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AerospaceTelespazio: green-light for the second Master’s in "Space and Communication Systems"
Avezzano, Italy - At the Fucino Space Centre
The second Master’s in Space and Communication Systems was launched at a ceremony this week at the Fucino Space Centre. The programme is promoted and organized by Telespazio with the three universities o... more
AerospaceGalileo Avionica on board "DAWN", the interplanetary space probe of the NASA
Rome, Italy - The launch is scheduled for tomorrow from Cape Canaveral
"Dawn is the mission selected by NASA in December 2001 in the frame of the Discovery Program. Dawn features the launch of an interplanetary space probe scheduled for the 7th of July from Cape Canaveral.... more
AerospaceTelespazio to create the Italian satellite backbone
Rome, Italy - For the broadband communications for use during emergencies
The Civil Protection Department has signed an agreement with Telespazio, a Finmeccanica/Thales company, to create and manage the Italian satellite backbone for broadband communications for use during emergencies. The... more
AerospaceAVIONEWS at Paris Air Show "Le Bourget": COSMO-SkyMed in collaboration with e-GEOS
Paris, France - It will market the data and products for the Earth observation programme
The Italian Space Agency (ASI) has given mandate to e-GEOS, a joint-venture majority owned by the Italian Space Agency (ASI) and Telespazio (Finmeccanica/Thales), to market the data and products of the... more
AerospaceAgreement between Campania and Piemonte to develop the aerospace industry
Naples, Italy - The protocol follows the collaboration started last February
It has been signed yesterday morning a protocol between the Regione Campania's chairmen Andrea Cozzolino (Industrial activity) and Teresa Amato (University, research and technological innovation) and the... more
AerospaceCOSMO-SkyMed: in orbit the first Italian dual satellite
Avezzano, Italy - Greater emotion for the event that marks an advance in all the space sector followed in direct by AVIONEWS
An emotion started at this morning 2:30 am and a memory that will remain in the mind of all the people that had the fortune to be present at an unique event for Italian Country. Instants of tension... more
AerospaceAll ready for the launch of COSMO-SkyMed satellite
Avezzano, Italy - The greatest Italian space mission
All ready in the Vandenberg base, California, for the launch of first Italian dual COSMO-SkyMed satellite, built for civil and military purposes, fruit of an agreement between Italian Defense Ministry... more
Aerospace"Space Economy 2007": statements by Giorgio Zappa
Rome, Italy - Public funds requested
On the occasion of the "Space Economy 2007" meeting yesterday held in Rome (see AVIONEWS 1 and 2), Giorgio Zappa, Director General of Finmeccanica, showed his disappointment with the scarce Italian government... more
AerospaceGalileo Avionica on board the Italian Space Agency mission "AGILE"
Rome, Italy - The satellite launched today from the Indian base of Shriharikota
Galileo Avionica, a Finmeccanica Company, leader in Italy in the Space exploration technologies announces its participation to the mission "AGILE" of the Italian Space Agency ASI. "AGILE" principal... more
AerospaceTelespazio: presented in Torino the Satellite Adaptor Project for emergency communications
Torino, Italy - The first European solution at the service of the Civil Protection Agencies
The European Space Agency, Telespazio, the Italian Civil Protection and the Piedmont Region Authority presented in Torino the Satellite Adopter project: a satellite system for emergency communications.... more
AerospaceTelespazio takes part at "Munich Satellite Navigation Summit 2007"
Munich, Germany - From 6 to 8 March 2007
Telespazio, a Finmeccanica/Alcatel company, participates at the Munich Satellite Navigation Summit 2007 that will take place in Munich from 6 to 8 March 2007. The Conference, to which government, industry... more
AerospaceTelespazio takes part to "Satellite 2007"
Washington, USA - Inaugurated yesterday in Washington
Telespazio, a Finmeccanica/Alcatel company, is to take part in Satellite 2007, the space services industry conference and exhibition that will be held at the Washington Convention Center from 19 to 22... more
AerospaceThree new contracts for Telespazio France
Paris , France - Signed with Arianespace, CNES and GTD
Telespazio France (Finmeccanica Group) signed three new contracts with Arianespace, CNES (Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales) and with the Spanish GTD for five years (2007-2012). The industry will j... more
Aerospace"Galileo Program": shortly the Control Center of European satellite navigation system
Avezzano, Italy - Agreement signed between Telespazio and Abruzzo Region
Yesterday has been signed in the Space Center of Fucino (Avezzano), near L'Aquila, the agreement between Telespazio (Finmeccanica-Alcatel) and Abruzzo Region for the construction of one of two control... more
AerospaceAlenia signed a contract with Eutelsat for the new satellite W7
Paris, France - The launch is predicted for the second semester of 2009
Alcatel Alenia Space, Finmeccanica Group, and Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL) announced today the agreement for the construction of W7 satellite for communications. The launch is predicted... more
AerospaceAlcatel-Eutelsat contract for a new satellite
Paris, France - The W-2A will provide telecommunication systems in Europe, Africa and Middle East
Alcatel Alenia Spazio, the joint-venture between Finmeccanica and Alcatel, has been chosen by France-based Eutelsat to build a new powerful European satellite, W-2A, to be launched in the first quarter... more
AerospaceBreak day for the astonauts on ISS
Washington, USA - Discovery's crew will come back on Earth next Monday
The astronauts of Shuttle Discovery, took off last July 4 to International Space Station (ISS), are passing a break day. Yesterday the crew completed the third and last space walk of the mission (see for... more
AerospaceItalian contribute to Discovery's mission
Turin, Italy - In our country there is the sole European center which cooperates with the Shuttle's operations
There is also a strong Italian contribute to Shuttle Discovery’s mission started on last July 4 from Cape Canaveral, Florida (see for details AVIONEWS). In fact the Multifunctional Space Center of Turin, m... more
AerospaceTurin Icarus SCPA Centre in the Nasa shuttle mission
Turin, Italy - A space technicians team will follow the "Discovery" from the Italian city
The STS-121 shuttle mission, which should launch "Discovery" spaceship onto the International Space Station (ISS) tomorrow, if complications do not occur, will be followed by a technicians team of Icarus... more
AerospaceIn January the first satellite of Cosmo Sky Med will be put in orbit
Milan, Italy - The launches will be carried out in a Russian base
It will be launched next January the first of the four satellites of the Cosmo Sky Med constellation, the first totally Italian space project realized by Telespazio, Finmeccanica group. The satellites... more
AerospaceImplementation planner for "Galileo"
Brussels, Belgium - Scheduled by the European Commission
The European Commission traced an implementation planner for "Galileo" staellite navigation programme. The launch of the first experimental satellites was made last December 28 and negotiations for the... more
AerospaceThe launch of the second satellite of Galileo system postponed
Berlin, Germany - German newspaper "Financial Times Deutschland" made known it
German newspaper "Financial Times Deutschland" made known today that a spokesman of European Space Agency (ESA) announced the postponement of the launch of the Galileo System’s second satellite, scheduled o... more
AerospaceScajola: we will build a technologic park focused on aerospace sector in Turkey
Rome, Italy - Italian Productive Activities Minister, Claudio Scajola, said it
Turkish Industry Minister’s, Ali Coskun, visits to Italian Productive Activities Minister, Claudio Scajola, took real benefits to Italian defence and aerospace industry. In fact, Scajola announced that a... more
AerospaceLaura honoris causa to Giorgio Zappa
Pisa, Italy - The hight distinction for the efforts to realize "Galileo"
Pisa University bestowed Laurea honoris causa in Aerospace Engineering on Giorgio Zappa, because of his efforts as general Director of Finmeccanica and as President of Alenia Aeronautica, to achieve the... more
AerospaceCosmo-SkyMed in progress
Rome, Italy - New possibilities for the study of Earth from the Space
Speaking yesterday at the seminar on small and medium airspace enterprises upgraded by Air Force Association (see for details AVIONEWS), Lieutenant Colonel Leonardo Musmanno said that with the signature,... more
Aerospace"Galileo": Giove-A sends first pulses
Rome, Italy - The press release by Alenia Spazio SpA
First Galileo’ s pulse came on Earth. It is an European global satellite navigation system (see for details AVIONEWS). Pulses were flashed from Giove-A, the first satellite of ’Galileo’ program put in to... more
AerospaceTelespazio: Finmeccanica and Abruzzo Region to sign an agreement next Friday
L'Aquila, Italy - The deal provide for developing Telespazio's activity
Ottaviano Del Turco, Abruzzo Region’s Governor, Pier Francesco Guarguaglini, Finmeccanica’s CEO, Valentina Bianchi, Abruzzo Region’s councillor of the industry committee, and Giuseppe Veredice, Telespazio’s CEO, wi... more
Aerospace"Moon Base: a Challenge for Humanity": international conference on human return to the Moon and the first man to Mars
Washington, USA - For Italy, Finmeccanica and Alenia Space Italia participated too
It has been discussed the human return to the Moon and the first trip to planet Mars. The international conference "Moon Base: a Challenge for Humanity", followed by an initiative held at Venice last May,... more
AerospaceGalileo: additional funds are necessary for the European global positioning system
Brussels, Belgium - Meanwhile, Germany asked for larger participation for its firms
Despite the foundation of Galileo Joint Undertaking, a body by which to ensure cooperation between the two European consortium called iNavSat (EADS and Thales) and Eurely (Finmeccanica and Alcatel) for... more
AerospaceMalaysia: Telespazio to build the first South-Eastern Asia space centre
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Together with Malaysian company AKRIZ, telecommunications, internet and earth observation services to be provided starting in 2008
AKRIZ, as a Malaysian aerospace company, has recently signed a memorandum of understanding with Telespazio (Finmeccanica group) which actually endorses the beginning of the programme for building the first... more
AerospaceDiscovery (3): the Shuttle "drew" a trail in the sky carrying Raffaello
Rome, Italy - The module produced by Alcatel Alenia Space is being deployed for the transport of food and devices towards the ISS
The launch of the Discovery Space Shuttle also encourages progress for Italian space industry. The Raffaello module produced by the new Alcatel Alenia Space joint-venture (consisting of Italian holding... more
AerospaceGalileo: industrial integration way of thinking proved winning
Brussels, Belgium - EU welcomed the proposal for an Eurely-iNavSat consortium for the future management of the global positioning satellite system
The European Galileo global positioning satellite system will be managed by a new consortium, founded by the union between Eurely (Finmeccanica and Alcatel) and iNavSat (Eads and Thales). The proposal... more
AerospaceGalileo: iNavSat and Eurely opted for a common solution
Brussels, Belgium - In order to manage the the European global positioning system together
The Galileo Joint Undertaking (GJU, that is to say the company which is expected to select the best solution for the management of the Galileo global positioning programme) will reveal the result of the... more
Aerospace"Industrial policy and Italian research on space in the European space policy"
Rome, Italy - It has been discussed today at Italian Chamber of Deputies
The workshop on the "Industrial policy and Italian research on space in the European space policy" has been held today at Montecitorio and has been organized by Committee for evaluation of scientific and... more
AerospaceHearth Satellite Observation to raise up Italian economic situation
Ancona, Italy - EU is going to appropriate more than 4 MLD for satellite research
An important meeting took place several days ago in Ancona, at the University of Marche Region. It dealt with Hearth satellite observations and all staff connected from Satellite Navigation to environmental... more
AerospaceEurely and InavSat: a super-consortium to manage the Galileo satellite programme?
Brussels, Belgium - EU could select one of the two proposals ot opt for a merge which can favour the quality of the final product
European Union is forecasting to unveil the name of the winner to be the concessionary of the satellite programme related to the Galileo global positioning system, based on 30 satellites which are expected... more
AerospaceCiampi appointed Vittori "Commendatore"
Rome, Italy - "I met a great interest of Italian Air Force and Defence towards aerospace sector"
Italian President of Republic, Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, has appointed as "Commendatore of Italian Republic" Colonel Roberto Vittori, who had just come back from space mission aboard Soyuz. He has been awarded... more
AerospaceItalian-Brazilian cooperation in the satellite sector
Brasilia, Brazil - The possible joint effort regards the Brazilian SGB multipurpose satellite system
Brazilian Government intends to produce a multipurpose satellite system able to meet several exigencies both in the civil and the military sectors. It deals with the system named SGB which should consist... more
AerospaceSpace: Soyuz to be launched successfully
Moscow, Russia - The shuttle was visible for four minutes, an extraordinary time-frame considering that it takes nine minutes for the shuttle to enter into orbit
According to who assisted at the event lead to the launch of Soyuz Tma-6 occured this morning from the base of Baikonur, in Kazakistan, at 4:46 (Moscow time), it was really a moving episode. "Eneide"’s m... more
AerospaceSpace: all is ready for the launch of Soyuz, astronauts receive good luck by Putin
Moscow, Russia - Berselli will attend the event
Final preparatives are ranging at the space base of Baikonour, in Kazakistan, for the launch of the Russian shuttle Soyuz on board of which on Friday the Italian spaceman, Roberto Vittori, mixed with the... more
AerospaceSaggese named President of Esoa
Rome, Italy - The aim of the association is the one to represent the interests of European industry in the order of satellite services
Enrico Saggese, already Director of coordination of Finmeccanica’s space activities and Vice-President of the administration Council Telespazio, received another work as President of Esoa (European satellite o... more
AerospaceAlenia and RSC-Energia cooperating for the ATVs
Rome, Italy - A collaboration for the development of the Automated Transfer Vehicle destined to the ISS
Alenia Spazio and Russian company RSC-Energia signed a collaboration agreement for the development of some components related to the ATVs ((Automated Transfer Vehicle), space vehicles exclusively devoted... more
AerospaceSpace: Euriss is a new joint-venture
Rome, Italy - The two parts involved are Eads Space Transportation which has a 75 per cent participation and Alenia Spazio which has the 25 per cent remaining
It was signed yesterday the deal for the birth of the new joint-venture called Euriss between Eads Space Transportation and Alenia Spazio (Finmeccanica’s Group), which becomes the only contracting party o... more
AerospaceThe launch of the space mission "Eneide" confirmed on next April 15
Rome, Italy - The announcement comes from Francesco Storace, Lazio’s Region Chairman
Lazio’s Region Chairman, Francesco Storace, announced recently, during a press conference which took place on February, 11, 2005 at Vittoriano’s museum (Rome), the day of the launch of "Eneide"’ s mis... more
AerospaceSpace: security test by means of Eneide's mission
Rome, Italy - It is planned on April, 15, 2005
It was organized by Italian Air Force, Lazio's Region, Esa (European Space Agency) and Alenia Spazio (Finmeccanica), Eneide's mission aims to make some test for security equipments which can be used both... more
AerospaceGalileo: final confrontation between Eurely and iNavSat
Brussels, Belgium - EU Commission will have to choose between the two consortiums for the provision of services concerning the European satellite system
EU Commission is expected to choose which consortium will have to provide the services related to the Galileo global positioning system within the related programme. Two consortiums are currently competing... more
AerospaceGPS and Galileo: Alcatel will favour their compatibility and interoperability
Paris, France - USAF and Boeing support the French company's study to ensure the coexistence of the two satellite systems
Alcatel will attend to the compatibility and interoperability study for the Galileo and the GPS global positioning systems. This choice was unveiled by US Air Force in order to meet some operational exigencies... more
AerospaceItalian astronaut on ISS
Rome, Italy - Roberto Vittori for "Eneide" mission
Roberto Vittori, member of European Astronaut Corps of ESA (European Space Agency), will be the next astronaut to reach the International Space Station on board the Soyuz, with the cosmonaut Sergei Krikalev... more
AerospaceNavteq for the digital cartography of the Galileo satellite system
Brussels, Belgium - The US company was selected by both the consortiums competing for the accomplishment of the global positioning system
The Galileo satellite global positioning system will be involved by technical interventions performed by the US company Navteq, competent in the digital cartography sector, and it does not depend on 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