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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
AerospaceAriane 5 finished its checks for the launch with the Automated Transfer Vehicle
Kourou, French Guyana - It's first Ariane 5 flight with a human-rated payload
The launch vehicle for Arianespace's upcoming milestone mission has completed its basic buildup at the Spaceport in French Guiana as preparations move ahead for Ariane 5's first ever flight with a human-rated... more
AerospaceArianespace will launch Yahsat 1A satellite for United Arab Emirates
Dubai, United Arab Emirates - The satellite is built by Astrium and Thales Alenia Space
Arianespace has been chosen to launch the Yahsat 1A communications satellite built by Astrium and Thales Alenia Space for operator Al Yah Satellite Communications Company PrJsc (Yahsat) of the United Arab... more
AerospaceColumbus European laboratory launch targeted for 7 February
Kennedy Space Center, USA - It is the Shuttle Atlantis' STS-122 mission
NASA has announced 7 February 2008 as the target launch date for Space Shuttle Atlantis' STS-122 mission to carry the European Columbus laboratory into space. The Russian Space Agency has advanced... more
AerospaceItalian Tour for the crew of Shuttle Sts-120/Esperia mission
Turin, Italy - Astronaut Paolo Nespoli will guide the travellers through all stops
An 11-day Italian Tour awaits the crew of the Shuttle Sts-120/Esperia mission. The astronauts, led by the Italian Paolo Nespoli, will travel in Italy from January 14th to 25th: from Turin to Milan,... more
Aerospace"Rome's Festival of Science 2008", the presence of Telespazio
Rome, Italy - At the Auditorium "Parco della Musica" from January 14th to 21th
Telespazio is taking part in Rome’s third Festival of Sciences, which will be held at the Auditorium "Parco della Musica" from January 14th to 21th. At the Filas/Lazio Region exhibition area, Telespazio, a... more
AerospaceAstrium to build new-generation KA-band satellite for Eutelsat
Paris, France - It is the first European multi-beam satellite to operate exclusively in the KA-band
Astrium has been selected by Eutelsat Communications, one of the world's leading satellite operators, to deliver a satellite, currently designated as KA-Sat, the first European multi-beam satellite to... more
AerospaceGalileo Avionica: the journey of VIR-MS continues with success
Rome, Italy - In the NASA mission DAWN
After the successful launch of the interplanetary space probe DAWN on the 27th of September 2007 from Cape Canaveral, the VIR-MS (Visibile InfraRed – Mapper Spectrometer) instrument was switched on for t... more
AerospaceTelespazio presents the “Love Planet Earth 2008” calendar dedicated to the North and South Poles
Rome, Italy - A look on the different realities of the Planet
Telespazio, a Finmeccanica/Thales company, is proud to present its Love Planet Earth 2008 calendar, dedicated - in the International Polar Year - to the coldest places on Earth, those where global warming... more
AerospaceDEMA signs a contract with Bombardier Aerospace
Naples, Italy - Quinquennial agreement for a value of 30 million dollars
DEMA - DEsign MAnufacturing, a company of Campania working in the aerospace components field, has signed in the last days a quinquennial agreement for the value of 30 million dollars with Bombardier Aerospace... more
AerospaceCosmo-SkyMed (2): the Fucino Space Centre successfully took over the second satellite
Avezzano, Italy - Kiruna, North Pole and Cordoba are the other stations involved in the control operations
The Italian COSMO-SkyMed system, the first dual-use global Earth observation constellation, has been regularly taken over at 04:39:01 (Italian time) of December 9, 2007 by the Fucino Space Centre of Telespazio,... more
AerospaceCOSMO-SkyMed: in orbit the second satellite
Vandenberg, USA - After a postponement of several days
In the night between Saturday and Sunday, at 3:30 Italian time, a Boeing Delta II rocket launched the second satellite of the Earth observation constellation, COSMO-SkyMed, from Vandenberg US air force... more
AerospaceCOSMO-SkyMed: a technical hitch of Delta II launcher provoked a further delay
Vandenberg, USA - Launch opportunity forecasts between Saturday and Sunday
New delay for the launch of the second satellite of COSMO-SkyMed. The postponement should have been provoked by a technical hitch of the Delta II launcher made known by Boeing technicians in Vandenberg... more
AerospaceAVIONEWS at the COSMO-SkyMed event (6): the representation of the Italian industrialists Association of the space sector
Rome, Italy - ASAS, AIAD and AIPAS
In the name of the Italian industrialists Association of the space sector (ASAS, AIAD and AIPAS) intervenes Luigi Alberto Ciavoli Cortelli president of ASAS, a Confindustria companies association for space... more
AerospaceAVIONEWS at the COSMO-SkyMed event (5): the Thales position
Rome, Italy - "With this project the Italian space industry made significant improvements"
Engineer Rubertone, on behalf of Thales, stated: "After 25 years of work in the space sector, and in this case in the remote sensing field, with COSMO-SkyMed the Italian space industry has made significant... more
AerospaceSpace tourism will be "Low-cost"
Moscow, Russia - A ticket worth "Only" 50.000 USD
There are over 200 billionaires in the world, waiting to have a "Space holiday" on Intenational Space Station, at a ticket price of about 30 USD million. Thus the "Space tourism" is becoming a real... more
AerospaceAVIONEWS at the COSMO-SkyMed event (4): the commitments of ASI explained by professor Onofri
Rome, Italy - Eyes to the sky for the launch of the Columbus module
Professor Marcello Onofri, teacher of aerospace propulsion and air-breathing engines at the University of Rome "Sapienza" and director of ASI (Italian Space Agency). "This is a fiery week for ASI. We... more
AerospaceAVIONEWS at the COSMO-SkyMed event (3): the paper of Telespazio CEO Giuseppe Veredice
Rome, Italy - "The great undertakings can only be achieved with great projects"
The intervention of Telespazio CEO, Giuseppe Veredice, joins those of a series of speakers. "This is always an exciting event. I shall never tire of telling that COSMO-SkyMed is the event of the moment... more
AerospaceAVIONEWS at the COSMO-SkyMed event (2): the speech of the ASI vice-president
Rome, Italy - "It is the most important programme of the Agency"
The ASI vice-president Carolina Matarazzi opened the evening by saying a few words to all present in the Rome ASI headquarters, thanking who have organized the COSMO-SkyMed event and who have made all... more
AerospaceAVIONEWS at the COSMO-SkyMed event: strong upper winds have blocked the launch of the second satellite
Rome, Italy - The launch could be postponed
Yesterday night, at the Italian Space Agency headquarters in Rome, a celebratory event on the occasion of the launch of the COSMO-SkyMed constellation's second satellite - fruit of the Italian space industry... more