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AerospaceRussia: it seems the space industry sector's crisis is over
Moscow, Russia - The country owns currently about 50% fewer satellites than during the Soviet Union
A report by the members of the Russian Academy of Cosmonautics pointed out the current situation of the sector: the relation underlines the fact that the period of crisis of the Russian cosmonautic sector... more
AerospaceThe X-43 about to reach Mach 10
Washington, USA - NASA schedules to perform a new record flight on next November 16
After the success of the X-43’s test flight occurred last March, when the unmanned airplane succeeded in exceeding Mach 7 (see for details AVIONEWS), NASA decided to make the aircraft perform a new test f... more
AerospaceVittori is training for his second space mission
Moscow, Russia - The Italian astronaut to departure on April 2005
Roberto Vittori, the Italian astronaut who had already been on the International Space Station (Iss), in Spring 2002, is getting ready to his next mission: he does it by training on the Russian territory... more
AerospaceUnited Kingdom: the space mission Beagle 2 failed because of the lack of funds
London, United Kingdom - It is what revelead a report of the British Parliament
The British space mission which had as hero the robot Beagle 2, that was launched by the European space probe Mars Express, on December, 25, 2003 and which had to reach the goal of testing wether there... more
AerospaceOne vote to one of the White House candidates comes from the space
Washington, Usa - A special e-mail connection gave the possibility to keep the vote secret
The astronaut Leroy Chiao, expressed his electoral choice for one of the candidates of the White House from the International Space Station (Iss). The only American elector which of course did not have... more
AerospaceSpace: the first images under clouds of Titan are available
Rome, Italy - The radar which is the fruit of a joined collaboration between Italy and United States on board of the space probe reveals some secret of one of the most mysterious Moon of Saturn
The surface of Titan seems to be complex, with some rough areas and some other smooth and enough young as well: it is what the first images of the radar under clouds revealed from Cassini's space probe.... more
AerospaceMoscow: the Russian space program is based on the non-stop development of new technology
Moscow, Russia - New spaceship and new launch for the next years
According to what reported "Ria Novosti"'s political commentator Andrei Kisliakov, the contribution of Russia as one of the country-leader in the aerospace researches is not only based in the number of... more
AerospaceNASA: shuttle relaunch to be postpone till next May
Washington, USA - Two years after Columbia disaster
The next shuttle flight - which was scheduled in March - is to take place in May following a series of delays because of damage caused by hurricanes last Summer which hit installations at the Kennedy Space... more
AerospaceChina: Shenzou-6 is ready to take off
Beijing, China - Two spacemen have to fill some space test
China has announced it will carry out a new space human mission next year: two spacemen have to fill some scientific tests on board the Shenzou-6 capsule. The announce has been given by China Aerospace... more
AerospaceSpace: to Titano's discovery
Rome, Italy - Yesterday, at 6.40 pm Cassini's probe was only 1,200 kilometres far from the biggest Moon of Saturn
The event is only one of the 45 close ranges planned during next four years, which would see the Cassini's probe, which was born by the cooperation among the agencies of United States (Nasa), Europe (Esa)... more
AerospaceRussia: satellites would be launched from Plesetsk base
Moscow, Russia - It is a decision of the Defense Ministry
"We plan to launch everything from Plesetsk in the future, but this does not mean that we are going to leave Baikonur": it is what Defense Minister, Sergei Ivanov, claimed. Though he underlined as well... more
AerospaceNasa: statistic revel large American interest
Washington, Usa - Dittmar Associates has canvassed opinion
Dittmar Associates, American organization operating in marketing and development in collaboration with Universities and aerospace companies has canvassed opinion of the Americans regarding Nasa activities... more
AerospaceNasa postpones Dart's mission
Washington, USA - The launch of the space robotic engineer could occur November, 4
It has been postponed, presumably to November, 4, Dart's mission, the most expensive engineer in the history, which should happen today from the aerospace of Vanderberg, in California: it is what claimed... more
AerospaceNASA: a programme to discover millions of stars and galaxies by four years
Washington, USA - Named Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, it will be based on a powerfull telescope provided with infrared sensors
NASA is developing a new space exploration programme, aimed to detect hundreds millions celestial bodies starting in 2008. The related project called Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer will be based on... more
AerospaceASI: criticism by Italian trade unions
Rome, Italy - The Italian Space Agency board would be accused for not properly managing its own employees
The trade unions's representatives of ASI Italian Space Agency's workers show a significant criticism regarding the agency's management by the board. The unions would have opted on last October 21 for... more
AerospaceASI: a proposal for the Italian Prime Minister department's direct management
Rome, Italy - The political majority and minority would be studying three drafts on such matter
ASI (Italian Space Agency) could be destined to the direct control by Italian Prime Minister department. This is the latest news concerning the possible future developments of the agency, as Italian Government... more
AerospaceThe ISS 9th mission astronauts have back to Earth
Almaty, Kazakhstan - Soyuz landed after travelling three hours and a half
Soyuz with aboard the two Russian space-travellers Ghennadi Padalka and Iuri Sharghin and the American Michael Fincke, back from the International Space Station (ISS) (see for details AVIONEWS), landed... more
AerospaceUS Air Force to attend to the surveillance of satellites and space debris
Washington, USA - The task had been assigned to US Navy for decades to monitor the presence of potentially dangerous orbital objects
US Navy had been attending to the surveillance of space for decades with reference to the detection of satellites, and of debris which can in some cases represent a threat for the satellites themselves... more
AerospaceRussia: the first launch of the carrier rocket has been postponed
Moscow, Russia - Official sources claim it is nothing extraordinary
Some official sources, said today, according to what the Muscovite newspaper "Ria Novosti" reported, that the first launch of the Russian carrier rocket expected for October 29, would presumably postponed... more
AerospaceNasa starts aptitude tests on Deep Impact spacecraft
Washington, Usa - The launch is set for December 30th
Deep Impact Spacecraft has been transferred yesterday at Astrotech Space Operation facility, near Kennedy Space Centre, to start the aptitude tests before the departure. The spacecraft will be successively... more
AerospaceEADS-Snecma: a common interest in the propulsion systems dedicated to space activities
Paris, France - The two companies could produce a merge of the respective specialized sections in such field
The aerospace sector could be involved by the creation of a new group soon, and it would be specialized in the propulsion systems for space activities, through the merge between the specific sections in... more
AerospaceNasa: workshop concerning the relationship between research and education from 22 to 24 October
New York, USA - The workshop would celebrate the conjunction between scientific research and classroom
They would be thirty educations the ones who would be guests at Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville next 22-24 October: the same who applied in 2003-2004 to join Nasa's Astronaut Corps. The workshop... more
AerospaceGenesis crash: slow-down sensor was set back to front
Washington, USA - Solar wind specimen were undamaged despite knock
The inquire commission over the crash of the American space probe Genesis to the Utah desert last September 8, after it captured solar wind specimen (see for details AVIONEWS), has found that probe parachute... more
AerospaceEADS Astrium-Boeing: a memorandum of understanding for the satellite sector
Paris, France - A cooperation aimed to favour the coexistence of the Galileo and the GPS satellite systems
Europe and the United States recently found a new solution to encourage the coexistence of the two global positioning satellite systems called Galileo and GPS. EADS Astrium and Boeing signed in fact a... more
AerospaceChina: space capsule returning on Earth demolishes building
Beijing, China - There were no victims
It was launched 20 days ago, from the Jiuquan base, the Chinese capsule which last Saturday, returning on Earth, knocked down a building in the area of Sichuan, destroying it. There were no victims. The... more
AerospaceSouth Korea: Most is seeking for two space travellers to send in the space
Seoul, South Korea - They will be recruited through 4 selected screening the two spacemen who will escort the Russian spaceship in a space mission
Most (Ministry of Science and Technology) announced, last 17 October, that it is ready a recruiting plan for seeking the two Korean cosmonauts who would accompany the Russian spaceship Soyuz in a 10-day... more
AerospaceSoyuz: creepy docking
Moscow, Russia - Approach stage by "excessive speed": control center orders to turn the automated docking system into that manual
The Soyuz TMA-5 arrived Saturday to the International Space Station (Iss): the space shuttle took off last Thursday from the Russian cosmodrome in Baikonur with aboard Leroy Chiao, Salijan Sharipov e Iuri... more
AerospaceMars: Spirit and Opportunity proved presence of water
Washington Usa - The shuttles are proceeding with the explorations
Nasa's space shuttle, in orbit since October 1st for its third mission on Mars, are sending important descriptions about the composition of the planet ground. The informations sent by Opportunity have... more
AerospaceSpace: achieve mission for the Russian booster
Moscow, Russia - It seems the American satellite for telecommunication Amc-15 arrived without any problem and it ordinarily works
It ended successfully the mission that saw the Russian booster Briz-M , which left this morning from the cosmodrome based in Baikonur (Kazakistan), to freight on orbit the American satellite for telecommunication... more
AerospaceTrieste: scientific conference of UE
Trieste, Italy - Space weather forecast
Space weather forecast; this is the theme of the scientific conference performed, recently at Trieste attended by the members of 21 countries of UE, which decided to partecipate at the program of scientific... more
AerospaceISS: the 10th Expedition left
Baikonur, Kazakhstan - On board the Soyuz Tm-5 two Russians and an American
After a succession of delays (see AVIONEWS), the American Leroy Chiao, the Russian Salijan Sharipov and Iuri Sharghin are finally left on board the Soyuz Tm-5 to replace the International Space Station... more
AerospaceEsa is worried about space rubbish
Madrid, Spain - The Agency asked for a list of rubbish which orbits in the space
It seems to be the danger that it could represent the reason for which Esa (European Space Agency) asked to Miquel Serra, who is astronomer of the Canarian Astrophysics Institute to redact mixed with the... more
AerospaceGalileo: the selection of the satellite system concessionary to occur in January
Brussels, Belgium - The winner to attend from 2007 to the operating of 30 satellites which will be put into a geo-stationary orbit
The final selection of the concessionary consortium for the global positioning satellite system called Galileo, would have been postponed to January 2005. Despite a final answer in this sense by the joint... more
AerospaceNasa: crossed studies about "Supernova"
Washington, Usa - It's trying to unravel the mysteries about one of the most attractive space event
A collaboration of three companies of the Nasa's Great Observatories -Spitzer Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope and Chandra x-ray- trying to unravel all the mysteries about Supernova, a star which... more
AerospaceChina also subscribes the Galileo programme
Beijing, China - It will aid by an EUR 200m grant
Signing in Beijing the last October 9, the agreement with European Union, during the visit of the French president Jacques Chirac which have inaugurated the French culture year in the Rising Sun country,... more
AerospaceBigelow Nautilus: an "Inflatable" orbital station
Las Vegas, USA - The innovative NASA and Bigelow Aerospace's space structure should be put into orbit in 2010
NASA and Bigelow Aerospace of Las Vegas would intend to put into orbit, between 2005 and 2006, two scale models of what could become the new type of orbital station staring in 2010. It deals with the "Inflatable"... more
AerospaceESA: European astronauts training with Folgore before flying on board the space ships
Rome, Italy - Four cosmonauts of the European Space Agency would have faced a series of particularly hard tests on mountain and in the open sea
From mountain to the open sea, on the verge of body and mental resistance. This is the training to which four ESA's (European Space Agency) astronauts would have been subjected to, while forecasting to... more
AerospaceThe space-touristic flights will cost less than a car
Washington, Usa - The SpaceShipOne established the world height record
The SpaceShipOne behind to be the first space shuttle planned by a private firm to fly into the space for 2 times and with the same weight on board (see for details AVIONEWS), would have also established... more
AerospaceThe space telescope Hubble would presumably still live for about five years
Washington, Usa - The space carrier Lockheed Martin seems to have signed a USD 330m contract to build a special shuttle
It seems official the new according to which Hubble does not risk its life anymore. The space telescope gave the possibility to make several important discoveries during last 15 years. It is presumably... more
AerospaceThe travels among stars will start in three years
Los Angeles, Usa - The Mojave airport will become the first launch center for space tourists
After the enterprise made by the SpaceShipOne (see for details AVIONEWS), it is officialy begun the tourist space travel time, which according to Richard Branson, the well known owner of the Virgin brand,... more
AerospaceIss: more and more difficult life conditions in the space
Washington, Usa - The spacemen on board of the International stationary orbit declare to have several problems
The main problem, on board of the International stationary orbit, is too many rubbish, without the possibility of removing it. Some weeks ago, in order to solve this problem, the Control Centre gave to... more
AerospaceIss: there is a delay for the departure of the 10th International space mission
Moscow, Russia - Because of some technical inconvenient the space shuttle shot Soyuz-Tma5 has got a five days's delay
It seems official the new that Yuri Shargin, pilot of the space shuttle shot Soyuz-Tma5 would guide the October 14, the Russian spaceman Salizhan Sharipov and the American Leroy Chiao to embark on the... more
AerospaceToday the second launch of the SpaceShipOne
Los Angeles, USA - Everything is ready in the Mojave desert
Everything is ready to repeat the enterprise succeed on September 29 (see news AVIONEWS): today it’s previewed the second launch of the SpaceShipOne, which will have to overreach again the 100 km height, w... more
AerospaceASI: the radar destined to the new NASA probe has been completed
Washington, USA – It will be employed to detect even small quantity of water on the planet, down to 1 km in the depth
To date, ASI (Italian Space Agency) would have completed the assembly of the radar destined to the new US NASA’s probe called MRO (Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter), which should be launched in the outer s... more
AerospaceThe first Ansari X-Prize stage was successful
Los Angeles, Usa - The SpaceShipOne overreached the 100 km height barrier with two passenger simulated weight on board
The experiment in the Mojave desert succeed (see news AVIONEWS): the pilot Mike Melvill, 62 years, for the second time in 3 months, tested the weightlessness thrill aboard the SpaceShipOne, financed from... more
AerospaceA new Express-AM1 satellite to be put into orbit on next October 30
Moscow, Russia - It is destined to operate for 12 years providing internet and digital TV services
A new Russian/Japanese-made communications satellite will be put into geostationary orbit on next October 30. It is what would have recently been unveiled by Russian Space Agency, as the assembly of the... more
AerospaceToday the definitive test for the space tourism
Washington, Usa - Also Paul Allen challenges in order to win the "Ansari X-prize"
Paul Allen, the Microsoft former-father, will finance the team that will try to gain the USD 10m offered by the "Ansari X-prize" for who first will send in the space a shuttle with three persons on board... more
AerospaceSoyuz: still sent back the launch
Washington, USA - Previewed for October 11, already it had been sent back those fixed for October 9
The Space Federal Agency would have communicated that the rocket Soyuz-Tma5 launch which next October 11 would have had to transport the new crew on board ISS, the International Space Station, has been... more
AerospaceICBM as space carriers?
Moscow, Russia - The hypothesis to turn the ballistic missiles into space rockets would be under consideration by engineers and privates
Using intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM) as space cargo carriers for the transport of supplies and satellites: an idea not considered as completely new but that would be anyway catching on in Russia,... more
AerospaceISS: a failure affected the main oxygen generator
Washington, USA - Without supplies, the two astronauts on board would be forced to go back to the Earth by the space lifeboat
The situation aboard the International Space Station (ISS) appears a delicate one. Starting from the last weekend, the two astronauts on board would have found the existance of a serious failure for the... more