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AerospaceThe "Soyuz" spacecraft is hooked to the ISS
The new astronauts have arrived - VIDEO
After a six-hour journey, on September 25th, the "Soyuz" spaceship docked with the International Space Station (ISS) carrying the first UAE astronaut Hazzaa Ali Almansoori, the American Jessica Meir and... more
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AerospaceAVIO and UNOOSA: to provide "Access to space for all"
Untied at the UN General Assembly
The United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) and Avio join forces at the 74th UN General Assembly to announce an agreement to cooperate on providing institutions from UN Member States, in... more
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AerospaceSecond attempt for the "White Stork"
Take-off of the Japanese cargo ship for astronauts - VIDEO
Today on the ramp of the space base of the island of Tanegashima in southern Japan, the launch of the "White stork" rocket (also known as "Kounotori 8" or "HTV-8") will be retried, a Japanese spacecraft... more
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AerospaceThales Alenia Space inaugurates site in Belgium
For the automated production of photovoltaic assemblies for satellite solar panels
Thales Alenia Space (TAS), joint-venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), today inaugurated a new plant in Hasselt, Belgium, dedicated to the automated production of photovoltaic assemblies (PVA),... more
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AerospaceESA "Euclid" mission on track in TAS’ clean room
Its launch is scheduled for 2022
"Euclid" is an ESA (European Space Agency) astronomy and astrophysics mission designed to help us better understand the nature of dark energy and dark matter. Thales Alenia Space -TAS-, joint-venture between... more
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AerospaceISS: experiments to understand the universe and figure out man
The next launch on September 25th
Isaac Asimov wrote "in every century people have thought they understood the universe at last, and in every century they were proved to be wrong. It follows that the one thing we can say about our modern... more
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AerospaceThales Alenia Space releases fully digital satellite
To address fast moving market needs
Thales Alenia Space (TAS), joint-venture (jv) between Thales (67 %) and Leonardo (33 %), launches its new Space Inspire satellite product line (INstant SPace Inorbit REconfiguration) which allows seamless... more
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AerospaceJapan: fire on the space launch pad
Interruption of the supply mission for the crew ISS - VIDEO
In Japan, a fire broke out on the launch pad of the Tanegashima Island space base: this forced the interruption of a refuelling mission that involved the launch of the rocket called "White Stork" (also... more
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AerospacePlanet "K2-18b": are we not alone?
Discovered water on a celestial body at 110 light years
The presence of water and hydrogen was discovered on the planet "K2-18b", 110 light years away, with a mass 8 times larger than the Earth, and this condition could favor the birth of new life forms. The... more
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AerospaceAn enlighted galaxy by immensity
Scientists try to understand the motivations
The "Fireworks" galaxy (scientific name "Ngc 6946"), about 22 million light years from Earth, observed by NASA "Nustar" and "Chandra" telescopes appeared for 10 days strangely illuminated with X-rays blue... more
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AerospaceMilitary communications services marketing with the Syracuse IV system
Partnership established between Telespazio and Airbus
Telespazio and Airbus have set up a partnership to market military telecommunications services using the future Syracuse IV satellites. This partnership will lead to the creation of France’s leading pr... more
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Aerospace8 asteroids will "touch" today the Earth
The celestial bodies have not increased, but now we can see them better
Today on September 9 a group of eight asteroids will "touch" the Earth, but only two of these are considered "potentially dangerous": to be classified as such they must pass at a distance less than seven... more
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AerospaceThe Indian lunar dream is not broken yet
ISRO will try to re-establish contact for two weeks with the lander
After Russia, the United States and China, India could become the fourth country to "set foot" on the Moon, but we will have to wait for new communications to understand if the dream broked on September... more
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AerospaceSpace clashes: ESA risks an accident with Space X
A smart maneuver avoids the impact
Today, on September 3, the European Space Agency (ESA) was forced to make a maneuver to avoid clashing with a spaceship of the "Starlink" project, a satellite internet connection plan developed by the... more
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Aerospace"Starhopper" passed the test
A jump of 150 meters brings us closer to Mars - VIDEO
"Starhopper" by Elon Musk, CEO of "SpaceX", a prototype of the module on which the lower part of "Starship" will be based, a shuttle that has the ambition to arrive on Mars (see AVIONEWS) has passed one... more
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AerospaceExoMars rover leaves UK for testing ahead of launch
Ahead of delivery to Thales Alenia Space
The European Space Agency’s ExoMars rover is leaving the UK for Airbus in Toulouse where it will undergo crucial testing ahead of delivery to Thales Alenia Space. The ExoMars rover “Rosalind Franklin” will b... more
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AerospaceThe "Soyuz MS-14" spacecraft has managed to dock
The "Skybot" robot has arrived at its destination
This morning on August 27 the "Soyuz MS-14" spacecraft with the humanoid "Skybot F-850" finally managed to dock at the "Zvezda" module of the International Space Station -ISS- (see AVIONEWS) after a... more
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AerospaceRoscosmos, NASA and ESA to the rescue for the "Skybot" robot
New attempt to dock the Russian spacecraft "Soyuz" - VIDEO
On August 27 at 5:15 am Italian time (6:15 am Moscow time and 11:12 pm of the previous day for the United States, USA) a new attempt will be made to allow the docking of the Russian spaceship "Soyuz MS-14",... more
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AerospaceAirbus built ExoMars rover gets its eyes
UK designed and built device integrated on it at industry in Stevenage
One of the key instruments on the European Space Agency’s (ESA) ExoMars rover, the Panoramic Camera (PanCam) has been fitted and integrated in the Airbus bio-burden cleanroom in Stevenage. Designed and b... more
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Aerospace"Stardust" in Antarctica
Discovered in the snow by Munich researchers
Identified by the researchers of the technical University of Munich "stardust" in Antarctica: from a supernova to the snow, the poetic vision of white of the Universe and the white of the Earth. 500 kilos... more
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AerospaceNASA: data revealed for life on Mars
New launches for the study of biochemical composition in 2020
The American Space Agency NASA has reconstructed part of the geological history of Mars, with a past characterized by storms of rain and running water: a condition that could have made possible the development... more
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AerospaceNASA: all set for tomorrow's space walk
The Hague and Morgan astronauts will install the docking system for the spacecraft
All set for the spacewalk of the astronauts Nick Hague and Andrew Morgan scheduled for tomorrow 21st August at 2:20 pm Italian time. The purpose of the release is the installation of the "Ida-3" coupling... more
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AerospaceIndia conquers the Moon
The "Chandrayaan-2" space probe has entered the lunar orbit - VIDEO
This morning, on August 20, after a month of space flight (see AVIONEWS) at 9:02 local time, the Indian space probe "Chandrayaan-2" was inserted into the lunar orbit. On September 7, if the mission will... more
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AerospaceAmazon and Deloitte will spearhead a search for new space technologies
The Gravity Challenge will solve real-world problems using cutting-edge space technology and data
The Gravity Challenge will bring together space thought leaders and businesses across eight industries to collaboratively solve real-world problems using cutting-edge space technology and data.To be held... more
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Aerospace"Hubble" captures an image of Jupiter with an unprecedented detail
The photo of the "Red Planet" published - VIDEO
A new image of Jupiter, the largest Planet in the Solar System, was captured in high definition by NASA's "Hubble" telescope. Taken from the "Wide Field Camera 3" on June 27th but released only on August... more
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AerospaceA "good morning" from the commander Luca Parmitano
Impressive image from the "Beyond" mission - IMAGE
While the "Beyond" mission of the European Space Agency (ESA) goes on (see AVIONEWS) the commander Luca Parmitano continues to send postcards from space with suggestive images that enchant his 589,000... more
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AerospaceThe second SpaceDataHighway satellite launched
On Ariane 5
The EDRS-C satellite, the second node of the SpaceDataHighway network (also known as EDRS, European Data Relay System), has been successfully launched into geostationary orbit at 31° East by an Ariane... more
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AerospaceThe Israeli AMOS-17 satellite has reached the space
Successful launch for the Falcon 9 - VIDEO
In the night between August 6 and 7, SpaceX by Elon Musk announced the launch of the Falcon 9 missile with an AMOS-17 satellite from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. Israeli company Spacecomm.... more
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AerospaceIntelsat 39 and EDRS-C satellites orbited
Third 2019 Ariane 5 flight -VIDEO
The third 2019 flight (105th mission overall) of the Ariane 5 launcher took place successfully during the night of the 6th of August from the Guyana Space Center (CSG) spaceport. The European launcher... more
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AerospaceKeplero's dream: the "Lightsail-2" solar sail works
The mission is a success - VIDEO
It will be possible to perform controlled flights in space thanks to solar energy: this is confirmed by the functionality of the "Lightsail-2" solar sail, brought into space on June 25 (see AVIONEWS),... more
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AerospaceOn August 6: launch of the EDRS satellite
Assembled to the rocket
On August 6 the EDRS-C satellite will be launched from the European spaceport of Kourou, in French Guyana, aboard an Ariane 5 rocket. On July 30, the assembly of the EDRS was carried out, which arises... more
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AerospaceAirbus brings a SMILE to ESA
It will study the interaction between the solar wind and Earth's magnetosphere
Airbus has been selected by the European Space Agency to build the European component of the SMILE satellite (Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer). SMILE will be the first joint satellite... more
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AerospacePhoto. JUICE starts its journey on Earth
The satellite’s inner structure is ready to be shipped
Airbus Defence and Space has completed the first step in the construction of the inner structure of the European Space Agency’s (ESA) JUICE satellite. This is the beginning of its Earthly journey through d... more
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AerospaceTelecommunications module ready for Euclid satellite integration
European mission will study dark energy and matter across the Universe
Thales Alenia Space (TAS) in Spain has delivered the communicationsmodule for the Euclid satellite to TAS’s Turin plant, where it will be integrated withthe service module. Euclid is a European Space A... more
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AerospaceAerospace. Protom-Embraer agreement: new employees in Brazil
Eighty units in the subsidiary Ambra by 2022
Protom's new framework agreement with Embraer, a contract that will see eighty new Protom resources committed by 2022. The first year of activity in Brazil of the Protom Group therefore concludes with... more
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AerospaceThe Milky Way's central bar has been reconstructed
First step to find out how it was formed and evolved - VIDEO
Thanks to a research carried out by the University of Barcelona coordinated by the astronomer Friedrich Anders, it was possible to make a 3D reconstruction of the galactic bar of the Milky Way: it was... more
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AerospaceA "Near Earth Asteroid" will come closer today
Nasa: space rock nearer than the Moon, larger than the Statue of Liberty - VIDEO
According to NASA, "2019 OD" is a taller asteroid of the Statue of Liberty, with a diameter between 52 and 120 meters, which will speed at 70,000 km/h and it will arrive on the afternoon of July 24th at... more
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AerospaceCDP and Leonardo strengthen their collaboration
The agreement includes establishing a Steering Committee
Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP) and Leonardo have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the aim of reinforcing synergies and strengthening activities in support of the national leader in the... more
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AerospaceTAS-Telespazio: contract signed with Italian Space Agency (Asi)
For the initial development of an innovative satellite system dubbed Ital-GovSatCom
The Space Alliance between Thales Alenia Space-TAS- (Thales 67%, Leonardo 33%) and Telespazio (Leonardo 67%, Thales 33%) announced today that it has signed a contract with the Italian Space Agency (ASI)... more
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Aerospace"Beyond" mission: Parmitano in space for 200 days
The world had its eyes glued to the live broadcast - VIDEO
On 20 July, at 6:28 pm, exactly 50 years after the first trip to the Moon, the "Soyuz" spaceship started marking the beginning of the "Beyond" mission. The live broadcast was also screened at the Maxxi,... more
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AerospaceMission "Beyond" is running out: on Saturday July 20 at 6:30 pm launch
Live streaming from the Italian Space Agency - VIDEO
On Saturday 20 July at 6:28pm, Italian time, exactly 50 years after "Apollo 11" which brought the first men to the Moon, the mission "Beyond" will start: astronaut Luca Parmitano with the American Andrew... more
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AerospaceThe spacecraft that will bring Parmitano on the ISS is rolled out
Rituals and curiosities from the Russian cosmodrome
On July 18 at 4:00 pm, at the Russian Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, the roll-out operations of of the Soyuz MS-13 were concluded. Also designated ISS flight 59S, Soyuz is a spaceflight which will... more
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AerospaceLeonardo celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Moon landing
Looking towards Mars and the future of space exploration
“That’s one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind". These are the famous words by Neil Armstrong in occasion of the first “walk” on lunar soil on 20 July 1969. One of the greatest scientific and eng... more
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Aerospace"Hubble" telescope makes an unexpected discovery around a black hole
Reference models for astronomers are in crisis
On 12 July, a team of researchers from the Earth space observatory discovered an accretion disk around a small black hole: presence generally possible only with supermassive black holes. According to theoretical... more
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AerospaceFrance: Macron approves the creation of a "space force"
Space in the future could become a battlefield
The President of France Emmanuel Macron said that the creation of a Space Command within the French Air Force to improve the country's defense capabilities was approved on Saturday 13 July.A day before... more
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AerospaceHover test for the American spaceship "Starhopper"
On July 16 another step forward to get to Mars
Tthe first hover test for the prototype of the giant spaceship "Starhopper" by the company "SpaceX" will be in California on July 16. It will coincide with the 50th anniversary of NASA's Apollo 11 mission.The... more
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AerospaceOne of these female astronauts will go to the Moon
NASA has promised that this time a woman will set foot on the lunar surface
Twelve Americans walked on the moon 50 years ago, but they were all men. In 1983, Sally Ride became the first American woman in space. According to NASA, only 49 in 347 Americans who flew into space... more
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AerospaceRussia: the Spektr-RG telescope launched
X-ray images to study the universe - VIDEO
The new telescope was successfully launched last Saturday, July 13 at 2.31 pm Italian time, with a "Proton-M" rocket from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhistan into the orbit."Spektr-RG" will have the... more
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Aerospace"Cosmic Girl": an airplane as a launch pad for satellites
Positive the Virgin Orbit droptest
California, on July 10th. After several months of preparations, Richard Branson's Virgin Orbit satellite launch company, launched its first major droptest using a modified Boeing 747/400 aircraft called... more
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AerospaceESA carrier Vega failed launch (2)
The rocket sank two minutes later - VIDEO
The mission of the European carrier Vega ended two minutes after the launch started in the night by the Kourou base in French Guyana (see AVIONEWS). The European Space Agency (ESA) rocket was supposed... more