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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
AerospaceE-GEOS (Italian ASI/Telespazio) wins tender of the EC to provide satellite maps for emergency management
Rome, Italy - Annually renewable contract of maximum four year duration is worth 12 million Euros
e-GEOS, a company established by Telespazio (80%) and the Italian Space Agency (20%), has been awarded a contract from the European Commission worth 12 million euros, to provide satellite maps for emergency... more
AerospaceAircraft and security. Homeless fools controls of the Rome-Fiumicino airport
Rome, Italy - Young Pakistani used a parked plane as a bedroom
Alitalia's vigilantes and the border police have found yesterday morning -11 February- a young homeless man sleeping on board a parked plane. The case occurred at the "Leonardo da Vinci" in Rome-Fiumicino.... more
AerospaceThales Alenia Space. The IXV launch spotlights joint French-Italian research efforts (2)
Turin, Italy - The industry is the prime-contractor for this ESA program
Europe's IXV atmospheric reentry demonstrator has been launched from the Guiana Space Center, Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana. Meanwhile, at the mission control center in Turin, operated by Altec,... more
AerospaceMission success for the IXV atmospheric reentry demonstrator (VIDEO)
Rome, Italy - Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle developed by Thales Alenia Space
The IXV (Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle), the European Space Agency's atmospheric reentry demonstrator, developed by Thales Alenia Space, was successfully launched by Arianespace today on board a Vega... more
AerospaceESA: first launch in 2015 by VEGA
Rome, Italy - The liftoff of IXV for a suborbital flight to test technologies and critical systems
An annotated timeline of the most critical events during the IXV mission. ESA’s wingless spaceplane is set for liftoff on a Vega rocket from Kourou, French Guiana, 11 February 2015. ESA’s Intermediate eXp... more
AerospaceItalian ASI: report on Cassini mission status during an annual meeting hosted at the Agency's headquarters
Rome, Italy - Ten years after the Moon landing by Huygens on Titan
Four days and over 100 scientists from worldwide for the Italian meeting, hosted this year for the first time at new headquarters of Italian Space Agency (ASI). It was dedicated to the analysis of the... more
AerospaceVirgin Galactic: building of the new SpaceshipTwo almost completed
Los Angeles, USA - The construction of the second spaceplane had begun before the 31 October accident destroyed the first plane killing one of the pilots
The fatal accident occurred during a SpaceshipTwo test flight last 31 October did not stop Virgin Galactic project to take tourist to space. A new spaceplane is under construction in the Mojave, California... more
AerospaceInternational Space Station: the suspected ammonia leak was a false alarm
Houston, USA - Astronauts returned back to the international sector. A computer malfunctioning may have caused the alarm to sound
Emergency is over on the International Space Station (ISS). As reported by AVIONEWS, the crew of the American and European sector had been evacuated to the Russian part of the orbiting base following an... more
AerospaceThales Alenia Space: ten years ago, Europe landed on Titan
Rome, Italy - In January 2005, the TAS-built Huygens space probe landed on Saturn's enigmatic moon
Ten years ago Europe celebrated the success of an exceptional mission, still the only one of its kind: a landing on Titan, Saturn's enigmatic moon, at a far greater distance than any atmospheric probe... more
AerospaceEmergency on the International Space Station
Rome, Italy - An ammonia leak from the thermal control system forced the crew to evacuate the international sector of the base to reach the Russian part, which is safe from contamination
A suspected ammonia leak raised alarm on the International Space Station (ISS) today. Astronauts were told to put on masks and move to the Russian part of the ISS. As indicated by safety procedures, the... more
AerospaceThales Alenia Space wins ESA contract for Plato phase B1 study
Rome, Italy - Part of ESA's Cosmic Vision 2015-25
Thales Alenia Space announced today that it has been selected by the European Space Agency for one of the three phase B1 studies of the Plato (PLAnetary Transits and Oscillation of stars) program, part... more
AerospaceItalian ASI: Samantha Cristoforetti continues experimental activitity on the ISS
Rome, Italy - She successfully carried out second session of Blind and Imagined/Slink experiments, one of the nine projects selected and developed by the Agency for the "Futura" mission
Samantha Cristoforetti successfully conducted the second session of the"Blind and Imagined/Slink" experiments. The Italian astronaut of ESA (European Space Agency) and commander pilot of the Italian Air... more
AerospaceThales Alenia Space to build SWOT oceanography satellite
Rome, Italy - The industry has been selected by French space Agency CNES
Thales Alenia Space announced that it has been selected by French space agency CNES (Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales) to build the oceanography satellite SWOT (Surface Water and Ocean Topography).... more
AerospaceSuccessful first test-launch for Russian space rocket Angara A-5
Moscow, Russia - The carrier has been developed to replace the Soviet rocket Proton and reduce Russian dependence on Bajkonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan
New Russian heavy-class Angara A-5 rocket successfully performed its first test-launch from Pesetsk cosmodrome, 800 km from Moscow at 8:57 local time. Twelve minutes after lift-off, third stadium Breeze-M... more
AerospaceItalian ASI and financial law: effort by Government permits to complete realization of the Cosmo-SkyMed, the Italian satellite system
Rome, Italy - Satisfaction by the Space Agency for funds that allow to the national space sector to protect a strategic infrastructure
The way made for the second generation of the Italian satellite system Cosmo-SkyMed will continue as predicted. This is the result of a governmental amendment approved by the financial law, that predicts... more
AerospaceThales Alenia Space: third batch of four O3b satellites successfully launched
Rome, Italy - It is the prime-contractor for the 12 satellites in this high-speed, low latency, low-cost constellation
The third batch of four satellites in the O3b medium Earth orbit (MEO) constellation, operated by O3b Networks, was successfully launched by Arianespace on December 18 from French Guiana using a Soyuz... more
AerospaceCuriosity finds methane on Mars
Washington, USA - The presence of this gas might be evidence that there was life on the planet in the past
Curiosity, NASA’s rover that landed on Mars in August 2012, has detected methane flares on the surface. The discovery adds new evidence on the possibility that there was life in the past on the Red Planet. O... more
AerospaceTelespazio: contract with ESA for harmonising European Ground Systems Infrastructure
Darmstadt, Germany - The subsidiary will lead a consortium of 20 companies from ten European countries
Telespazio VEGA Deutschland, a subsidiary of Telespazio (a Finmeccanica/Thales company), has been awarded a contract by the European Space Agency (ESA) to lead the initial stage of phase C/D of the European... more
AerospaceThales Alenia Space: Yamal-401 in orbit
Rome, Italy - The industry supplies the repeater assembly and antennas, the onboard TT&C and ground control facilities, and satellite AIT services
The Yamal-401 telecommunications satellite of the Russian operator JSC Gazprom Space Systems was successfully launched today from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan by International Launch Services... more