA experts have found, in the little town of Texas, the access door for Columbia’s c... more
AerospaceA new crew is going to begin the training for next Shuttle launch
Houston, USA - The shuttle would have to leave after the summer
"My job is to prepare well my group, without remembering about what was happened. We cannot allow to make it. I have to be ready for Nasa ok and when a new Shuttle will be ready to take off". This is... more
AerospaceShuttle tragedy: the supposition of a crash against a space detritus is reinforcing
Houston, USA - A Nasa relation puts in guard against the risks of the "space garbage"
"We have catalogued about 9000 objects of land origin that turn over our head. There are fragments of the diameter from ten centimeters and over , for those smallest ones we are not able to characterize... more
AerospaceThe seven Columbia victims remains have been recovered
Houston, USA – The statement has been comunicated by Nasa
"The remains will be given to their families soon". This is Frederick Gregory’s declaration, Nasa vice administrator. The American space agency, in fact, said that all the seven Columbia astronaut’s rem... more
AerospaceColumbia crew knew their fate
Washington, USA- Probably the space garbage has been the tragedy cause
According to the reconstruction supplied from NASA to Eliezer Wolferman, Israeli Ilan Ramon’s father, the astronaut died in the Columbia’s tragedy, the shuttle crash could have been provoked by a small met... more
AerospaceThe Columbia tragedy has not been provoked by tank’s detritus
Houston, USA - The Nasa program space leader excludes Hipotesys
"It is not sense that a detritus has been the cause of the loss of Columbia and its crew. There is a lacking connection, but we think there is other ". This is the Ron Dittemore’s declaration, the Nasa s... more
AerospaceA new comet for "Rosetta" probe
Rome, Italy - The launch will not take off before an year
The launch towards the Wirtanen comet, previewed for half January, is sent back for problems to the Arianes 5 vector, but the interplanetary probe "Rosetta" will have a new objective. The list of the comets... more
AerospaceIn 1989 three aliens flew over a Russian atomic polygon
Moscow, Russia - The statement is in the secret Kgb archives
According to the Russian daily newspaper "Komsomolskaya Pravda", the aliens exist and often with their spaceships they have flew over Russia. The documents published by the daily newspaper come from Kgb... more
AerospaceRecovered the remains of Israeli astronaut
Houston, USA- This morning Nasa has informed the Israeli defense
" This morning, Nasa’s authorities have informed the representatives of the Israeli forces of defense that the body of Ilan Ramon, the pilot died in the Columbia disaster, has been identified". This i... more
AerospaceNasa knew the vulnerability of the Shuttle’s wings
Houston, USA – A 9 years ago study underlined the danger
According to Paul Fishbeck, an engineering professor of Carnegie Mellon University, who had headed a study on the damages caused by detritus in the first fifty shuttle launches, Nasa knew the relative... more
AerospaceThe image of Columbia’s wing is not reliable
Milan, Italy - The Italian astronaut Umberto Guidoni has doubts about the photo
"I have doubts that it is the Columbia’s wing of and I believe that those are not leaks. I believe that to launch in appraisals with insufficient images without details, is not easy. I’m in the opinion tha... more
AerospaceThe carrier that brought refuelling to the Iss has docked with success
Moscow, Russia - The cargo will guarantee an autonomy of various weeks
According to the sources of the Russian space control center Rosaviakosmos in Koriolov, the dock maneuver of the Russian carrier Progress, that carried refuelling to the Iss, has happened at 14,50 GT.... more
AerospaceThe image of Columbia’s wing is not reliable(2): the confirmation by the Iss experts
Milan, Italy - Italian Space Agency responsible for Iss has communicated the news
The doubts manifested by Italian astronaut, Umberto Guidoni, about the photo that shows the presumed leaks on Columbia’s wing and that is going around the world, have found confirmation from the Iss e... more
AerospaceAfter Columbia crash, Iss is in risk
London, United Kingdom - The International Space Station could pay the harder consequences of the Shuttle crash
According to the British newspaper "Guardian" Nasa would risk to lose also the International Space Station (Iss), orbiting about 180 miles far from the Earth. This hypothesis would be the consequence of... more
AerospaceColumbia's fate already set? (2): sceptical former Italian astronaut
Roma, Italy - Too little the proofs, but it's going ahead
According to some declarations of the Italian former-astronaut Maurizio Cheli, who participated in 1996 to a Columbia mission, there would be serious doubts care the responsibilities on the incident of... more
AerospaceColumbia's fate already set?
Washington, Usa - A crack on the left wing, maybe Nasa knew
It was known that something was wrong at the moment of the launch, than the left wing of Columbia space shuttle was damaged while taking off, because of a material block that has been detached from the... more
AerospaceRussia will not renounce at the tourist space flights
Moscow, Russia - For the moment they have suspended
The Russian Space Agency has communicated today that it will continue to carry out the commercial launches towards the orbiting base Iss, those with tourists aboard of the shuttles Soyuz, also if the... more
AerospaceThe new Israeli astronaut will be Itzhak Mayo and could leave with Chinese mission
Tel Aviv, Israel - It had been trained replace Ilan Ramon
"The Human adventure in the space will continue, as it will continue the USA-Israel cooperation in this effort. The day will come in which other Israeli astronauts will be launched in the space. We are... more
AerospaceFirst hypotheses take shape on the Columbia disaster (2): Bush asks for more money for Nasa
Washington, Usa - to be verified also the consequences of the last budget cuts
America is ready to continue its space dream and for will of Bush president Nasa will receive an injection of USD 470m in order to upgrade its activity specially in the shuttle program. According to... more
AerospaceFirst hypotheses take shape on the Columbia disaster
Washington, Usa - High temperature and an irregular rake some of the possible causes
There're the stars, but they are not those of the American flag, but those falling of "Columbia" debris over Texas sky. Many American newspapers made this sad reference of the tragedy that has happened... more
AerospaceFirst hypotheses take shape on the Columbia disaster (3): Bush to honour the deads
Washington, Usa - Cosmonauts' remains have been collected
Some Columbia astronauts' remains have been recovered but the identification could be only made through opportune analyses, that will be conducted at Dover Air Force Base, the only one equipped for the... more
AerospaceNo problem for the Russian rocket to reach Iss
Moscow, Russia - Too uncertain the future of the aerospace field
It has lifted off without problems from Baikonur's cosmodrome the Russian cargo Progress that will carry the supplies for the astronauts who currently are on the Iss (International Space Station). The... more
AerospaceEads arrives to Astrium total control
Paris, France - The operation allows Eads to enter in the military program Skynet 5 with 100%
"Eads believes firmly in the space, above all in its military dimension". This is the Jean-Louis Gregerin comment, director of the strategic coordination of the European group, after the acquisition of... more
AerospaceColumbia: good results for Israeli climate experiment
Cape Canaveral, USA – Space shuttle landing is previewed for tomorrow
The space shuttle Columbia mission proceeds smoothly and it is running towards the end. The astronauts have carried out an experiment on the study of tropical fires influence on the Earth climate. Israeli... more
AerospaceIsraeli astronaut looks at Middle East immage from the space
Cape Canaveral, Usa - Columbia landing has been previewed for Saturday
"It’s wonderful, pacific, beautiful and fragile". This the Israeli astronaut Ilan Ramon comment about the Earth image from the space. On board of Columbia, he has expressed the hope that his country a... more
AerospaceThe French space agency President resigned
Paris, France – He has directed the agency for 7 years
"CNES (National Center of Space Studies) is facing of important challenges and I would like to get its. Unfortunately, I have not the indispensable instruments to continue". This is the Alain Bensoussan... more
AerospaceFrance aims to redefine his role in European space activities
Paris, France – "It is time for action" said the Frence’s Minister for Research and new technologies
"With the ongoing Convention on the future of Europe and ESA ministerial council meet taking place in spring 2003, It is time for us to take action". This is the statement of Claudie Haigneré, the Frence’s Mi... more
AerospaceColumbia remembers the victims of 1986 shuttle explosion
Cape Canaveral, USA - In meditation for the seven astronauts who lost the life
A minute of silence for the seven astronauts died 17 years ago in the space shuttle Challanger incident. For Columbia crew was the manner to remember the colleagues died in 1986, January 28th, for the... more
AerospaceBoeing will launch two new satellites for the Us armed forces
Saint Louis, Usa - The satellites will concern the GPS system
During the daytime of today is previewed the launch of two new satellites for the Us armed forces, that will be made by the aerospace base of Cape Canaveral, in Florida. The launch has been organized... more
AerospaceA chess match among the stars
Cape Canaveral, USA - A Monday without experiments for Columbia
For the seven Columbia astronauts, yesterday, was the first day of rest. A pause moment, after days of intense experiments, than scientists have used to communicate with the three astronauts on board of... more
AerospaceA new space shuttle will be proposed by Russia to Esa
Moscow, Russia – It could be used also for the tourism
Nikolai Panickin, the Russian scientific Center of mechanical construction industry assistant manager has announced that Russia wants to propose to the European space agency (Esa) to develop a new multifunctional... more
AerospaceColumbia: arc of light videotaped by astronauts
Cape Canaveral, USA - Mission proceeds smoothly
"Two nights ago over Africa there was an extraordinary image. We saw a huge horizontal line of glow air which has been brightened by lightning below it which extended to several hundred miles horizontally... more
AerospaceEuropean Commission launches a consultation round about European space strategy
Brussels, Belgium - The meetings should end within May 2003
After the publication of the "Green book", presented by the commissioner for research, the Belgian Philippe Bosquin, the European Commission is thinking to the necessity of relaunching the debate about... more
AerospaceColumbia (2): Israeli astronaut shows the Torah from the space
Cape Canaveral, Usa - The book is a gift of an Holocaust survivor scientist
Before the Columbia launch, Joachim Joseph, a Tel Aviv University scientist, who assists the mission from Nasa control in Maryland, has given to Israeli Ilan Ramon the Torah, the first five books of the... more
AerospaceColumbia: the astronauts are searching a new scent
Cape Canaveral, USA –The experiment was commissioned by a famous company
Experiments continue on board of Columbia space shuttle, that has reached half mission. Last Wednesday the astronauts have collected essential oils and flowers bloom in the small space greenhouse constructed... more
AerospaceNew Columbia experiment for the study of electrical phenomena
Cape Canaveral, USA – Cameras captured electrical particles images
"This is the first time that we have succesfully taken such images with a calibrated instrument from the Shuttle and it’s causing really great excitement with our colleagues around the world". This is t... more