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AerospaceSTOCKHOLM'S SUMMIT GIVES OK TO GALILEO
STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN, The heads of European Union's Goverments, reunited in the past days in Stockholm, expressed themselves in favour towards the "Galileo" programme, aiming - as known - to the development,... more
AerospaceNEW NASA MISSION TO MARS IN APRIL
CAPE CANAVERAL, USA, The new space probe "Odyssey" will be launched in April. It is the first NASA mission to Mars since the restructuration of the U.S. Space Agency exploration programs occurred in October.... more
AerospaceRUSSIA IN BIG DIFFICULTIES TO RUN SATELLITES BECAUSE OF FUNDS LACK
MOSCOW, According to the spokesman of the Russian Space Agency, Viatcheslabv Mikhalitchenko, Russia is in great economical trouble to mantain operative its satellites, lots of which in quite bad conditions.... more
AerospaceEVERYTHING OK (IT SEEMS) FOR MIR RE-ENTRY
MOSCOW, Insurance policy against eventual damages caused by re-entry and relative destruction of the "glorious" Mir space station seems will not be necessary. According to the technicians of the Russian... more
AerospaceMIR DESTRUCTION: ONLY ONE HOUR FOR ALERT IN CASE OF PROBLEMS
MOSCOW, RUSSIA, "In case of problems during the re-entry on the Mir, there will be only one hour to give allarm": this is what was announced by officials of the Russian Space Agency, which confide, in... more
AerospaceESA ANNOUNCES COMPETITION FOR YOUNG PEOPLE
ROME, The object of the competition, reserved to young people between 8 and 12 years old, a drawing of a flag that represents the Earth; the winner, chosen between each of the ESA member states to... more
AerospaceDISCOVERY SPACE SHUTTLE LANDED AT CAPE CANAVERAL
CAPE CANAVERAL, USA, The space shuttle Discovery landed at 2,31, local time, at the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral, in Florida. The touchdown was delayed of an hour because of bad weather.The space... more
AerospacePROBABLY ''GALILEO'' PROGRAM WILL GO AHEAD: A COMPROMISE AGREEMENT
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM, Probably "Galileo" progam wil go ahead, after the consulting board members found an acceptable agreement that is agreable to all countries, including Great Britain, The Netherlands and... more
AerospaceDISCOVERY WILL RETURN ON THE EARTH ON WEDNESDAY
USA, Discovery shuttle released from International Space Station at 4,32 GMT and started operation to come back on the Earth. The landing at Cape Canaveral, in Florida, is expected for 5,56 GMT on... more
AerospaceDUMA PRESIDENT ASK PUTIN TO BUILT A NEW MIR
MOSCOW, RUSSIA, President of Russian Duma, Ghennadi Selezniov, writed to Vladimir Putin asking for the construcion of a new Mir station; the possible Russian engagement in this project would signify its... more
AerospacePRODI'S ENTERPRISE TO SAVE GALILEO
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM, There is an excited activity in Brussels to save Galileo, the project for development and management of an European GPS System. After three meeting under Swedish management, without... more
AerospaceNASA'S 2001 MARS ODYSSEY MISSION BRIEFING SET FOR MARCH 19
WASHINGTON, "The mission and scientific goals of NASA's next mission to Mars, the 2001 Mars Odyssey, will be the subject of a news briefing Monday, March 19, at 1 p.m. EST. Odyssey is scheduled for launch... more
AerospaceASI-NASA AGREEMENT: WILL USED SHUTTLE TO LAUNCH SKYMED SATELLITES?
WASHINGTON D.C., Nasa press office in Washington confirmed that there is on processing a currently classified agreement between Italian Agenzia spaziale Italiana and Nasa about use of space shuttle to... more
AerospaceGALILEO(2): PRODI'S STANCE
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM, After the no-results ECOFIN meeting about Galileo European GPS system, European Commission president Romano Prodi, since last February expressed, his concerns about Galileo's future... more
Aerospace''GALILEO: NOTHING DEFINED AT BRUXELLES ECOFIN
BRUXELLES, BELGIUM, Nothing defines in Galileo European GPS project, discussed on March 12 at Ecofin meeting in Bruxelles. According to surrounding interested to Galileo project, as diffused by WAPA, there... more
AerospaceWINDS FORCE DOWN RESEARCH BALLOON
SYDNEY, According to Australian newspapers the giant balloon intended to circle the globe at the very edge of space was forced down Sunday by shifting high-altitude winds less than 24 hours after its launching.... more
AerospaceASTRONAUTS MAKE RECORD SPACEWALK TO INSTALL LEONARDO
CAPE CANAVERAL, American astronauts have completed the longest spacewalk in history, lasting almost nine hours. Astronauts Jim Voss and Susan Helms have been installing new hardware on the International... more
AerospaceULDB ''GO'' FOR SECOND LAUNCH TO THE EDGE OF SPACE
WASHINGTON, NASA press release: 2Slowly rising from the Northern Territory of Australia, a massive NASA balloon will again try to begin a journey that will take it around the world on the fringes of space.... more
AerospaceGALILEO PROJECT, CONCERNS AND IRRITATIONS FOR EU INACTIVITY
BRUXELLES, BELGIUM, In surrounding interested to Galileo European GPS project, concerns and irritations raise for the project's future, as European Union seems have no definite interest to go-ahead. Swedish... more
AerospaceARIANE LAUNCHED TWO SATELLITES
KOUROU, FRENCH GUIANA, An European Space Agency official said that European new generation Ariane-5 rocket placed two communications satellites into orbit after a launch from the European Space Agency... more
AerospaceMOODY'S RATES EADS WITH ''A2''
USA, It was the first Moody's rating of the European Aeronautic Defense and Space Company. The "A2" rating reflects the company's positive financial situation and the important role it plays in the world... more
AerospaceDISCOVERY BLASTS OFF
CAPE CANAVERAL, USA, The space shuttle Discovery lifted off to deliver a new crew to the international space station (SS). Expedition One astronauts will return to earth next week. The primary objective... more
AerospaceRUSSIA WILL LAUNCH SATELLITES FOR NIGERIA
LAGOS, Russia is to launch three satellites to be used to monitor the atmosphere and environment of a region covering Nigeria: the three satellites are part of a new high-tech program, which Russia plans... more
AerospaceMIR (2): THE SPACECRAFT INSURED FOR $200 MLN
MOSCOW, After months shrugging off foreigners' protests that the Mir space station could come crashing down on a populated area, Russia is negotiating a $200 million insurance policy against any damage... more
AerospaceMIR DUMPING ONCE AGAIN POSTPONED
MOSCOW, The earliest date of Mir's dumping is March 6, but the most likely dates are between March 13 and March 18 or possibly later. The station is currently circling about 257 kilometers above the Earth,... more
AerospaceCUTS ON NASA FINANCIAL AIDS FOR ISS
WASHINGTON D.C., Bush administration reduced financial aids for International Space Station of 4 USDbn, about Nasa requests for U.S. participation to production of station systems. Cuts will have effects... more
AerospaceITALIAN-BUILT MODULE LEONARDO TO BE LAUNCHED ON THURSDAY
CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA, Space shuttle Discovery is to be launched after tomorrow from Kennedy Space Center on a mission named STS 102. Discovery will have to deliver a relief crew to Space Station Alpha... more
AerospaceWHERE ITALY WANT TO GO ABOUT GALILEO?
BRUXELLES, BELGIUM, The future of the planned new European Global Positioninig System (GPS) named Galileo, for which Italy, with a law, allocated about 310 EURm, is not clear about its definition. In... more
AerospaceNASA TO CANCEL X PROGRAMS
USA, The five-year 4,5 USDbn Space Launch Initiative program is undergoing heavy cuts. The X-33 and X-34 rocket planes have been cancelled last week and a third program, the X-38 lifeboat for space station... more
AerospaceRUSSIA REALIZES FIRST SPACE SAILSHIP PROTOTYPE
MOSCOW, Probably the famous italian skipper Soldini never will race with it in a offshore regatta, but the space sailship is now a reality. Developed by Russian laboratories, in collaboration with U.S.... more
AerospaceFEAR IN GERMANY FOR MIR RETURN
BERLIN, GERMANY, The distruction of the space station Mir, planned for March, 9th, is causing fear in Germany, as there is the risk that some major parts, not completely burned in Earth's atmosphere, could... more
AerospaceMETEOR FALLS IN ENGLAND
YORK, GREAT BRITAIN, According to specialists, it would be unlikely that a noticeable meteor could fall in the next times on the Earth. But, some days ago, a woman working in a farm of Hopgrove, near... more
AerospacePROGRESS FASTENS SPACE STATION
MOSCOW, The Russian shuttle-cargo Progress accomplished without difficulties its mission of refueling to the International Space Station: left monday from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in the Central Asian nation... more
AerospaceANCIENT MARS LIFE FOUND
WASHINGTON, "Spaceflight Now" reported that crystals of the mineral magnetite, embedded within a famous Martian meteorite, have provided scientists with the latest evidence that primitive life once existed... more
AerospaceNASA ABANDONS AUSTRALIAN BALLOON EXPERIMENT
SYDNEY, NASA will not attempt to relaunch its experiment to gather information on cosmic radiation after aborted balloon journey in Central Australia. An ultra-long-duration-balloon carrying a million-dollar... more
AerospaceALPHA ASTRONAUTS SOON ON THE EARTH
MOSCOW, The crew of Russian space station Alpha, the Russian Yuri Gidzenko and Sergei Krikalev and American Bill Shepherd, will be back soon on the earth after four months of space stay. They have repositioned... more
AerospaceARTEMIS : EUROPE'S ADVANCED TELECOMMUNICATION SATELLITE TO BE LAUNCHED SOON ON ARIANE 5
ROME, Artemis, the most advanced telecommunication satellite ever developed by the European Space Agency, is now slated for launch on a European Ariane 5 launcher sometime between June and August 2001.... more
AerospaceATLANTIS LANDING TODAY
FLORIDA, Atlantis Shuttle would have to land today at 12.27 p.m. EST (two days after it had originally been scheduled to touch down) at Kennedy Space Center, Florida, barring accidents: this shuttle returns... more
AerospaceAN AN-124 FOR SATELLITE LAUNCHES
MOSCOW, According to "Rossiyskaya Gazeta" the Russian aerospace industry is currently transforming one An-124-100 plane into a flying cosmodrome. The unique Russian-Ukrainian Air Launch system will... more
AerospaceATLANTIS RETURNES HOME
JOHNSON SPACE CENTER, TEXAS, Shuttle Atlantis will return on the Earth Sunday: its mission has been successful completed. Last Friday it had left with its crew of 4 astronauts, to the International... more
AerospaceMIR DUMPING POSTPONED
MOSCOW, Russian Aerospace Agency announced that the dumping of the Mir space station, scheduled for around March 6, have postponed to an undefined moment between March 13 and 18, because of some problems... more
AerospaceSECOND SPACEWALK FOR ATLANTIS ASTRONAUTS
CAPE CANAVERAL, FLA, According to NASA two shuttle astronauts have floated out into space to put finishing touches on the International Space Station's new science lab. The astronauts used the shuttle's... more
AerospaceNEAR PROBE IS TRANSMITTING
U.S., Against every forecast the Near probe has succeeded to land on the Eros asteroid without, apparently, having received damages. Before impact (comparable, according to the scientists, in that of a... more
AerospaceASTRONAUTS ENTER DESTINY FOR FIRST TIME
JOHNSON SPACE CENTER, TEXAS, The space shuttle Atlantis' astronauts, arrived Friday to the international station Alpha to 225 miles from Earth, entered yesterday for firdt time in the scientific laboratory... more
AerospaceFIRTS ITALIAN MILITARY SAT IN ORBIT
FRENCH GUYANA, Italian sat for military telecommunicationses, Sicral, was launched from the European space base of Kourou, French Guyana, by an Ariane rocket. On the rocket there was also the British sat... more
AerospaceSPACE SHUTTLE ATLANTIS IN ORBIT
CAPE CANAVERAL, FLA, The space shuttle Atlantis has been sent in orbit to the sunset yesterday, carrying the most expensive module of the international space station, the "Destiny" science laboratory,... more
AerospaceEADS TO ACQUIRE STAKE IN FINNISH AEROSPACE INDUSTRY
UK, The european group today said it is to take a 26.8 per cent stake in Patria, Finland's state-owned aerospace and defence company. EADS didn't provide any detail about the economic transaction. The... more
AerospacePUTIN VISITS UKRAINE
MOSCOW, Russian President Vadimir Putin will visit next Sunday and Monday Ukraine and will meet Ukranian President Leonid Kuchma: together will visit Yuzhmash aerospace factory. Kuchma was director of... more
AerospaceFINMECCANICA TO FOCUS ON SPACE AND DEFENSE
MILAN, Giuseppe Bono, Finmeccanica SpA chief executive, speaking in an interview with Il Sole 24 Ore, said the company is to focus on the core business of aerospace and defense in the near future. This... more
AerospaceMARS GLOBAL SURVEYOR COMPLETES MAPPING MISSION
PASADENA, CA, NASA's Mars Global Surveyor is close to finishing its main mission, after having gathered tens of thousands of images of the red planet. The robotic probe began mapping the planet in 1999,... more