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AerospaceFirst test launch for Orion, the space capsule that will take man to Mars
Cape Canaveral, USA - Today’s mission will test atmospheric entry systems
Today at 1:05 pm Italian time (7:05 am local time) NASA will perform the first test flight of Orion space capsule, that one day might take men on Mars. The launch will depart from Cape Canaveral base in... more
AerospaceAirbus and Safran officially launch their aerospace joint-venture
Paris, France - The announcement arrived one day after the European conference on the development of a new generation of launchers
In the wake of Ministers of European Space Agency Member States council that agreed on the development of a family of new launchers -Ariane 6 e Vega C-, Airbus Group and Safran gave official announcement... more
AerospaceESA Council approves new generation of space launchers (VIDEO)
Luxembourg, Luxembourg - The decision marks a historical phase
ESA (European Space Agency) yesterday concluded a productive one-day Council meeting at ministerial level in Luxembourg. Ministers of ESA Member States agreed the further development of a family of... more
AerospaceJapan launches space probe to look for the origins of life (VIDEO)
Tokyo, Japan - Hayabusa 2 will bring samples of the asteroid 1999 JU3 back to Earth in 2020
Less than a month after the European lander Philae’s touch down on comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko (for details see AVIONEWS), on December 3 at 1:22 pm local time Japan launched the probe Hayabusa 2, o... more
AerospaceIndustry. EU: joint-venture between Airbus and Safran is in line with antitrust regulations
Brussels, Belgium - The two companies want to put together their space launch activities
The European Union approved the constitution of a joint-venture between Airbus Group and Safran, for space launcher activities, satellite subsystems and missile propulsion. EU verified that the merger... more
AerospaceThe Russian space agency postpones Astra 2G satellite launch
Moscow, Russia - There were technical problems on the carrier rocket Proton-M. The missile was removed fro the launch pad
The Russian space agency Roscosmos postponed the Proton-M missile launch scheduled for November 28 from Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. It had to carry the European commercial satellite Astra 2G. The... more
AerospaceESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti arrived at ISS, together with a Russian and an American on board. The "Futura" mission began (VIDEO)
Rome, Italy - Lifted off at 21:01 GMT of yesterday from Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan
The Soyuz spacecraft launched from Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan last night safely docked with the International Space Station this morning, delivering ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti and her... more
AerospaceItalian Space Agency (ASI): the "Futura" mission by Samantha Cristoforetti will begin next Sunday (VIDEO)
Rome, Italy - The second of long duration by ASI (six months)
ASI (Italian Space Agency) and ESA (European Space Agency) communicate that the event of launch by the astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti will take place next Sunday, November 23, 2014, starting from 8:30pm... more
AerospacePhilae recorded the sound of the first comet landing (AUDIO)
Darmstadt, Germany - A 2 seconds “Thud” reveals precious information on the comet’s composition, as well as other data collected by the lander before it went on stand by
Among the elements collected by the Rosetta mission of the European Space Agency (ESA), there is also the sound made by Philae on landing on the comet P67. A two-seconds recording that “Tells more than w... more
AerospaceSpaceShipTwo accident: a communication problem behind the disaster?
Los Amgeles, USA - The US agency investigating on the case is now working on this hypothesis
The SpaceshipTwo disaster might have been caused by a miscommunication between the two pilots on board. The news was given by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), a US government agency investigating... more
AerospaceMoscow could leave the International Space Station after 2020
Moscow, Russia - Unconfirmed press reports say that Russia wants to create its own orbiting base
Russia could not renew its commitment with the International Space Station (ISS) after 2020, when its obligations are fulfilled. The news was given by the newspaper “Kommersant”, quoting internal sources fro... more
AerospacePhilae landed in the shadow of a crater: solar batteries charge on danger
Darmstadt, Germany - ESA's scientists are working on alternative manoeuvres
Things did not go exactly as expected during Philae’s descent on Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko (for details see AVIONEWS). The lander is now stable and is sending the first historical pictures, but i... more
AerospacePhilae landed successfully on the surface of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko (VIDEOS)
Darmsatdt, Germany - For the first time in history, a space module landed on the surface of a comet
Rosetta's lander Philae has landed on Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko at 5:03 pm CET. The news was given by the official blog opened by the European Space Agency. It is an historical day for aerospace... more
AerospaceRosetta (2). Italy, through ASI, provided a scientific-technological and industrial contribution to the mission (VIDEO)
Rome, Italy - Fundamental the participation by the national industry through the companies of Finmeccanica Group (Selex Es, Thales Alenia Space and Telespazio)
Today it is the great day, after a travel long ten years: the separation happened. Philae left Rosetta and flies towards the 67P/Churyumov Gerasimenko comet. For the first time in absolute in the history,... more
AerospaceFinmeccanica contributes essential technology for the Rosetta mission (3)
Rome, Italy - Many of the Rosetta probe’s on-board and ground-based instruments, as well as those of the mission’s Philae lander, are Finmeccanica-made
Today within the European Space Agency (ESA)’s Rosetta mission, the Philae lander touched down on the 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko comet. The Italian technical and scientific contribution among Research I... more
AerospaceRosetta mission. Lander Philae started descent towards 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko comet
Darmstadt, Germany - Landing is expected at 5:02 pm GMT but “Antirebound system” is not working
The European Space Agency (ESA) official blog following Rosetta mission confirmed that the lander Philae has separated from the space probe and started its descent towards Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.... more
AerospaceAirplanes and space. Rosetta towards first landing on a comet
Rome, Italy - The space probe lander will release a lander on the comet that will reveal secrets on the origin of the Universe
Tomorrow, Wednesday November 12, the Rosetta space probe, developed by the European Space Agency (ESA) and launched in 2004, will perform the first landing of history on a comet. The lander Philae will... more
AerospaceAirplanes and space. Investigations over SpaceShip Two disaster: NTSB to review permits released by FAA
Los Angeles, USA - The Virgin Galactic aircraft explosion could question rules regulating “Space tourism”
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), US agency investigating on transportation accidents and currently committed to discover the causes of space airplane Spaceship Two explosion (for details... more
AerospaceAirplanes and space. First hypothesis on SpaceshipTwo accident
Los Angeles, USA - Two devices placed on the tail were activated earlier than expected
The National Transportation Safety Board, a US government agency investigating on transportation accidents, communicated the first elements collected in the investigation over the SpaceshipTwo disaster.... more
AerospaceItalian ASI with NASA already at work to bring onboard of ISS two experiments of the mission by Cristoforetti "Futura" embarked on Orbital3
Rome, Italy - To start necessary procedures for the replanning of two out of nine experiments lost with the Antares launcher's incident
Immediate contacts have been started by the Italian Space Agency (ASI) with NASA to begin soon all the necessary procedures to ensure the redevelopment of two out of nine experiments allocated to the "Futura"... more
AerospaceArianespace signs contract with ELV for ten Vega launchers
Rome, Italy - The ceremony was held in Rome at the Italian Ministry of Research and was attended by its minister and by Prof. Battiston (Italian ASI)
Stéphane Israël, Chairman and CEO of Arianespace, and Pierluigi Pirrelli, Chief Executive of ELV (European Launch Vehicle), signed a contract today, October 29, 2014, in Rome, confirming Arianespace's o... more
AerospaceSupply rocket for the International Space Station explodes after launch (VIDEO)
Wallops Island, USA - It was an unmanned mission, nobody got injured. Causes still unknown
An Antares rocket exploded in the sky few seconds after launch from the NASA base “Wallops flight facility”, in Virginia (USA). The video below this article shows the missile catching fire before crashing to... more
AerospaceItalian Research Ministry and ASI: tomorrow signing of contract Arianespace-ELV to build ten European VEGA launchers
Rome, Italy - Between Stéfan Israel (general manager) and Pierluigi Pirrelli (GM) respectively in front of the minister Giannini and President Battiston
The contract between the French company Arianespace and the Italian ELV (a company of AVIO Group and ASI) for the realization of ten European VEGA launchers will be underwritten tomorrow, on October 29... more
AerospaceChinese unmanned spaceship flying to the Moon
Beijing, China - The spacecraft will test Earth re-entry systems
The Chinese space program has made another step forward today, Friday 24 October. This morning an unmanned spaceship has been launched from the Xichang launch centre, separated from its carrier and began... more
AerospaceThales Alenia Space: a new phase started in the frame of the MUSIS program
Rome, Italy - The contract, which is a 10-month duration, budgeted at 2.5 million Euros
In the frame of the MUSIS (MUltinational Space-based Imaging System) program, Thales Alenia Space Italia has signed a contract with OCCAR-EA, (Organization for Joint Armament Cooperation), called MUSIS... more
AerospaceArianespace launches two satellites for the Americas (VIDEO)
Kourou, French Guyana - They are Intelsat 30 and ARSAT-1
Arianespace has successfully launched two telecommunications satellites: Intelsat 30, which is hosting the DLA-1 Ku-band payload for DIRECTV Latin America, is designed to provide distribution services... more
AerospaceCESMA: worshop "Aerospace and the environment"
Rome, Italy - "Who produces dirt, must also clean it": this is one of the message launched by the Chief of Staff of the Air Force Gen. Pasquale Preziosa
"Who produces dirt, must also clean it'. This is one of the messages launched by the Chief of Staff of the Air Force Gen. Pasquale Preziosa at the opening of 'The Aerospace and Environment'... more
AerospaceItalian ASI: celebrations from today in Washington for the 450 years from Galileo's birth
Rome, Italy - The initiatives promoted by INFN, with the support by Finmeccanica-Selex ES
The celebrations begin today for the 450 years from the Galileo Galilei's birth, in the Italian Embassy in Washington DC. They start with the inauguration of an exhibition about him entitled "Galileo turns... more
Aerospacerecovery ship leaves Genoa to demonstrator IXV splashdown point in the Pacific
Rome, Italy - The Intermediate Experimental Vehicle developed by the industry as prime-contractor
The European Space Agency's IXV (Intermediate Experimental Vehicle) atmospheric reentry demonstrator, developed by Thales Alenia Space as prime-contractor, has kicked off its launch campaign at the Guiana... more
AerospaceThales Alenia Space: "Gold medal" for the management of the space science program Herschel-Planck
Rome, Italy - During the 28th World Congress of the IPMA
Thales Alenia Space announced that the Herschel-Planck program won the gold medal award at the 28th world congress of the IPMA (International Project Management Association), during the official awards... more
AerospaceAVIONEWS: Italian ASI's press conference about Copernicus (VIDEO)
Rome, Italy - The Minister Stefania Giannini and the two space agencies (Italian and European)
AVIONEWS was present at the press conference entitled "Copernicus for environment and the human security: from research to operations". It took place last week at the Italian Space Agency (ASI) site in... more
AerospaceThales Alenia Space: Europe's IXV atmospheric reentry demonstrator arrives in Kourou to begin preparations for the launch
Turin, Italy - Scheduled for this coming November
IXV (Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle), the European Space Agency’s atmospheric reentry demonstrator, developed and integrated by Thales Alenia Space as prime contractor, arrived today at the Guiana S... more
AerospaceItalian Mars Society: Martian simulation week with four astronauts volunteers
Bergamo, Italy - The project presented that will take next December
The Italian Mars Society is seeking four volunteers to participate as members of the crew of the Virtual European MaRs Analogue Station (V-ERAS) during a simulation of human Mars exploration operations.... more
AerospaceBlue Origin and United Launch Alliance will jointly develop a new rocket engine
Washington, USA - BE-4 could replace Russian RD-180 on Atlas V missiles
Blue Origin, company created by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, signed a contract with United Launch Alliance (ULA, Boeing-Lockheed Martin joint-venture) to develop the rocket engine BE-4. The agreement allows... more
AerospaceNASA commits astronauts transport to two private industries
Washington, USA - Thanks to the contract with Boeing and SpaceX, the American space agency will no more be dependent on Russia for this service
NASA will transport crew on the International Space Station using American spacecraft once again from 2017. The agency’s sole reliance on Russia (that began with the Space Shuttle’s retirement in 2011) wil... more
AerospaceESA. "J" marks the spot for Rosetta's lander
Paris, France - The press conference at the European Space Agency took place in Paris
Rosetta's lander Philae will target Site J, an intriguing region on Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko that offers unique scientific potential, with hints of activity nearby, and minimum risk to the lander... more
AerospaceArianespace: Ariane 5 delivers MEASAT-3b and Optus 10 into orbit (VIDEO)
Kourou, French Guyana - On its 61st consecutive successful mission
Arianespace’s Ariane 5 launcher logged another heavy-lift mission achievement, orbiting commercial telecommunications payloads yesterday for leading Asia-Pacific operators MEASAT and Optus on Flight V... more
Aerospace"Sapienza" University in Rome: a balloon to study galaxies
Rome, Italy - A team created a telemetric system and control the flight. The data will be used by Olympus
A new telemetry system and control of the stratospheric flight has been tested in space context by a team of the "Sapienza". The tool, launched last August 17 in the Arctic (from Longyearbyen, Svalbard... more
AerospaceItalian Space Agency (ASI): Cosmo-SkyMed activated to analyze the earthquake in California
Rome, Italy - The data obtained by the Italian satellite system are giving important information to study the quake that hit the Napa Valley last August 24
The Cosmo-SkyMed (CSM) constellation has been planned, starting from last August 26, to acquire data on the area of the Napa Valley, in California, hit last August 24 by an earthquake of a magnitude of... more
AerospaceThales Alenia Space-Italian ASI: contract signed for continuation of COSMO-SkyMed II Generation activity
Rome, Italy - Worth EUR 66 million
Thales Alenia Space announced today to have signed with ASI (Italian Space Agency) an agreement, worth EUR 66 million, for continuation of the activities by COSMO-SkyMed II Generation. In particular,... more
AerospaceRosetta (2). Thales Alenia Space's contribution: assembly, integration and test for the European spacecraft
Rome, Italy - It is the first mission realized to study in situ the nucleus of a comet
Rosetta, the spacecraft of the European Space Agency (ESA) integrated by Thales Alenia Space and launched on March 2, 2004 to the 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko comet, is ready to reach its target. The spacecraft... more
AerospaceEuropean Space Agency: Rosetta's comet rendezvous, where it will leave the Philae lander (VIDEO)
Rome, Italy - After a decade-long journey through space
On 6 August, after a decade-long journey through space, ESA’s Rosetta will become the first spacecraft in history to rendezvous with a comet. Since its launch from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, Fre... more
AerospaceAerospace: conference on aviation, drone aircraft and space tourism on October in Naples
Rome, Italy - New job opportunities for young people
"To create job opportunities through aerospace" is the title of the international conference that will take place on October 22 and 23 in Naples, in the context of the Italian six month period of the presidency... more
AerospaceTelespazio and DLR confirm responsibility for Galileo operations
Rome, Italy - The programme financd by the EU, mandated by the EC and implemented by ESA
The German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) and Telespazio reconfirmed their cooperation for the operation of the European satellite navigation programme Galileo. The... more
AerospaceThales Alenia Space: the fifth ATV was succcessfully launched (2)
Cannes, France - The industry supplied the ICC for all ATV cargo vessels
The European Space Agency’s fifth and last ATV (Automated Transfer Vehicle) was successfully launched from the Guiana Space Center, Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana. Thales Alenia Space supplied the I... more
AerospaceESA: last ATV lifts off to supply the Space Station (VIDEO)
Kourou, French Guyana - Named after the Belgian scientist who formulated the Big Bang Theory, ATV "Georges Lemaître"
The fifth and final mission of ESA’s Automated Transfer Vehicle got off to a flying start today with its launch from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, heading for the International Space Sta... more
AerospaceUnited Kingdom invests in aerospace sector
Farnborough, United Kingdom - Deputy Prime Minister has announced it at "Farnborough International Show"
"I'm pleased to announce that we are investing 54 million Pounds in research projects to explore new technologies", the Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has announced today in the occasion of his visit... more
AerospaceRussia and China agreed on the implementation of two Glonass stations
Moscow , Russia - Under the agreement they will be placed China
Russian non-profit company Glonass and Chinese satellite navigation office agreed on implementing pilot projects in the field of flight safety and safety of navigation. According to Glonass' Vice-President... more
AerospaceThales Alenia Space: second batch of four O3b satellites successfully launched
Rome, Italy - It is prime-contractor for the 12 satellites
The second four satellites in the O3b medium Earth orbit (MEO) constellation, operated by O3b Networks, have been successfully launched by Arianespace from French Guiana using a Soyouz rocket. The first... more
AerospaceRussia: Angara carrier rocket successfully completed its first suborbital test flight (VIDEO)
Moscow, Russia - A project that will reduce Russian control on Baikonur Cosmodrome and on Ukrainian Zenit
It was launched yesterday by Plesetsk Space Centre, in the north of the country, and after a flight of 20 minutes carrying on a fictitious useful load, it grounded on Kamchatka peninsula 5,700 kilometers... more