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AerospaceRosetta and Philae: one year since landing on a comet
Paris, France - On 12 November 2014, after a long journey through the cosmos, the lander reached the surface of 67/P
One year since Philae made its historic landing on a comet, mission teams remain hopeful for renewed contact with the lander, while also looking ahead to next year's grand finale: making a controlled impact... more
AerospaceArianespace orbits Arabsat-6B and GSAT-15 satellites for Arabsat and ISRO -VIDEO-
Kourou, French Guyana - Six more successful Ariane 5 launches in 2015, the last of the year
Arianespace successfully launched two satellites yesterday evening: Arabsat-6B (BADR-7) for the operator Arabsat, and GSAT-15 for ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation). The company's tenth launch of... more
AerospaceThales Alenia Space ships Orion service module test model to NASA
Turin, Italy - For deep space exploration
Thales Alenia Space, a joint-venture between Thales (67%) and Finmeccanica (33%), announced that it has shipped the structural test model of the Orion service module to NASA. The Orion capsule is NASA’s n... more
AerospaceAirplanes and helicopters. Boeing and Tata announce aerospace joint-venture in India
Dubai, UAE - To produce Apache fuselages
Boeing and Tata Advanced Systems today announced a joint-venture (JV) that will manufacture aerostructures for aircraft and collaborate on integrated systems development opportunities in India. The... more
AerospaceInterview with Charles Duke, Apollo 16 astronaut
Rome, Italy - The experiences and a glance to the future of human space exploration
Go back to the moon and human exploration of Mars are only a political matter, and humans could put feet on the red planet in a couple of decades: this is the opinion of Charles Duke, one of the 12 men... more
AerospaceLombardia Aerospace Cluster: positive results for SIA-Aerospace
Varese, Italy - In addition it is among the five finalists of 426 candidates in the "Premio Marzotto" competition
SIA-Aerospace, young and brilliant Italian start-up member of Cluster from 2014, has been designed with a special mention in the "Made in Italy" category of the "Start Lab" edition 2015 as start-up at... more
AerospaceEutelsat steps up African broadband plans with new-generation high throughput satellite ordered from Thales Alenia Space
Rome, Italy - All-electric satellite, its launch in 2019
Eutelsat Communications today unveiled the next step in its broadband strategy for Africa with the order from Thales Alenia Space of a new-generation High Throughput Satellite offering unprecedented operational... more
AerospaceNew Italian instrument on board ExoMars
Rome, Italy - The INRRI laser micro-reflector was developed by ASI and INFN
While waiting to see the first man walk on the oxidised powder surface of Mars, Europe is preparing to land on the red planet in 2016 with the robotic ExoMars mission by the European Space Agency (ESA). A... more
AerospaceESA. Landing site recommended for Exomars 2018
Rome, Italy - It is Oxia Planum. Official announced by ESA, that choose it among four sites under study
Oxia Planum has been recommended as the primary candidate for the landing site of the ExoMars 2018 mission. ExoMars 2018, comprising a rover and surface platform, is the second of two missions making... more
Aerospace"International Astronautic Congress", ongoing this week in Jerusalem -2 VIDEO-
Jerusalem, Israel - With participants of the space sector, companies, agencies and universities
More than 2000 attendees of the internatioanl space sector, about 100 companies represented specialized in the aerospace industry, together with agencies and universities participate at the 66th "International... more
AerospaceFAI. 11 October 2005: Russian cosmonaut Krikalev becomes the absolute record holder in accumulated space flight time
Lausanne, Switzerland - Ten years ago the “Soyuz TM-6" landed in the north of Kazakhstan
Ten years ago, on October 11th 2005 at 01:10:00 (UTC), the manned transport space vehicle “Soyuz TM - 6” landed in the north of Kazakhstan. Hours before, the eleventh expedition to the International Spa... more
AerospaceAvio: ten satellites in orbit for Ariane 5 in 2015 -VIDEO-
Rome, Italy - With the last two: Sky Muster and Arsat-2
Ariane 5 successfully puts into orbit two new telecommunications satellites: Sky Muster and ARSAT-2, reaching a total of ten in 2015. Launching from European Space Centre in Kourou, French Guiana, Ariane... more
AerospaceThales Alenia Space's Poseidon-3C radar altimeter chosen for SWOT oceanography satellite
Rome, Italy - The industry signed yesterday a contract with French space agency, CNES
Thales Alenia Space yesterday signed a contract with French space agency CNES (Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales) covering the design and development phase for the Poseidon-3C radar altimeter on the S... more
AerospaceThales Alenia Space to supply thermomechanical systems for Orion ESM
Turin, Italy - The contract, signed today by the industry, is worth approximately 90 million euros
Thales Alenia Space has signed a contract with Airbus Defence and Space, prime contractor for US space capsule Orion service module, to develop and produce the thermomechanical systems for the European... more
AerospaceThales Alenia Space to sign C/D phase of NEOSAT with European Space Agency
Rome, Italy - Europe’s New Generation of Telecommunications Platforms in the starting blocks
The preliminary design phase of the NEOSAT development program, initiated with support of ESA and CNES the French Space Agency through PIA (French Investment in the Future Plan) being now completed, Thales... more
AerospaceThales Alenia Space: Express AM8 satellite successfully launched -VIDEO-
Rome, Italy - Its 2,100-kg includes a 641-kg C, Ku and L band payload designed and built by the industry
The Russian communications satellite Express AM8 was successfully launched by a Proton M launcher. This 2,100-kg satellite was built by ISS Reshetnev as prime contractor for RSCC (Russian Satellite Communications... more
AerospaceChina builds observatory to study cosmic rays in Sichuan
Beijing, China - With an investment of 157 million dollars
An observatory at high altitude, the second after the monitoring station Yangbajain studying cosmic rays in Tibet. For the new implant China (for accuracy: the Institute of High Energy Physics, IHEP, and... more
AerospaceThales Alenia Space and Telespazio to deliver COSMO-SkyMed ground segment to Polish MoD
Kielce, Poland - The collaboration between Italy and Poland reinforced
Thales Alenia Space and Telespazio have reached an agreement with Teledife (General Directorate of Telecommunications, IT and Advanced Technologies, Italian Ministry of Defence) to supply the ground segment... more
AerospaceRosetta experts to present the mission at "IAC" in Jerusalem
Paris, France - The Congress will take place in October (12-16)
The leaders of the famed Rosetta program will present their operational highlights during a special “highlight lecture” at the "International Astronautical Congress" ("IAC") in Jerusalem October 12-16th. The Int... more
AerospaceFamed Moonwalker Buzz Aldrin to attend world's largest space conference in Jerusalem
Paris, France - "Second Man on the Moon" to join in International Astronautical Congress in October 2015
NASA astronaut Buzz Aldrin will visit Israel for the first time to participate in the International Astronautical Congress hosted by the Israel Space Agency set to take place October 12-16th 2015. His... more
AerospaceThales Alenia Space. Cosmo-SkyMed Second Generation (CSG): contract signed for continuation of the activities
Rome, Italy - The total value of the additional portion is around 182 million Euros
Thales Alenia Space -in its capacity as agent of the temporary grouping of companies with Finmeccanica-Telespazio– has announced having signed an addendum to the contract for the COSMO-SkyMed Second G... more
AerospaceESA: third spaceflight for astronaut Paolo Nespoli
Rome, Italy - He will depart with the Expedition 52/53; it will be his third mission into the space after "Esperia" in 2007 and "MagISStra" in 2010
ESA astronaut Paolo Nespoli will be heading for space a third time, as part of Expeditions 52 and 53 to the International Space Station. He will be launched on a Soyuz vehicle in May 2017 on a five-month... more
AerospaceFAA certifies the new AoA indicator of Italian CIRA and US Aspen
Capua, Italy - The product will be introducted in the next days on the American market
The first product, named AoA Indicator, fruit of the collaboration between CIRA (Italian Aerospace Researches Center) and Aspen Avionics, able to give the indication of the margin to the stall without... more
AerospaceItalian Space Agency (ASI) and Lombardia Region sign strategic agreement
Varese, Italy - It is among the purposes of the "Europe 2020" strategy
Mario Melazzini, industry, research and innovation council member of the Lombardia Region, signed a collaboration agreement with Roberto Battiston, President of the Italian Space Agency (ASI, Agenzia spaziale... more
AerospaceNASA’s Kepler mssion discovers bigger, older cousin to Earth (VIDEO)
Rome, Italy - It has confirmed the first near-Earth-size planet in the “Habitable zone” around a sun-like star
NASA's Kepler mission has confirmed the first near-Earth-size planet in the “habitable zone” around a sun-like star. This discovery and the introduction of 11 other new small habitable zone candidate pla... more
AerospaceThales Alenia Space: the MSG-4 weather satellite in orbit (2)
Rome, Italy - Built by TAS and contracted by ESA on behalf of EUMETSAT
The fourth Meteosat Second Generation weather satellite, MSG-4, built by Thales Alenia Space and contracted by ESA on behalf of EUMETSAT, was successfully orbited by Arianespace using an Ariane 5 launcher... more
AerospaceArianespace launched two geostationary satellites (VIDEO)
Kourou, French Guyana - For telecom services and meteorology
Arianespace has successfully launched two geostationary satellites: Star One C4 for the private operator Embratel Star One, the leading satellite communications company in South America, and MSG-4 for... more
AerospaceNASA. Pluto: New Horizons, the rendez-vous approached
Rome, Italy - The historical event today at 1:49pm (Italian hour). New Horizons in its journey since January 2006 and has made 4.9 billions of KM
NASA’s New Horizons mission has answered one of the most basic questions about Pluto—its size. Mission scientists have found Pluto to be 1,473 miles (2,370 kilometers) in diameter, somewhat larger tha... more
AerospaceESA teams ready for Europe's next weather satellite (VIDEO)
Paris, France - Ariane flight VA224 is set for liftoff in a 37-minute window starting at 21:42 GMT (23:42 CEST) on Wednesday, 15 July
Ground control teams are ready to shepherd Europe’s next weather satellite through its critical first days in orbit, ensuring it is working and healthy in the harsh environment of space. On 15 July, a... more
AerospaceVEGA: Sentinel2A Copernicus environmental satellite safely in orbit (VIDEO)
Kourou, French Guyana - After this first phase, controllers will begin checking and calibrating the instruments to commission the satellite
The ESA-developed Sentinel satellite – Sentinel-2A – was launched today, adding a high-resolution optical imaging capability to the European Union Copernicus environmental monitoring system. The 1.1... more
AerospaceNASA: Expedition 43 undocks and begins voyage home, after 199 days (VIDEO)
Houston, Usa - The members are: Terry Virts (NASA), Samantha Cristoforetti (ESA, European Space Agency) and Anton Shkaplerov (Roscosmos)
After spending 199 days aboard the International Space Station, Terry Virts, Samantha Cristoforetti and Anton Shkaplerov undocked from the station at 6:20 am EDT to begin their voyage home. Shkaplerov,... more
AerospaceBoeing awarded first commercial human spaceflight mission
Houston, Usa - NASA authorizes post certification mission under Commercial Crew contract
NASA issued a task order as part of Boeing’s $4.2 billion Commercial Crew Transportation Capability (CCtCap) contract recently to include the company’s first-ever service flight to the International Spa... more
AerospaceArianespace launched two commercial satellites for the Americas on Ariane 5 (VIDEO)
Kourou, French Guiana - DIRECTV 15 and SKYM-1
On its fourth launch of the year, the second with Ariane 5, Arianespace successfully launched two direct TV broadcast satellites for high definition and 4K ultra high definition services: DIRECTV 15, for... more
AerospaceThales Alenia Space: PMM relocation from Node 1 to Node 3 on the ISS
Turin, Italy - The Italian Space Agency element derived from the Multipurpose Logistics Module fleet built by the industry for NASA
The Permanent Multipurpose Module (PMM), the Italian Space Agency element derived from the Multipurpose Logistics Module fleet built by Thales Alenia Space for NASA, has been successfully relocated on... more
AerospaceNASA. Progress fails dock ISS and crashes on the Earth: disintegrated at the reenter in the atmosphere
Houston, Usa - The pieces of the Russian cargo fell at 10:04pm EDT over the central Pacific Ocean
The Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) reports the Progress 59 cargo craft reentered the Earth’s atmosphere at 10:04 pm EDT over the central Pacific Ocean. The spacecraft was not carrying any s... more
AerospaceThales Alenia Space-Telespazio: successfully launched the SICRAL 2 (VIDEO)
Rome, Italy - It is a joint programme between the Ministry of Defense in Italy and DGA in France
The SICRAL 2 military telecommunications satellite was successfully launched on April 26 at 05:00 pm (local time), 22:00 (CET), with an Arianespace launch vehicle from Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French... more
AerospaceArianespace launches Thor 7 and Sicral 2 satellites (2)
Rome, Italy - Ariane 5 orbits a civil and military satellite on its first launch of the year
Arianespace has successfully launched two telecommunications satellites: Thor 7 for the private Norwegian operator Telenor Satellite Broadcasting (TSBc), and Sicral 2 for the operator Telespazio, on behalf... more
AerospaceSICRAL 2 satellite: new launch fixed
Rome, Italy - It is scheduled for Friday, April 24, 2015
Arianespace has established the new targeted launch date for Flight VA222, using an Ariane 5 ECA to orbit the THOR 7 and SICRAL 2 satellites. Liftoff of the Ariane 5 launcher is now slated for Friday,... more
AerospaceSICRAL 2: launch delayed, initially scheduled for tomorrow
Rome, Italy - The new date targetd will be announced very soon
During the preparations for the roll-out of the launcher for flight VA222, an anomaly occurred on a fluid connector between the cryogenic upper stage and the launch table. As a result, Arianespace has... more
AerospaceUSA. Two innovative projects with ambitious goals: recycle the vectors engines, and tank-rockets
Colorado Springs, USA - Also "Vulcan" will replace "Atlas V" and "Delta IV"
The United Launch Alliance (ULA) announced that the families of rockets "Delta IV" and "Atlas V" will soon be replaced by the "Vulcan". The announcement was made during a symposium dedicated to the space... more
AerospaceSICRAL 2 satellite ready for launch on April 15
Rome, Italy - Liftoff is scheduled for 04:43pm (local time)
The SICRAL 2 military telecommunications satellite will be launched on April 15. Liftoff is scheduled for 04:43 pm (local time), 21:43 (CET), from the Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, using... more
AerospaceAircraft and space: Japan increased the budget of its own space program
Tokyo, Japan - The stated aim of the funds increase is the defense and the US backed this choice
"QZSS", "SSA" and "Mda" are the identifiers for the Japanese airspace programs that will receive an increase in funding. The stated purpose is to strengthen the data-gathering process for war purpouses... more
AerospaceNASA TV coverage set for sixth SpaceX resupply mission to Space Station
Cape Canaveral, USA - The Dragon spacecraft will be launched from Cape Canaveral with Falcon 9 rocket
The sixth SpaceX cargo mission to the International Space Station under NASA's Commercial Resupply Services contract is scheduled to launch on Monday, April 13, from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral... more
AerospaceTwo new Galileo satellites successfully launched (seventh and eighth): the role of Finmeccanica companies
Rome, Italy - The Group plays a fundamental role in the development of the programme, with its companies Telespazio, Thales Alenia Space and Selex ES
The seventh and eighth satellite of the European satellite navigation and localization system Galileo were successfully launched at 22:46 (CET) on March 27, with a Soyuz launcher, from Europe's Spaceport... more
AerospaceArianespace to launch Peru-Sat1 satellite for Perù
Rome, Italy - The launch is scheduled for 2016
Arianespace announced that it has signed a launch service contract with Airbus Defence & Space to launch the PeruSat-1 satellite for the government of Peru, using a Vega launch vehicle. Built by Airbus... more
AerospaceIt happened today. 19 March 1965: the Russian Alexey Leonov made the first spacewalk
Lausanne, Switzerland - Exactly 50 years ago, outside of the Voskhod 2 spaceship
Today is a special day in the history of space exploration. It is the day, 50 years ago, that Russian cosmonaut Alexey Leonov became the first person to walk in space. On 19 March 1965, Leonov exited... more
AerospaceAvio’s Vega space rocket will launch a block of Skybox Imaging satellites
Rome, Italy - It will take off next year
The Vega space rocket will launch a block of high resolution imaging satellites for Skybox Imaging from the Guyana Space Center in 2016. The contract was signed by Arianespace. It is the European launcher... more
AerospaceNASA: DAWN enters orbit around Ceres
Rome, Italy - Making it the first mission to reach a dwarf planet
NASA's Dawn spacecraft has returned new images captured on approach to its historic orbit insertion at the dwarf planet Ceres. Dawn is the first mission to successfully visit a dwarf planet when it enters... more
AerospaceThales Alenia Space: Sicral 2 reached Guiana Space Center launch site
Rome, Italy - Now the preparation campaign to the launch, fixed for next April 15
The Sicral 2 telecommunications satellite, a joint undertaking of the Italian Ministry of Defense and the French defense procurement agency DGA (part of the Ministry of Defense), has arrived at the Guiana... more
AerospaceASI and CNES: collaboration confirmed between Italy and France in space field
Rome, Italy - The Presidents of the two national agencies signed yesterday a MoU in Paris to reinforce the cooperation in the sector's key-areas
The cooperation reinforcement path continues between the Italian Space Agency (ASI) and the French Centre National d'Études Spatiales (CNES). The respective Presidents, Roberto Battiston and Jean-Yves... more