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AerospaceTechnical table in order to define the Lazio plan for ISS
Rome, Italy - The Space mission that should have to leave the next April, with the Italian astronaut Vittori participation
Yesterday in Rome is re-united for the first time and will finish today the technical table that will consider the Lazio space mission plan, which the Italian astronaut, Roberto Vittori, will participate,... more
AerospaceLazio Region-Finmeccanica agreement for the new regional excellence aerospace pole
Rome, Italy - Employment opportunities are increasing, also thanks to the development of important programmes such as the Galileo satellite system
A final agreement has been achieved for the creation in Lazio Region of an excellence aerospace sector pole (see for details AVIONEWS). A specific memorandum of understanding has been signed by Lazio Region... more
AerospaceItaly and the GMES satellite system (3): a protagonist in Europe in developing the related project
Capua, Italy – The country aims to achieve a leading role in designing this programme
On the occasion of the first Italian meeting on the GMES programme (Capua, May 21 2004) occurred at CIRA’s headquarter (Italian Centre for Aerospace Research), the report carried out in order to unveil n... more
AerospaceTesting phase of Goce satellite project at the start-up
Turin, Italy – Sent in Holland the satellite structural model
The mechanical tests of the structural model of the satellite Goce (gravity field and steady state ocean circulation explorer) will be held at the European Space Agency named ESTEC (European Space Research... more
AerospaceLazio Region promotes an ESA's space mission
New York, USA - Italian astronaut could perform experiments requested by Lazio's research centres and universities
On the occasion of an exhibition entitled "Lazio, Rome and beyond" being occurring in New York, Region authority's delegation is promoting, also considering the foundation of an aerospace technological... more
AerospaceFinmeccanica one of the finalists for Galileo
Brussels, Belgium - It participates together with Vinci concessions and Alcatel
The European Commission will now start the "competitive negotiations" procedure to make its final choice about which group will operate the European satellite navigation system, Galileo. The three semifinalists... more
AerospaceAgreement on Arianespace program financing maybe in the next weeks
Paris, France - It has been said by Yves Le Gall
After Arianespace recovery that, after the loss reported in the past years, balanced out in 2003 and already shows and agenda full of orders for the launch of 33 satellites of EUR 3bn value, Italy could... more
AerospaceSHUTTLE ENDEAVOUR: TOMORROW THE ITALIAN ASTRONAUT GUIDONI WILL INSTALL ''RAFFAELLO''
HOUSTON, USA, The space shuttle docked to the International Space Station ISS since Saturady morning, and already yesterday the astronauts started to install the equipments carried by the "Endeavour".... more
AerospaceLAMBERTO DINI: THE ITALIAN GOVERNMENT IS PROUD OF GUIDONI AND ''RAFFAELLO''
CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA, Italian Foreign Minister, Lamberto Dini, now at Cape Canaveral, during a press conference,yesterday evening, declared that "the Italian Government, and all the country, is proud... more
AerospaceDEBRIEFINGS STARTED TO VALUE ''LEONARDO'' AT NASA
WASHINGTON D.C., At NASA a series of debriefings relative to the evaluation of the module MPML (Multi Purpose Logistic Module) "Leonardo", built by Alenia Spazio, evaluation operated during the recent... more
AerospaceDISCOVERY SPACE SHUTTLE LANDED AT CAPE CANAVERAL
CAPE CANAVERAL, USA, The space shuttle Discovery landed at 2,31, local time, at the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral, in Florida. The touchdown was delayed of an hour because of bad weather.The space... more
AerospaceASTRONAUTS MAKE RECORD SPACEWALK TO INSTALL LEONARDO
CAPE CANAVERAL, American astronauts have completed the longest spacewalk in history, lasting almost nine hours. Astronauts Jim Voss and Susan Helms have been installing new hardware on the International... more
AerospaceDISCOVERY BLASTS OFF
CAPE CANAVERAL, USA, The space shuttle Discovery lifted off to deliver a new crew to the international space station (SS). Expedition One astronauts will return to earth next week. The primary objective... more
AerospaceCUTS ON NASA FINANCIAL AIDS FOR ISS
WASHINGTON D.C., Bush administration reduced financial aids for International Space Station of 4 USDbn, about Nasa requests for U.S. participation to production of station systems. Cuts will have effects... more
AerospaceITALIAN-BUILT MODULE LEONARDO TO BE LAUNCHED ON THURSDAY
CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA, Space shuttle Discovery is to be launched after tomorrow from Kennedy Space Center on a mission named STS 102. Discovery will have to deliver a relief crew to Space Station Alpha... more
AerospaceFINMECCANICA TO FOCUS ON SPACE AND DEFENSE
MILAN, Giuseppe Bono, Finmeccanica SpA chief executive, speaking in an interview with Il Sole 24 Ore, said the company is to focus on the core business of aerospace and defense in the near future. This... more
Aerospace"DONATELLO" LEAVED FOR CAPE CANAVERAL
TORINO, ITALY, The module MPLM "Donatello", the last one of the three Italian Space Agency pressurized modules realized by Alenia Spazio, leaved yesterday for Cape Canaveral from Torino-Caselle airport... more