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AerospaceColumbia remembers the victims of 1986 shuttle explosion
Cape Canaveral, USA - In meditation for the seven astronauts who lost the life
A minute of silence for the seven astronauts died 17 years ago in the space shuttle Challanger incident. For Columbia crew was the manner to remember the colleagues died in 1986, January 28th, for the... more
AerospaceBoeing will launch two new satellites for the Us armed forces
Saint Louis, Usa - The satellites will concern the GPS system
During the daytime of today is previewed the launch of two new satellites for the Us armed forces, that will be made by the aerospace base of Cape Canaveral, in Florida. The launch has been organized... more
AerospaceA chess match among the stars
Cape Canaveral, USA - A Monday without experiments for Columbia
For the seven Columbia astronauts, yesterday, was the first day of rest. A pause moment, after days of intense experiments, than scientists have used to communicate with the three astronauts on board of... more
AerospaceA new space shuttle will be proposed by Russia to Esa
Moscow, Russia – It could be used also for the tourism
Nikolai Panickin, the Russian scientific Center of mechanical construction industry assistant manager has announced that Russia wants to propose to the European space agency (Esa) to develop a new multifunctional... more
AerospaceColumbia: arc of light videotaped by astronauts
Cape Canaveral, USA - Mission proceeds smoothly
"Two nights ago over Africa there was an extraordinary image. We saw a huge horizontal line of glow air which has been brightened by lightning below it which extended to several hundred miles horizontally... more
AerospaceEuropean Commission launches a consultation round about European space strategy
Brussels, Belgium - The meetings should end within May 2003
After the publication of the "Green book", presented by the commissioner for research, the Belgian Philippe Bosquin, the European Commission is thinking to the necessity of relaunching the debate about... more
AerospaceColumbia (2): Israeli astronaut shows the Torah from the space
Cape Canaveral, Usa - The book is a gift of an Holocaust survivor scientist
Before the Columbia launch, Joachim Joseph, a Tel Aviv University scientist, who assists the mission from Nasa control in Maryland, has given to Israeli Ilan Ramon the Torah, the first five books of the... more
AerospaceColumbia: the astronauts are searching a new scent
Cape Canaveral, USA –The experiment was commissioned by a famous company
Experiments continue on board of Columbia space shuttle, that has reached half mission. Last Wednesday the astronauts have collected essential oils and flowers bloom in the small space greenhouse constructed... more
AerospaceNew Columbia experiment for the study of electrical phenomena
Cape Canaveral, USA – Cameras captured electrical particles images
"This is the first time that we have succesfully taken such images with a calibrated instrument from the Shuttle and it’s causing really great excitement with our colleagues around the world". This is t... more
AerospaceColumbia (2): Israelis and Palestinian joined by an experiment
Cape Canaveral, Usa - It's a study about the prospects of life on planets other than Earth
"Political and social divisions exaggerate our differences, but they are really infinitesimal. If we are going to move beyond Earth, we are going to have work together. The language of universe is science... more
AerospaceColumbia: astronauts set small fires inside the orbiting laboratory
Cape Canaveral, Usa – It’s a scientific study of soot
Space shuttle Columbia mission proceeds smoothly and it has running to 5th days. Astronauts have done a scientific study of soot, setting small fire inside the orbiting laboratory. Scientists have noticed... more
AerospaceMaybe in October the first Chinese manned space flight
Benjing, China - Basic the Russian support
As it is suited to the best of the propaganda, China will enter in the history of the aerospace having sent its cosmonaut in orbit for October of this year, the anniversary of Communist Revolution. "A... more
AerospaceFirst experiments for Columbia
Cape Canaveral, USA - Start the job for the 7 astronauts
First day of experiments for the seven astronauts of Columbia space shuttle, lifted off yesterday from the Kennedy spaces center in Florida (as published by AVIONEWS on 16/01/03). This mission, called... more
AerospaceIt today releases the countdown for Columbia (2): the shuttle has left
Cape Canaveral, United States - Aboard a Israeli astronaut
The shuttle spaces Columbia has left the launch pad of the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, at the 10:39 local time, the 16:39 Italian time. Aboard there is the Israeli astronaut, Ilan Ramo... more
AerospaceInside the storm with Nasa images
Washington, USA - Pictures have been realized by a new scientific equipment
"Nasa experts have compared the pictures as that ones of doctor’s patient observed with sophisticated medical scanning equipment". This the statement of the American space agency after having observed t... more
AerospaceIt begins today the countdown for Columbia
Cape Canaveral, USA - The mission period is approximately of 16 days
It will leave today, but surprise of last minute, between 10,00 am and 2,00 pm (between the 16 and the 20 Italian hour), the countdown for the launch of the space shuttle Columbia. Initially previewed... more
AerospaceSpace walk with surprise for Donald Pettit
Washington, USA - Astronaut has replaced the Russian colleague
He would have not been on board of the ISS (International Space Station), but after having replaced a colleague landed by doctors, yesterday Donald Pettit has completed a walk on the space. Another exceptional... more
AerospaceRussia to launch a communication satellite for Usa
Moscow, Russia - The launch on the next February 28
It's more and more tightened the collaboration between Russia and the USA in the field of the aerospace, a field considered as extremely strategic by the two nations. Indeed the launch of the American... more
AerospaceSpace walk of the astronauts of the space station
Cape Canaveral, Usa - It has been necessary to do maintaining work to the station
In the last days has been made a space walk by the astronauts of the ISS (International Space Station) to do maintaining work to the orbiting station. The mission totally lasted nearly an hour and luckily... more
AerospaceChangement at the head offices of Esa (European Space Agency)
Paris, France - The new General Director will be Jean-Jacques Dordain
By the next June 30, Esa (European Space Agency) will have a new General Director in substitution of the Italian Antonio Rodotà. It is the French Jean-Jacques Dordain, aged 57. Dordain has done all... more
AerospaceChanged the program for Rosetta space probe
Paris, France - Esa changes the mission for the probe
After the new delay of the launch of Rosetta space probe (news already published by AVIONEWS), Esa (European Space Agency) has decided to change the type of mission for the space craft. The craft will... more
AerospaceRussia is getting ready for a demanding space challenge year
Moscow, Russia - No intention to drop its commitment in the space program
Although the Russian financial situation is not serene at all, as AVIONEWS yesterday has emphasized reporting the news of the grounding of the greater part of its fighter fleet for lack of money, it continues... more
AerospaceHolocaust art to space
Cape Canaveral, USA - Col. Ilan Ramon will carry a pencil sketch of a young artist killed in Auschwitz
"I know my flight is very symbolic for the people of Israel, especially the survivors, the holocaust survivor, because I was born in Israel and many people will see this as a dream that is come true".... more
AerospaceLaunched by Nasa the Icesat satellite
Washington, Usa - It will be used to study polar ices
During the last night, by the air base of Vanderberg, California, Nasa has launched the satellite called Icesat, whose mission, once reached the previewed orbit, will be to study the level of the oceans'... more
AerospaceThe decision of Columbia launch to be taken next Sunday
Washinghton, USA - In the crew the first Israeli astronaut
A technical disadvantage puts in doubt the launch date of the Columbia spaces shuttle. The start to the countdown would have to be given the next week, but the last decision will be only taken on next... more
AerospaceGeneral Dynamics will supply logistic and operative support for a communications satellite
Washington, Usa - The supply will concern the Kingdom of Tonga
The Kingdom of the islands group of Tonga, situated in the South Eastern Pacific Ocean, South West of Australia, has signed with the Us firm of electronics and aerospace, General Dynamics, a contract for... more
AerospaceCancelled two tests for the "space shield" program
Washington, Usa - The erasure has been decided after the failure of last December's test
United States, in the field of the program named "space shield", after the failure of the test done during the last month of December, have decided to erase the two attempts previewed during the current... more
AerospaceIndians on the Moon
Bombay, India - Before 2015 India organizes a mission on the Moon
"Our scientific development has to be much powerful to realize a dream to send an Indian on the Moon". This is the statement of the Indian Prime Minister, Atal Mehari, during the conference on the education,... more
AerospaceLanded the Chinese unmanned spacecraft
Beijing, China - Back on the Earth without any problems, it is the prelude for other launches with human beings boarded
The unmanned Chinese spacecraft "Shenzhou IV", the last unmanned spacecraft sent in the space by China, has landed without any problems in Mongolia. The present mission, the fourth of this kind since... more
Aerospace2003 will be the year of the "race to the space"
Rome, Italy - It will come explored Mars, Mercury and Venus
2003 and 2004 years are announced to be the conquest of the space and its secrets. Everything will be carried out with blows of missions, plans, financing that put in front of each other, America, Europe,... more
AerospacePreviewed for Sunday the coming back of the Chinese spacecraft Shenzou IV
Peking, China - Ends the the last mission without crew
With the return previewed on Sunday in the internal part of Mongolia it's concluded the program of space mission set by China. The project that will bring the first Chinese astronauts in the space (news... more
AerospaceChina to conquer the space with a manned flight already this year
Beijing, China - It's tried to reinforce its prestige at world level
It's ready the Chinese propaganda machine, that is going to announce with large magnificence the next aim of its space agency, a manned mission already in the second half of 2003. It will be therefore... more
AerospaceSent in orbit a Japanese spy satellite: inferior qualitatively to Us ones
Tokyo, Japan - It's tried to take under controll the wide and adverse neighbourhood
It's just in the field of the microtechnology where the competitions more exasperated and that the Japanese industry has always proposed as one of its favourite piece, exporting its acquaintances in all... more
AerospaceStrong doubts about the Rosetta mission
London, UK - Bilions of Euro could be wasted
The disaster that at the beginning of December had involved the Ariane 5 rocket in the French Guyana carried immediately to doubts regarding the Rosetta mission, that had been scheduled for January 12,... more
AerospaceLaunched a Russian rocket with a Canadian satellite
Moscow, Russia – The rocket is named Proton-M
During the night between yesterday and today it has been launched by the Kazak base of Baikonur the Russian rocket Proton-M that on its structure has brought in the orbit the Canadian satellite Nimiq-2... more
AerospaceChina continues its march on the space achievement
Beijing, China - It's the 27th successfull launch of the Chinese space agency
It has been carried out few hours ago the fourth launch of Shenzhou IV (the "sacred vessel"), the Chinese version of the shuttle, entirely constructed with Russian technology, but with important modifications... more
AerospaceLaunched a futuristic satellite by Nasa
Washington, Usa - The prototype has started last week
Last week has been launched with success a futuristic satellite from the base of Wallops Island, Virginia. The rocket has reached a speed of Mach 5, uses mixed fuel such as liquid hydrogen and solid... more
AerospaceLaunched a telecommunications satellite in the field of the Ariane project
Evry, France - The launch has been made tonight
By its French plant Arianespace says that this night round midnight (CET time) has taken off a new telecommunication satellite that will have to install at 36000 km height over the equator in an orbit... more
AerospaceRepaired a Galileo space probe recorder
Washington, Usa - The reparation has been done by the planet Earth
Nasa has done by the planet Earth the reparation of a recorder of the space probe Galileo that now is in planet Jupiter's orbit, on which surface it will crash in the month of September 2003 after having... more
AerospacePreviewed a draft contract to get out of the satellite sector crisis
Rome, Italy - The contract is in preparation among three societies
Considered the present contraction of the satellite production market, three societies, Astrium, Alcatel and Alenia Spazio are searching a contract to try to unify the competences in the matter. The contract... more
AerospaceJapanese rocket puts 4 satellites into orbit
Tanegashima, Japan - Shortly a commercial use of vector rockets
It continues the remarkable effort of the Nasda (National Space Development Agency of Japan) to equip Japan of a reliable launch system. After 1998 and 1999 failures those technical and modifications... more
AerospaceIn 2003 Nasa will send into orbit a teacher
Washington, United States - She will make educational works
Nasa has announced yesterday in Baltimora, that in 2003 will send into orbit a teacher, Barbara Morgan. The decision comes after 16 years: in 1986 the teacher Christa McAuliffen died with the rest of... more
AerospaceAnother failure for the shuttle, this time it's Discovery
Cape Canaveral, Usa - Columbia mission could be at risk
The problems continue for the Nasa shuttle, putting doubts on the reliability of the same fleet that, for these reasons, risks to be grounded. During a routine control on Discovery shuttle the Nasa technicians... more
AerospaceRosetta mission at risk?
London, UK - Doubts after the disastrous Ariane 5 launch
The Rosetta mission is scheduled for the beginning of the next year and it's the most ambitious mission of the Esa (European Space Agency): to reach the Wirtanen comet and to land over with an artificial... more
AerospaceFailed night test for the "space shield" program
Washington, Usa - With this failure Us government has lost USD 100m
In the Tuesday's night it has failed a nightly test, tried in an island of the Pacific Ocean, regarding a missile to be used in antimissile function in the field of the defense program, financed by the... more
AerospaceDelay in the programs of the Iss
Washington, Usa - The cause is the disease of one astronaut
The disease, of which we do not know any more, of one astronauts of the Iss (International Space Station) has caused the delay of one space walk initially previewed for tomorrow. Now the space walk, that... more
AerospaceRosetta space probe ready to be launched in less than a month?
Rome, Italy - The mission is to study comets' mysteries
For the first time in the history of the human kind a spacecraft will take off from the Earth to study the mysteries of the comets directly on the place. It is to say landing on the head of the Wirtanen... more
AerospaceBy 2006 will raise the number of astronauts boarded on the Iss
Tokyo, Japan - The decision has been approved Friday
In a joint meeting that involved Europe, Usa Russia and Japan they have decided to raise the number of astronauts boarded on the Iss (International Space Station) up to six and not three anymore. During... more
AerospaceLast Friday meeting in Los Angeles between some astronauts to remember the thirty years of the last lunar mission
Los Angeles, United States - The spacemen have invited Nasa at new missions
To remember the thirty years from the last lunar mission, four astronauts protagonists of historic missions, met the last Friday in a restaurant of Beverly Hills. Were present Eugene Cernan, the last... more
AerospaceFinally landed the Endeavour spacecraft
Washington, Usa - The landing has happened Saturday evening Italian hour
After several attempts the spacecraft Endeavour has landed Saturday afternoon at 14:37 local time in Florida, (8.37pm in Italy). The spacecraft had seven astronauts on board included the three astronauts... more