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AerospaceJAPANESE SATELLITE RE-ENTRY COULD POSE PROBLEMS
TOKYO, Japanese space officials said that a satellite that is expected to re-enter the atmosphere today could pose danger. Not the whole satellite could burn up in the atmosphere. The map showed that the... more
AerospacePENTAGON POSTPONES MISSILE INTERCEPT TEST
WASHINGTON, US military officials had to postpone the missile defense test scheduled on Saturday due to the bad weather over the Vandenberg air base in California. The test, which is a part of the U.S.... more
AerospaceFURTHER DELAY IN ENDEAVOUR LAUNCH
CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA, Nasa sources announced today that there will be a further delay in the launch of the Shuttle Endeavour. Initially the lauch was expected for last night, but after a failed connection... more
AerospacePROGRESS FAILS TO DOCK AT ISS (2): 24 HOUR DELAY FOR LAUNCH OF ENDEAVOU
CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA, According to NASA sources, the launch of the Shuttle Endeavour, scheduled for tonight, has been delayed by 24 hours, due to the incorrect docking of the Russian ship Progress with... more
AerospacePROGRESS FAILS TO DOCK AT ISS
MOSCOW, RUSSIA, According to reports from Russian mission control, the space ship Progress M1-7 failed to engage correctly with the International Space Station. The problem, which is currently under investigation... more
AerospaceINCREASED SECURITY MEASURES AT CAPE CANAVERAL
CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA, Due to the launch of the Shuttle Endeavour, scheduled for tonight but delayed by 24 hours after the incorrect docking of the Russian spaceship Progress with the International Space... more
AerospaceARIANE-4 LAUNCHES DIRECT TV SATELLITE INTO ORBIT
PARIS, Arianespace industry announced that the space rocket Ariane-4 has launched into orbit a Direct Tv satellite produced by Boeing Co. The rocket was launched from Kourou air base in French Guyana.... more
AerospaceUNPRECEDENTED SECURITY FOR ENDEAVOUR LAUNCH
CAPE CANAVERAL, Security tight is expected for the launch into orbit of the shuttle Edeavour this evening at 7,41 pm. Extra security measures will include fighter jets, helicopter patrols, SWAT teams,... more
AerospaceENVISAT, THE LARGEST EUROPEAN SATELLITE, WILL BE LAUNCHED IN THE FIRST 2002
FRASCATI, ROMA, It will be launched in the first of 2002 the largest European-built satellite, Envisat, worth over 2,3 EURbn, which will explore the Earth's surface to analyze the environmental situation... more
AerospaceLOCKHEED MARTIN AND TRW WIN USAF CONTRACT
WASHINGTON, Lockheed Martin and TRW have been awarded a $2,7 bn deal to develop next generation communications satellite system. The new system, named Advanced Extremely High Frequency, will employ the... more
AerospaceBUSH APPOINTS THE NEW NASA DIRECTOR
WASHINGTON, USA, U.S. President George W. Bush has appointed Sean O' Keefe as new Nasa director. O'Keefe, who substitutes the resigning former director Dan Goldin, is a president Bush key advisor,and he... more
AerospaceNEW CHAIRMAN FOR ITALIAN SPACE AGENCY
ROME, Professor Sergio Vetrella was appointed new chairman for the Italian Space Agency. Vetrella is member of italian delegation at European Space Agency, since last year, of Joint Space Strategy Advisory... more
AerospaceSOYUZ BACK ON THE EARTH, LANDING EXPECTED IN A FEW HOURS
RUSSIA, The Soyuz Tm-32 space vehicle will land in Kazakistan in a few hours, after to have leaved the International Space Station this morning. The crew, one French and two Russian astronauts, spent ten... more
AerospaceMARS ODYSSEY ARRIVES TO MARS
USA, Mars Odyssey spacecraft reached Mars orbit last night after a journey of about 285 million miles. Matt Landano, Odissey's project manager for NASA said he was "proud and happy to report that Odyssey... more
AerospaceINDIA LAUNCHES THREE SATELLITES WITH A SINGLE ROCKET
NEW DELHI, INDIA, India's space agency announced that has been launched yesterday a rocket PSLV-C3 carrying three satellites, from the spaceport at Sriharikota, about 60 miles (100 kilometers) north of... more
AerospaceNASA KEPT SECRET ON A SATELLITES RE-ENTRY WARNING
USA, According to Nasa sources, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration kept secret on an about 200 pages document, refusing to release it to public. This document concerns the hazards from... more
AerospaceMALAYSIA TO LAUNCH EIGHT SATELLITES
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia would launch eight small satellites soon, the Bernama news agency reported. They will be used for earth observation and digital communications. "To ensure that these satellites benefit... more
AerospaceRUSSIA PLANS MODERNIZATION OF ITS AGING SPY SATELLITE FLEET
MOSCOW, RUSSIA, According to Gen. Anatoly Perminov, chief of the Russian space forces, this is the best moment to increase the nation's modernization of its aging spy satellite fleet to get more information... more
AerospaceMAYBE POSTPONED SHUTTLE LAUNCH, DUE TO DEFECTIVE HOLES
CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA, Slightly irregularities in bolt holes sipporting one of the engine of the space could affect the next scheduled launch to the international space station in November. The defective... more
AerospaceMETEOR SHOWER JEOPARDIZES SATELLITES
LONDON, An upcoming meteor shower, expected between 17 and 19 November, could threaten satellites, astronomers said. Most particles are reported to be smaller than a grain of sand, but "a direct impact... more
AerospaceU.S. SATELLITES REPROGRAMMED TO MAINTAIN SURVEILLANCE ON BIN LADEN
WASHINGTON, USA, According to Pentagon sources, US spy satellites have been given new instructions by ground control facilities to concentrate their attention on Afghanistan and the search for Osama Bin... more
AerospaceMIRCORP TO LAUNCH PRIVATE SPACE STATION IN 2004
MOSCOW, President Jeffrey Manber told Interfax that MirCorp company design, build, launch and operate the world's first private space station Mini Station 1, MirCorp by 2004. The station will have a 15... more
AerospaceCHINA TO PRODUCE SMALL SATELLITES
PEKING, China has opened its first state-owned satellite manufacturing plant in Beijing to build six to eight small commercial satellites a year for such purposes as mobile communications or environmental... more
AerospaceINTELSAT LAUNCHED INTO ORBIT
FRENCH GUIANA, The Ariane-4 rocket launched into orbit the second in a new series of INTELSAT satellites this morning from the European Space Agency launch center in Kourou, French Guiana. The INTELSAT... more
AerospaceDISCOVERY BACKS HOME
USA, Space shuttle Discovery yesterday landed at Kennedy Space Center after a 12-day mission. The shuttle delivered a new crew, called Expedition Three, to space station Alpha and picked up Expedition... more
AerospaceJAPANESE AIRLINES INTERESTED TO SPACE TOURISM
TOKYO, JAPAN, According to the announcement made by the Nippon Aeronautical Foundation, Masaru Saito, has been created a research group to investigate on the feasibility of a reusable aerospace aircraft... more
AerospaceGENESIS IS EXPECTED TO START THIS EVENING
CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA, The Genesis probe, which departure is expected for this evening from Cape Canaveral, after the postponing of Monday due to technical problems to the booster Delta II, will be the... more
AerospaceNASA "FORGOT" TO HAVE DISCOVERED LIFE ON MARS 26 YEAR AGO?
USA, According to a Nasa reasercher, the neurobiologist Joseph Miller, a new analysis of the Viking probe experiments held on Mars 26 years ago would reveal the presence on "evident" life on the Red Planet.... more
AerospaceONLY AN HALF OF RUSSIAN SPACE TEST SUCCESSFULLY SUCCEDEED.
MOSCOW, RUSSIA, According to Planetary Society sources, only an half of the Russian space test of Saturday successfully succedeed, as the launch of the booster, a modified ICBM carrying a space vehicle,... more
AerospaceRUSSIA AND USA TO CONTINUE TALKS ABOUT SPACE SHIELD
USA, Russian Foreign minister Ivanov and US Secretary of State Colin Powell set the agenda for the meetings scheduled in the next days. The main issues will include the space shield and the reduction... more
AerospaceSHUTTLE ATLANTIS RETURNS HOME
CAPE CANAVERAL, Space shuttle Atlantis yesterday landed at Kennedy Space Center at about 11:39 p.m. EDT after a day of delay due to the bad weather. The five Atlantis astronauts spent 12 days in orbit... more
AerospaceTHE NEW ATV MODULE LEAVED TURIN
TURIN, ITALY, The new space module ATV, Automated Transfer Vehicle, leaved yesterday Turin, to reach Estec Center of the European Space Agency, in The Netherlands. The module, projected to transport supplies... more
Aerospace24-HOURS DELAY FOR ATLANTIS LANDING DUE TO BAD WEATHER
USA, The landing of the Atlantis shuttle, coming back from a mission on the ISS, has been postponed of 24 hours, due the bad weather condition in the zone of the landing. The shuttle carries down on the... more
AerospaceWATER PRESENCE ON MARS SURFACE CONFIRMED
., It could be a further possibility of a life presence on the "Red Planet" the confirmation from Mars Global Surveyor probe, which is trnasmitting images from planet's surface, that several million of... more
AerospaceFOR THE SECOND TIME, RUSSIAN LAUNCHED A CIVIL SATELLITES FROM A SUBMARINE
MOSCOW, RUSSIA, For the second time, Russian have launched a civil satellites from a nuclear submarine, the Boris Soglebsk, sailing in the Barents Sea. The satellite, Russian made, is an experimental one,... more
AerospaceNEW SPACE WALK FOR ALPHA STATION ASTRONAUTS
USA, Mike Gernhardt and Jim Reilly, two astronauts of space shuttle Atlantis, conducted their second spacewalk of the scheduled mission to hang two of four high-pressure gas tanks on Alpha. The remaining... more
AerospaceSPACE SHIELD MISSILE INTERCEPT TEST FAKE WARHEAD
USA, A target missile launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base, a Minuteman II booster with a simulated warhead, has been intercepted during a test, costed 100 USDm, in which a interceptor missile, launched... more
AerospaceRTEMIS SATELLITE SENT INTO WRONG ORBIT
KOUROU, FRENCH GUIANA, The satellite Artemis, launched from Kourou base in French Guiana, was sent into a wrong orbit and now it is in much lower orbits than the geostationary positions they were meant... more
AerospaceATLANTIS SHUTTLE: A ''PERFECT'' LAUCH, ALSO IS THREATEN BY BAD WEATHER
CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA, Atlantis Shuttle lauch has been performed "perfectly", as reported by a Nasa spokesman whch has also declared that the launch has been threatened by the bad wether condisiton in... more
AerospaceONLY ACCIDENTS FEAR BLOCKS THE NUCLEAR ROCKETS USE
USA, According to Nasa sources, is only the fears of crashes and accidents causing possible serious environmental contamination has led the strenght opposition to the use of nuclear booster which could... more
AerospaceALTITUDE RECORD ATTEMPT FOR NASA SOLAR POWERED WING
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, With its new giant solar-powered wing Helios, Nasa will attempt to break the previous altitude record for such aircrafts. THe Helios, a 82 meter span all-wing aircraft, is powered... more
AerospacePRECISION CASTPARTS CORP. SIGNS LONG-TERM AGREEMENT WITH FIATAVIO
PORTLAND, "Precision Castparts Corp. has signed a five-year agreement with FiatAvio of Turin, Italy, to manufacture aerospace and aeroderivative investment castings, valued at approximately $130 million... more
AerospaceMAP LAUNCHED SATURDAY TO MONITOR BIG BANG AFTERGLOW
CAPE CANAVERAL, Nasa's MAP, Microwave Anisotropy Probe, blasted off at 3:46 p.m. EDT Saturday aboard a Delta 2 rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The probe will look for the oldest... more
AerospaceNASA ASK FINANCIAL AIDS TO ESA AND JAPAN SPACE AGENCY.
LE BOURGET, PARIS, Nasa sources revealed that has been requested a financial aid to Esa, European Space Agency and to Japanese Space Agency in order to pay to Boeing the modules which Seattle-based industry... more
AerospaceNEW ''ECOLOGIC'' MISSILE ENGINE BY BOEING
LE BOURGET, PARIS, Boeing Aerospace sources informed that Seattle based industry have developed a new high-power missile engine for Delta IV booster, which utilizes simply only liquid hydrogen and liquid... more
AerospaceRUSSIA HAS NO MORE OBSERVATION SATELLITES
LE BOURGET, PARIS, According to rumours at the Le Bourget Air Show, seems that Russia has lost all of its observation satellites, after that the last two have lost orbit due to lack of fuel. After the... more
AerospaceNEW SHUTTLE NOZZLE DEVELOPMENT ASSIGNED TO AEROJET
SACRAMENTO, USA, U.S. aerospace research and development company Aerojet won a USD5m contract from NASA to study the feasibility of developing a channel wall nozzle to replace the tube nozzle in the Space... more
AerospaceCARGO SHIP PROGRESS M1-6 DOCKS WITH ISS
MOSCOW, The cargo ship Progress M1-6 moored with ISS at the ISS at 4:24 a.m. Moscow time, as reported by a spokeswoman for Mission Control. The cargo brought fuel, food, water and parcels for the crew,... more
AerospaceANOTHER ITALIAN ASTRONAUT WILL JOIN A MISSION TO ISS
ROME, Roberto Vittori will be the second italian astronaut to join a mission to the International Space Staion after Umberto Guidoni. Vittori, cosmonaut of European Space Agency, will go into space with... more
AerospaceRUSSIA HAS LAUNCHED THE SPACECRAFT WHICH WILL DELIVER COMPONENTS AND FOOD TO ISS
MOSCOW, Russia has launched last night the Progress-M1 transport spacecraft from the Baikonur launching ground in Kazakhistan. The spacecraft will dock the ISS on wednesday to deliver air components, equipment... more