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AerospaceResearch Campaign in Arctic for the launch of the ESA Cryosat-2 satellite
Toronto, Canada - Goal: the picking up of useful information to interpret data that the satellite will supply
On October 8th, 2005, the Rockot launcher with onboard the ESA Cryosta-1 satellite, for the study of the land ice, took off from the Pleseteck Base, crashed into the Arctic water due to failure in the... more
AerospaceRussia launches Progress M-64 space freighter to ISS
Moscow, Russia - To deliver fuel, food and other supplies
Russia has successfully launched a Progress M-64 cargo spacecraft to deliver fuel, food and other supplies to the International Space Station (ISS). A Soyuz-U carrier rocket blasted off from Baikonur... more
AerospaceFinmeccanica approves the first quarter results 2008 (4): the space sector
Rome, Italy - Thales Alenia Space and Telespazio
Revenues were EUR 203 million, up EUR 37 million (+22%) versus EUR 166 million in 1Q07, owing to increased output in both the manufacturing and satellite services segments. Production related principally... more
AerospaceSichuan, China asks for COSMO-SkyMed Italian satellite's help
Rome, Italy - The ASI satellite system takes two images of the area hit by the earthquake
COSMO-SkyMed, the Italian satellite system for Earth observation, is being used to help the Chinese areas hit by the devastating earthquake of May 12. Yesterday, by request of the Chinese Government, the... more
AerospaceBoeing's 1st Wideband Global SATCOM Satellite Now Operational
St. Louis, USA - To support the government's transformational communications architecture
Boeing announced that the U.S. Air Force has placed the first Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) satellite into operation over the Pacific Region. The Boeing-built satellite transitioned to operations on April... more
AerospaceItalian CIRA: the incoming mission of US aerospace societies and universities in Campania concluded
Capua, Italy - With a positive result
"Positive balance for 'Italy-US Aerospace Business Networking', the event organized within the Campaniaerospace project that has seen in these days (from May 6-9) the delegations of US aerospace societies... more
AerospaceGIOVE-B Transmitting its 1st signal
Rome, Italy - It's the base for the European Galileo satellite positioning system
Following a successful launch on 27 April, GIOVE-B began transmitting navigation signals. This is a truly historic step for satellite navigation since GIOVE-B is now, for the first time, transmitting the... more
AerospaceCountdown begins for the travels in the space of Your Private Italy
Rome, Italy - 250 firm reservations from 35 Countries
Your Private Italy has announced yesterday in a press conference held in Rome, the agreement signed with Virgin Galactic for the exclusive right of the commercialization in Italy of the travels in the... more
AerospaceBurma aid directed by satellite
Rangoon, Burma - Satellite images are being used by the United Nation's UNOSAT
As the death toll in Burma grows following Cyclone Nargis, so the continuing devastation and flooding caused is recorded by UK-based satellite imaging company DMCii Ltd. Satellite images are being used... more
AerospaceASI to present the "Annual Report 2007"
Rome, Italy - On May 30th, 2008
After seven years since the last "Annual Report" edition, on May 30th ASI (Italian Space Agency) will present its "Annual Report 2007". The Annual Report, following a text and picture route, shows... more
AerospaceCOSMO-SkyMed documents the Myanmar disaster
Rome, Italy - It shows the area surrounding the capital Rangoon
The devastating effects of the catastrophe in Myanmar as documented by the ASI radar satellite This image, shot on May 6, shows the area surrounding the Myanmar capital Rangoon, hit by the Nagris hurricane.... more
AerospaceBoeing seeks mission support systems talent for NASA work
St. Louis, USA - The contractors will be selected in November
The Boeing Company is seeking talented mission operations specialists with current NASA experience in the Houston area in support of its bid for NASA's Facilities Development and Operations Contract (FDOC).... more
AerospaceItalian CIRA: it starts tomorrow the incoming mission
Capua, Italy - American aerospace companies and universities will join in Campania
"As from tomorrow until May, 9th, more than 20 American aerospace operators (from companies and universities) will meet 'One to one' in Campania the local undertakers, visit companies and attend to productive... more
AerospaceItalian Transport minister about the launch of Giove-B satellite
Rome, Italy - Under-secretary Andrea Annunziata has been also present at the official ceremony
"Italian Minister of trasports, Alessandro Bianchi, has delegated the under-secretary Andrea Annunziata to represent him at the official ceremony for the Giove-B satellite's launch, in Baikonur station,... more
AerospaceAVIONEWS at Telespazio space Center at Fucino (3): EU transports commissioner Jacques Barrot's interjection
Avezzano, Italy - "I'm very optimist and hopeful to win this great challenge"
Giove-B's launch, the second experimental Galileo's satellite, has perfectly been operated, at Baikonur station, in Kazakisthan, at 00:16 (Italian time), last Sunday. EU transports commissioner and European... more
AerospaceAVIONEWS at Telespazio space Center in Fucino (2): Selex Galileo atomic clock
Avezzano, Italy - The exactest clock for space applications
"With a frequency's stability which is equivalent to a gap for a second every 3 million years, the Passive Hydrogen Maser (Phm) is the solidest clock ever made for space applications"; that's what Selex... more
AerospaceAVIONEWS at Telespazio's space Center in Fucino: Giove-B, second experimental Galileo's satellite has been launched
Avezzano, Italy - From Baikonour cosmodrome on a Soyouz launcher
Giove-B, second experimental Galileo's satellite, navigation and detection programme of ESA (European Space Agency) and EU, has been launched at 00:16 (Italian time) on last Sunday on a Soyuz launcher... more
AerospaceCIRA: the second mission of the aerospace flying laboratory without pilot, "Polluce" delayed
Capua, Italy - It has been postponed in October
"The second mission, named DTFT_2, of the aerospace flying laboratory without pilot 'Polluce' by CIRA (Italian Aerospace Researches Centre) that had to happen from Tortolì airport, in Sardinia, between... more
AerospaceTelespazio: launch of Jupiter-B, the GALILEO second experimental satellite
Avezzano, Italy - In the night between April 26th and 27th
Jupiter-B, the GALILEO second experimental satellite, the European satellite navigation system, will be launched from the Baikonur cosmodrome, in Kazakhstan, in the night between April 26th and 27th. Onboard... more
AerospaceTelespazio to participate in the "Toulouse Space Show 2008"
Rome, Italy - From April 22nd to 25th
Telespazio, a Finmeccanica/Thales company, is to take part in the "Toulouse Space Show" - the international exhibition dedicated to space applications - which will take place from 22nd to 25th April at... more
AerospaceGalileo: towards an agreement for its launch
Strasbourg, France - The European Parliament will talk aboout the matter in the April 22th session
The European Parliament will have to approve, in the April 22 session, the regulation that will allow the implementation of the European satellite navigation programmes following the negotiation's failure... more
AerospaceEU approves programme for "Galileo" satellite system
Brussels, Belgium - Next april, 27th it will be launched the 2nd satellite test
Transport and Telecommunications Council of the EU, met yesterday in Luxembourg, has approved the European satellite project called "Galileo", after many impediments and financial troubles, passed by Ecofin... more
AerospaceThe Spaceport has received another Ariane 5
Kourou, French Guyana - Arianespace maintains its sustained mission pace for 2008
The European Spaceport has received another Ariane 5 launcher. Arriving in French Guyana on April 2 aboard the MN Colibri, these launcher's components were unloaded at Paricabo port and transferred to... more
AerospaceBlack hole found in Omega Centauri
Paris , France - A new result obtained by Hubble and the Gemini Observatory
Omega Centauri has been known to be an unusual globular cluster for a long time. A new result obtained by Hubble and the Gemini Observatory reveals that the globular cluster may have a rare intermediate-mass... more
AerospaceTelespazio purchases Spanish company Aurensis
Madrid, Spain - Specialized in technologies for territorial applications and aerial, satellite and Earth observation services,
Telespazio, a Finmeccanica/Thales company, has acquired full control of Aurensis SL, a Spanish company specialized in technologies for territorial applications and aerial, satellite and Earth observation... more
AerospaceCassini "Tastes" organic brew at Saturn's geyser moon
Rome, Italy - The jets themselves harmlessly peppered Cassini
The Cassini spacecraft tasted and sampled a surprising organic brew erupting in geyser-like fashion from Saturn's moon Enceladus during a close flyby. At closest approach, Cassini was only about 48 km... more
AerospaceArianespace readies launch of Europe's 2nd navigation satellite
Baikonur, Kazakhstan - GIOVE-B will have a liftoff mass of 530 kg
Preparations for Starsem's upcoming mission are in full swing at Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, with the European-built GIOVE-B navigation satellite payload now undergoing checkout, and the Soyuz launch... more
AerospaceHubble finds first organic molecule on extrasolar planet
Houston , USA - This breakthrough is an important step in eventually identifying signs of life on a planet outside our Solar System
The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has made the first detection ever of an organic molecule in the atmosphere of a planet orbiting another star. This breakthrough is an important step in eventually identifying... more
AerospaceFinmeccanica: Telespazio to take part in "SATExpo Europe 2008"
Rome, Italy - At the New Rome Trade Center from 27th to 29th March
Telespazio, a Finmeccanica/Thales company, will take part in "SATExpo Europe 2008", the international exhibition of space and advanced telecommunications to be held at the New Rome Trade Center from 27... more
AerospaceBoeing supports contributions by Canada and Japan to the ISS
Wichita, United States - It's a segment of Japan's Kibo laboratory
A Boeing International Space Station (ISS) team performed the complex task of integrating Canada's Dextre robotic device and a segment of Japan's Kibo laboratory ahead of their launch aboard Space Shuttle... more
AerospaceEndeavour successfully docks at the ISS
Washington, USA - On board the first module of the Japanese laboratory "Kibo"
The Space Shuttle Endeavour, launched two days ago from the "Kennedy Space Center" (Florida) by NASA, docks today to the International Space Station (ISS), kicking off almost two weeks of demanding construction... more
AerospaceFinmeccanica: the hyper spectral technology of SELEX GALILEO for the mission "PRISMA"
Rome, Italy - The launch is forecast by the end of 2011
Activities in SELEX GALILEO, a Finmeccanica company, site of Campi Bisenzio are growing in preparation for the ASI (Italian Space Agency) mission "PRISMA", due for launch by the end of 2011. "PRISMA"... more
AerospaceJules Verne ATV launch rescheduled to March 9
Kourou, French Guyana - ESA and Arianespace decided to postpone the launch by one day
Arianespace and the European Space Agency confirm that the launch of Jules Verne, the first Automated Transfer Vehicle, is delayed 24 hours due to a technical concern about the ATV/Ariane 5 launcher separation... more
AerospaceThales transferred Turksat 3A satellite to launch site
Kourou, French Guyana - It will enable Turksat to offer telecommunication services
Thales Alenia Space announced that it has transferred the Turksat 3A communications satellite to the launch site in Kourou, French Guyana. Turksat 3A satellite will enable Turksat to offer telecommunication... more
AerospaceStar One C2 satellite delivered to launch site
Cannes, France - The satellite will carry 28 transponders in C-band
Thales Alenia Space announced that it has transferred the Star One C2 communication satellite to the launch site in Kourou, French Guyana. Star One C2 is dedicated to the Brazilian satellite operator... more
AerospaceThe US destroy spy-satellite threatening the Earth
Washington, USA - And China asks for explanations
Last night, according to a Pentagon note, the Satellite USA 193 was destroyed. It was a spy-satellite that, out of NASA technicians control, was threatening to fall in an unspecified spot of the Earth... more
AerospaceCIRA: second specimen of the Centre's unmanned aerospace flying lab
Capua, Italy - "Polluce" ready to fly
"One year after the first flight of "Castore", the president of CIRA (Italian Aerospace Research Center) Sergio Vetrella announced today the start of the operative phase of 'Campagna Arbatax 2008' relative... more
AerospaceItalian CIRA: "Polluce" ready to fly tomorrow morning
Capua, Italy - Second specimen of the Centre's unmanned aerospace flying lab
"One year after the first flight of USV (Unmanned Space Vehicle), the president of CIRA (Italian Aerospace Research Center), professor Sergio Vetrella, will present to the press tomorrow, Tuesday February... more
AerospaceAtlantis, third spacewalk started
Washington, USA - Walheim and Love are operating outside of the ISS
The third and last spacewalk planned for the Shuttle Atlantis mission at the International Space Station (ISS) is being carried out in these hours. The US astronauts Rex Walheim and Stanley Love left the... more
AerospaceISS astronauts carry out spacewalk
Washington, United States - The third spacewalk scheduled for Friday
Astronauts Rex Walheim (US) and Hans Schlegel (Germany) carried out today the second of the three spacewalks planned for their mission at the International Space Station (ISS). The goal of the spacewalk,... more
AerospaceAtlantis Shuttle blasted off
Cape Canaveral, USA - Arrival scheduled for Saturday
Finally it managed to take off, despite the bad weather. At 2:45pm local time, Shuttle Atlantis left the launching pad at the NASA base of Cape Canaveral, in Florida, heading toward the International Space... more
AerospaceSuspense at Shuttle launch in Florida
Cape Canaveral, USA - High probability of bad weather
Hours of wait at Cape Canaveral for the launch of the Shuttle Atlantis which is to bring the space lab Columbus to join the International Space Station (ISS). Weather forecasters foresee rain, clouds and... more
AerospaceTelespazio and MARS Center take part in scientific experiments on board the International Space Station
Rome, Italy - The main goal of the mission will be to install the Columbus module
Through its subsidiary MARS Center (Microgravity Advanced Research and Support Center) Telespazio, a Finmeccanica/Thales company, is set to take part in scientific experiments to be conducted on board... more
AerospaceTelespazio: the "Mentore" project starts the test period
Rome, Italy - It will supply the guidelines for the development of the "Tracking & Tracing" services based on the EGNOS/Galileo applications
The "Mentore" (Implementation of GNSS Tracking & Tracing Technologies for EU Regulated Domains) partners launched Phase II of the project on 30 January 2008, by validating the 3 pre-selected pilots and... more
AerospaceBoeing names former NASA Engineer to head Space Shuttle Program
St. Louis, USA - The calendar forecasts six scheduled launches in 2008
The Boeing Company has named veteran NASA space shuttle engineer John P. Mulholland its new Space Shuttle vice-president and program manager. With more than more than 21 years of experience in space shuttle... more
AerospaceUS spy satellite threatens the Earth
Washington, USA - In a few weeks it will fall on an unspecified location of our planet
ESA (European Space Agency) is quite worried about a news coming from NASA - the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration: an American spy satellite out of control will fall on an unspecified location... more
AerospaceTelespazio: a Satellite Services Centre in Iraq
Rome, Italy - A deal signed with the Italian Foreign Ministry
Telespazio has been awarded a contract by the Italian Foreign Ministry (MAE) to build a Satellite Services Centre to support the activities of Italian organizations, companies and institutions working... more
AerospaceScientists against Bush: "No to Moon station"
Washington , USA - "Better aiming directly at Mars"
The Moon fascinated mankind ever since. In recent historical times, it also raised the interest of the powerful. Kruscev for instance, proposed once to his generals to fire nuclear warheads on it, to show... more
AerospaceGalileo, EC disproves investment increase rumoured by "Der Spiegel"
Brussels, Belgium - The declarations by the spokesman Michele Cercone
The final cost for the realization of Galileo (the new European project of satellite navigation, future competitor of the American GPS, the Russian GLONASS and the Chinese Compass/Beidou) might triple... more
AerospaceIndia puts in orbit an Israeli spy satellite
New Delhi, India - The space craft is named Tecsar
Yesterday morning the Indian Space Research Organisation launched in orbit, in conditions of maximum secrecy, an Israeli spy satellite named Tecsar (also known as Polaris), which is going to be used, according... more