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AerospaceRussia will revoke ban on satellite mapping
Moscow, Russia - To be lifted limitations for photo with smaller than two meters rez details
The Russian government will lift restrictions on satellite photo mapping of the country's territory, as reported by RIA Novosti news agency. According to Russian federal space agency Roscosmos, the... more
AerospaceAstrium and SpaceX: agreement for sale of launch service with Falcon 1 in Europe
Paris, France - The rocket will bring into the low orbit of the Earth as main payload very small satellite
Astrium and SpaceX (Space Exploration Technologies) today signed an agreement to provide dedicated launch services to the European institutional very small satellite market. This agreement will enable... more
AerospaceCERN antimatter detector in space in 2011
Geneva, Switzerland - To operate as external payload on ISS
Alpha Magnetics Spectrometer (AMS) will be in space by early 2011. AMS is a particle detector designed and built in Geneva (Switzerland) to operate as an external payload on the International Space Station... more
AerospaceBad weather delays Russian Progress M spacecraft launch
Baikonur, Russia - It was to reach ISS with supplies for station crew
Today, for the first time in history the launch of a Russian spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS) has been postponed due to bad weather conditions. "The launch of the Progress M-07M... more
AerospaceRussia orbits 3 communication satellites
Moscow, Russia - Two for military services, one for Glonass navigation system
A Russian carrier rocket Rokot took off from the Plesetsk space center in northern Russia, this morning at 07:30, Moscow time (3:30 GMT), carrying into orbit a Gonets-M and two Kosmos, as reported by... more
AerospaceAVIO: first production contract for the Vega launcher
Rivalta di Torino, Italy - Though its ELV subsidiary
The Avio Group, through its ELV subsidiary, and Arianespace have signed yesterday a frame contract for five launch Vega vehicles with a firm order for the first launch vehicle. At the same ceremony,... more
AerospaceTelespazio and Thales Alenia Space: programme kickoff for Göktürk satellite system
Rome, Italy - Together with Sicral 2 are the last two major programmes built in the frame of the Space Alliance
Telespazio and Thales Alenia Space yesterday announced the official start of the Göktürk observation satellite system for the Turkish Ministry of Defense. The original contract was signed by Telespazio a... more
AerospaceChina launched communications satellite Sinosat-6
Xichang, China - Carried on the Long March 3B rocket
China successfully launched the "SinoSat-6" satellite for radio and television live broadcast at 12:14 am Sunday from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province. The satellite... more
AerospaceChina: second probe Chang'e-2 to reach lunar orbit
Beijing, China - Set to be launched at the end of the year
China's second lunar probe, the Chang'e-2, will fly much faster than its predecessor and reach lunar orbit within a shorter period of time, Ouyang Zi Yuan, chief scientist at the China Lunar Exploration... more
AerospaceFirst Canadian commander for ISS
Longueuil, Canada - Chris Hadfield will take charge in March 2013
The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) announced Thursday that veteran astronaut Chris Hadfield will return to space for a third time and become the first Canadian Commander of the International Space Station... more
AerospaceIsraeli spy satellites aim to West
Tel Aviv, Israel - Retrograde orbit a choice for tactical reasons
Israel launches its rockets to the west in the direction opposite to the rotation of the Earth, aiming on a retrograde orbit. Although at first glance it seems technically little senses (you can not exploit... more
AerospaceNASA to launch mission to study sun at closer distance
Los Angeles, USA - Launch of Solar Probe Plus no later than 2018
NASA is working on a plan to launch a mission to visit and study the sun closer than ever before, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) announced on Thursday. The unprecedented project, named "Solar Probe... more
AerospaceISS: Russian cargo spacecraft undocked
Moscow, Russia - Scheduled to plunge into the Pacific Ocean on Sept. 6
The Russian space freighter Progress M-06M, that docked with the International Space Station (ISS) in July in a second attempt, has been undocked from the space station on Tuesday. The three-minute... more
AerospaceRussia puts in orbit 3 navigation satellites
Moscow, Russia - Three other Glonass-M will be sent in November
Russia has successfully put three Glonass-M navigation satellites into orbit early Thursday, said a spokesman for Russian Space Forces. A Proton-M carrier rocket blasted off from Kazakh Baikonur space... more
AerospaceIndia: by 2013 will launch new unmanned lunar probe
New Delhi, India - A 100 mln Dollars cost
India will launch a new unmanned lunar spaceship by 2013 to promote the scientific exploration of the moon, local media reported on Tuesday. The new unmanned lunar probe, called Chandrayaan 2, is being... more
AerospaceNASA discovers possible earth-size planet
Cape Caveral, USA - 1.4 times the Earth, it is 2,000 light years far
NASA scientist said they spotted a possible planet with a diameter of 1.5 times of the size of the Earth surrounding a Sun-like star with a distance of more than 2,000 light-years from the Earth, according... more
AerospaceSecond spacewalk to remove failed ammonia pump on ISS
Cape Caveral, USA - Repairs to be completed no earlier than Sunday
Completed the second of three planned spacewalks to repair the cooling system of the International Space Station. Yesterday two Expedition 24 flight engineers, Doug Wheelock and Tracy Caldwell Dyson, removed... more
AerospaceChina puts in orbit new remote-sensing satellite
Beijing, China - It will be used to conduct scientific experiment, carry out surveys on land resources
China on Tuesday successfully put into orbit another remote-sensing satellite, "Yaogan X", from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in northern Shanxi Province. The satellite was sent into space aboard... more
AerospaceIranian astronauts in space by 2017
Tehran, Iran - President Ahmadinejad said project is in line with Iran space agency program
Iranian President, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, said Thursday Iran will send the country's first astronauts to space in seven years' time, local satellite "Press TV" reported. "The plan is in line with an Iran... more
AerospacePostponed repairs at ISS, scheduled previously for today
Washington, USA - Planned to Saturday the first spacewalk to repair the cooling system
NASA decided yesterday to delay the start of major repairs on the International Space Station until Saturday, to give engineers more time to plan two spacewalks required to fix the outpost's ailing cooling... more
AerospaceTwo telecommunication satellites launched in French Guiana to serve Mideast and Africa
Kourou, French Guiana - Both are built by Thales Alenia Space, it is the 5th mission of Ariane 5 rocket in 2010
The Nilesat 201 and the Rascom QAF1R satellites were launched into space yesterday in French Guiana to provide services for the Middle East and Africa The two telecommunication satellites were lifted... more
AerospaceRussia to launch IGN-10 K neutron generator to moon in 2012
Moscow, Russia - It is designed to study Mars surface
Russia will bring impulse neutron generator to the moon in 2012, Russia's Federal Space Agency Roscosmos said on Tuesday. "Roscosmos plans to send to the moon a spacecraft bearing a neutron generator... more
AerospaceAstronauts to repair ISS cooling system on Friday
Cape Caveral, Usa - On Monday second EVA, after last weekend occurrence
Two astronauts aboard the International Space Station will conduct the first of two spacewalks on Friday to replace a failed ammonia pump module at the station. At first, last Sunday, astronauts tried... more
AerospaceUkraine postpones delivery of Taurus II's first stage to US
Kiev, Ukraine - Launch vehicle's program is funded by NASA
Ukraine's state owned company Yuzhmash, based in eastern city Dnipropetrovsk, postponed the delivery of the basic part of the Taurus II launch vehicle's first stage to a US company. "For some technical... more
AerospaceSpace pollution: China leads, followed by USA and Russia
Moscow, Russia - 93% of debris produced by the three main space powers
China has topped the list of the world's major polluters of the near-Earth space environment, followed by the United States and Russia, according to data from Russian Federal Space Agency Roscosmos. All... more
Aerospace800 million Dollars for the new Russian space base
Moscow, Russia - "Vostochny" will be operational from 2015
"Russia will invest $ 800 million in a new space base" to be built near the town of Uglesgorsk, nell'Amur, a region of eastern Russia on the border with China. This was announced by the Russian Prime... more
AerospaceCooling system shuts off on ISS, power re-routed
Cape Canaveral, USA - Emergency EVA to fix the problem before tomorrow, as previously scheduled
A failure of the cooling system on the International Space Station forced astronauts to re-route power Sunday night, as NASA planned emergency spacewalks to fix the problem. One cooling loop shut... more
AerospaceSuccessful launch for 5th Chinese satellite Beidou, "China GPS"
Xichang, China - At the end, the system will consist of 35 satellites
China launched its fifth orbiter into space at 5:30 a.m. Sunday, as a part of its satellite navigation and positioning network, known as Beidou, or “Compass” system. It was launched on the Long March 3I... more
AerospaceNo flight suits to cosmonauts of Russian spaceship Rus’, replaced with “Egg-capsules”
Moscow, Russia - Only a hypothetical project, right now: “It may not be given the green light”, said space designer Pozdnyakov (Zveda)
In the new Russian piloted ship Rus’, (????), whose design outline is planned to be finished next year, instead of flight survival suits there may be individual tight capsules. “There are ideas to... more
AerospaceFinmeccanica's Board. Space: Telespazio, Thales Alenia Space
Rome, Italy - Revenues: EUR 412 million (-5.3%); Adjusted EBITA: EUR 5 million (-61.5%)
Space Telespazio, Thales Alenia Space (All figures relate to the two joint ventures – Thales Alenia Space and Telespazio – which are consolidated proportionally at 33% and 67% respectively). Revenues wer... more
AerospaceRussia eyes look to Venus
Moscow, Russia - And in Baikonur prelauch operations for implementation of Glonass system
Russia is preparing a mission to Venus, planned for 2016, to study the planet’s atmosphere and surface, and find out why it is without water. The Venera-D (Venus-D) station is to be launched in December 2... more
AerospaceRoscosmos-ISRO: no new agreements on human space flight
Moscow, Russia - Between Russia and India at present only 2 minor contracts, none regarding Indian astronauts
"Russia has no any agreement with India which would cover Russian assistance in development of human space flight industry in this country". This concise declaration issued today through agency ITAR-TASS... more
AerospaceSpace race re-start: Moscow challenges USA in Mars-landing
Moscow, Russia - Head of Russian space agency won't believe in NASA sending first man on the red planet
USA astronauts to an asteroid and to Mars no later than 2015, according to NASA. Sooner than predicted in April by US President Barack Obama: Mars in the mid-2030s. "It is unreal by 2015," said yesterday... more
AerospaceRoscosmos: mission to Mars is to Take Place after 2035
Moscow, Russia - The head of the Russian Space Agency, Anatoly Perminov, declared it today
Roscosmos Head, Anatoly Perminov, stated that the mission to Mars is planned after 2035, answering the questions of the students at the opening ceremony of International Students` Science School "Space... more
AerospaceSpace: Italy-Russia cooperation
Rome, Italy - Asi and Roscosmos to strengthen partnership projects
During the XI Italian-Russian Council on economic cooperation held in Moscow yesterday, Italian and Russian delegations (led respectively by Italian Foreign affairs Minister, Franco Frattini, and the vice-Prime... more
AerospaceSaggese (ASI): "No impact for Italian astronautics by cuts in research"
Rome, Italy - "We keep on receiving the same funding every year, with which to participate in multilateral projects", commissioner of Italian space agency said
Cuts in research ''Did not in any way affected on Italian astronautics". Enrico Saggese, president for Italian Space Agency (ASI) officially said yesterday: "We continue to receive 600 million Euros a... more
AerospaceMinister of Education Gelmini: started protocols in Italian schools to promote Space agency initiatives
Rome, Italy - "Italian presence in space is proof research is a thrust to economy"
40% of the modules which are the International Space Station are made in Italy. Only this figure, highlighted by Italian minister of Education and Research Mariastella Gelmini, during the meeting in Rome... more
AerospaceSix Astrium satellites launched in a month
Kourou, French Guyana - 37th consecutive successful launch under industry‘s prime-contractorship
Following the second successful Ariane 5 launch this year – six satellites built by Astrium have now been launched within a month: COMSATBw-2 and ASTRA 3B on 21 May, Arabsat 5B by a Proton launcher on 4... more
Aerospace"World Cup 2010": the COSMO-SkyMed image of the stadium in Cape Town
Rome, Italy - It will host today the match between Italy and Paraguay
The COSMO-SkyMed satellites have captured an image of the Green Point Stadium in Cape Town, which will host today’s match between Italy and Paraguay at the "Football World Cup" currently under way in S... more
AerospaceGalileo: European alternative to GPS needs more funding
Brussels, Belgium - Budget for 18 of 30 satellites
Nowadays we rely heavily on satellite positioning and navigation, but the only available technology is American. The European Galileo project is a viable alternative to the GPS system and it is at an advanced... more
Aerospace"ILA 2010": framework agreement between NASA and German Aerospace Centre
Berlin, Germany - Possible future co-operation continuing on ISS orbiting station, SOFIA telescope and GRACE satellite
On Thursday at the ILA the German Aerospace Centre (DLR) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) established the conditions for a framework agreement between these two organizations... more
AerospaceLaunched Falcon 9 rocket. The privately space exploring era is begin?
Cape Canaveral, Usa - Launched on last Friday, it will be able to transport equipment, materials and men in the space
Is it opening a new era for exploring privately the space? Maybe yes. The Falcon 9 rocket, belonging to the private company SpaceX, was launched for the first time from Cape Canaveral base in Florida on... more
AerospaceItalian ASI: a chance to name Europe’s next astronaut Soyuz mission by Italian astronaut Nespoli
Rome, Italy - ESA has officialized launched a concourse opened to all citizens living in the member States
ESA’s Italian astronaut Paolo Nespoli will soon visit the International Space Station, and he needs your help to name his mission. Paolo Nespoli is now in intensive training for his challenging 6-month m... more
AerospaceThales Alenia Space to build the Iridium NEXT constellation
Rome, Italy - Accord covers 81 satellites for a total of USD 2.1 billion
"Following this announcement, Reynald Seznec, CEO of Thales Alenia Space declared: 'We were selected for this contract following a long international competition that started back in 2007. It is the result... more
AerospaceItalian ASI. Atlantis: bye bye ISS
Rome, Italy - After the separation from orbit house the Shuttle has landed yesterday at Kennedy Space Center in Florida
Space shuttle Atlantis and six astronauts ended a journey of more than 4.8 million miles with an 8:48 a.m. EDT landing Wednesday at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The flawless landing wrapped... more
AerospaceSTS-132 mission: today Atlantic landed after the definitive bye to ISS
Cape Canaveral, Usa - Closed successfully its activity: after 25 years of service its future is in a museum. But maybe...
Space shuttle Atlantis and six astronauts ended a 12-day journey of more than 4.8 million miles with an 8:48 a.m. EDT landing Wednesday at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The third of five shuttle... more
AerospaceNasa: Sts-132, crews open hatch to new module
Cape Canaveral, Usa - Latest space shuttle news
At 6:52 a.m. EDT, following leak checks, Expedition 23 Commander Oleg Kotov and Flight Engineer Alexander Skvortsov opened the hatch of the Mini Research Module-1, named Rassvet. They will insert an air... more
AerospaceSES World Skies orders new satellite from Astrium
Princeton, Usa - SES-6 to fuel growth for SES throughout the Americas
SES WORLD SKIES, a division of SES S.A., today announced that it has signed an agreement with Astrium, a wholly-owned subsidiary of EADS, for the procurement of a new satellite to be named SES-6. Consistent... more
AerospaceAstrium ships ATV “Johannes Kepler”
Bremen, Germany - The second ESA's spacecraft will carry supplies to the ISS and to be launched at the end of 2010
“Johannes Kepler”, the second European spacecraft for the International Space Station (ISS), is on its way to the European spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. The Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) has und... more
AerospaceThales Alenia Space and Telespazio sign contract for SICRAL 2 satellite
Rome, Italy - The contract is worth about 295M€ in total
Thales Alenia Space Italia and Telespazio announced today that they have signed a contract with the Italian Ministry of Defence and the French Defence Procurement Agency (DGA) for the development of the... more