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AerospaceLockheed Martin and EADS: a common solution for the new space explorations
Washington, USA - The two groups to suggest to NASA their proposal for the new space transport system towards the Moon and beyond
The new NASA’s programme related to the relaunch of space explorations on the Moon and then go on towards Mars and beyond is involving also Lockheed Martin, which has announced it signed agreements for t... more
AerospaceIran aiming to found its own national space agency
Teheran, Iran - Thanks to the collaboration with Russia in the satellite sector
The announced possibility that a cooperation agreement in the satellite sector between Iran and Russia was to occur (see for details AVIONEWS) turned into reality on last Sunday in Teheran. The deal schedules... more
AerospaceEads Space growing compared to 2003
Paris, France - Nevertheless, forecast for 2005 would not ensure currently a significant improvement for the specialized section of the European group
EADS Space could be involved by some changes during 2005. The financial situation of the space section of the European aerospace and defence leading company appears better than the difficult one in 2003.... more
AerospaceEmbratel and Alcatel for the production of a satellite for communications
Paris, France - The Star One C2 to be delivered by the French group to the Brazilian company in two years
Brazilian company Embratel, competent for the communications sector, asked for Alcatel's support in order to strengthen the services related to the TV and mobile phone sectors in Latin America. The role... more
AerospaceEnergy impulses from unknown source seem to hit the planet
Ottawa, Canada - Scientists seem to be involved in an attempt to know more especially because it seem they cause strong changes in weather conditions
Scientists all over the world seem to be involved in an attempt to know more about some energy impulses from unknown sources until now which seem to have been hiting the planet, provoking some changes... more
AerospacePresumably deal Iran-Russia to come for the launch of a communication satellite
Moscow, Russia - A Russian delegation is in Teheran because of this reason
Russian diplomatic sources seem to have revealed that a national delegation is currently in Teheran (Iran) for some talks concerning a presumable deal to come between Russia and Iran, related to the launch... more
AerospaceBoeing and Northrop Grumman "towards the Moon and beyond"
Washington, USA - The two companies to cooperate for the production of a double-staged spacecraft to bring man to the Earth's satellite again and go beyond
Boeing and Northrop Grumman are expected to play an important role within the US space programme aimed to start a new space exploration age. The two American companies signed a cooperation agreement intended... more
AerospaceIss: the two spacemen opened the door at 8:41 a.m. (Italian time)
Moscow, Russia - Unfortunately the mission cannot be followed in tv because of the black-out of an antenna destined to send images from Iss
Leroy Chiao and Salizhan Sharipov opened the hatch of Iss this morning at 8:41 a.m. (Italian time) in order to effectuate their planned walk (see AVIONEWS). Unfortunately the event cannot be followed in... 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
AerospaceIss: crew out of the station for the first time after three months
New York, Usa - The two astronauts will effectuate a forced walk in order to install materials for some experiments
The two spacemen on board of Iss (International Space Station) will effectuate a forced walk tomorrow in order to install materials for some experiments. Leroy Chiao and Salizhan Sharipov have been training... 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
AerospaceHuygens' dates confirm what it was already theorized about Titan
Rome, Italy - The biggest Moon of Saturn has got a meteorology and geology simile to the one of Earth
Dates sent to Earth by Huygens' instruments, though the mission has entered its central part lately, confirm what it was already theorized about the biggest and the most mysterious of Saturn's Moon: Titan... more
AerospaceDoes Titan look like Venus?
New York, Usa - The observation activity of the space probe Cassini is just started
First images never had before of the Titan's surface, obtained thanks to the observation activity of the space probe Cassini, seem to have already provoked experts' first hypothesis related to the fact... more
AerospaceSatellites of both Nasa and Esa observe the phenomenon in Antarctica
Rome, Italy - It carries on the race of the iceberg to the glacier Drygalski
Satellites of both Esa and Nasa, respectively European space agency and American space agency, carry on (see AVIONEWS) to send images of the fast movements of B-15A, the 2m tons iceberg, which soon may... more
AerospaceAir control to be at risk in South Pacific islands: TLC satellite went missing
Wellington, New Zealand - Telecommunications services have been lost too
Satellite Intelsat IS-804, (a Lockheed Martin manufactured Series 7000 satellite of 1997), was lost due to an "Electrical power system anomaly" owner firm said. TLC satellite went missing last January... more
AerospaceIt started tests for "MRO", the new Nasa's mission
New York, Usa - "Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter"
It started tests for the new Nasa's mission at the establishments of the Lockheed Martin Space System, in Denver: the MRO (Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter), which launch is foreseen on next August, 10. According... more
AerospaceCooperation Europe-Russia: Soyuz will be launched from Kourou's base from 2007
Moscow, Russia - The news is the first evident result of a long term collaboration between the two parts
The European Space Agency, Esa, and the Russian one, Roskomos, signed a long term deal in Moscow which first and most evident effect will the following: the possibility to launch Soyuz from Kourou's base,... more
AerospaceIt started recently a Master for future experts about satellite navigation
Turin, Italy - The 20 degrees, among whom five have been chosen by United Nation, come from different countries all over the world
It started in the very past days the first Master of II level instituted in Italy, in collaboration with United Nation and the Institute "Galileo Ferraris", which would form the future experts about satellite... more
AerospaceLess than three year time in order to operate space flights
London , United Kingdom - According to what reported the British billionaire Richard Branson to the media
The British entrepreneur Richard Branson, owner of the Virgin's empire, declared during an interview to the media that flights into the space will be operated in less than three years time. According to... more
AerospaceComputers on board of "Deep Impact" entered safe-mode phase
New York, Usa - Nasa seems to be not particularly worried about the matter
The American space agency, Nasa, said it is not particularly worried about the technical problem which forced computer on board of the space probe "Deep Impact" to enter safe-mode phase, after its launch... more
AerospaceThe first success for the mission "Swift"
Rome, Italy - The explorer, which is seeking for the most strong explosions in the universe, captured its first gamma lightning
The mission "Swift" obtained the first success after one month and an half since its launch (see AVIONEWS): the explorer which is seeking for the most strong explosions in the universe, gamma lightning,... more
AerospaceThe launch of "Deep Impact" occured successfully
New York, Usa - Exactly yesterday at 1:47:08 p.m. (American time)
"Deep Impact" is on the right path to cross at the right time "Deep Impact" (see AVIONEWS). The launch of the space probe, by means of a rocket Delta II 7925-9.5, which was foreseen yesterday from the... more
AerospaceEsa would broadcast live the most important events
Rome, Italy - On the chanel of the European Space Agency Esa tv
European Space Agency announced it would broadcast live the most important events on the satellite channel Astra 19.2 east of Esa tv. On next January, 14, in fact that channel would focuse on the Huygens’ m... more
AerospaceNasa: everything ready for the launch of "Deep Impact"
New York, Usa - Apart from some inconveniences of last minute the launch of the space probe should occur this evening at 7:47 (Italian time) from the base of Cape Canaveral (Florida)
It seems everything is ready at the Cape Canaveral's base, in Florida, for the launch of the space probe "Deep Impact", by means of the rocket Delta II, which would effectuate a 431-million-kilometre travel... more
AerospaceIss: the oxygen generating has been repaired
Washington, Usa - Thanks to the Russian spaceman Salizhan Sharipov
It returned in activity the oxygen generating on board of Iss (International space station) which stopped its work because of a bad function and not just for the first time (see AVIONEWS). The American... more
AerospaceSAM to be present at LAAD 2005
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - International Exhibition on Aerospace and Defence Technology of Latin American market
SAM, Mediterranean Aerospace Society including also Vulcain Air, will attend to LAAD 2005, Latin America Aero Defence, exhibition scheduled at Rio Centro in Rio de Janeiro on April 26 to 29. It is the... more
AerospaceIss: an oxygen generating broke down
Moscow, Russia - The spacemen on board of the station would not risk to be damaged
An oxygen generating on board of the International space station broke down: according to what referred the control centre for the mission, based near Moscow, the spacemen Salizhan Sharipov and Leroy Chiao... more
AerospaceMars: Happy Birthday "Spirit"
Pasadena, Usa - The scientists of Jet Propulsion Laboratory celebrated the event
Yesterday "Spirit" celebrated its first Birthday. Exactly on January 4, 2004, the sound probe landed on Mars, three weeks early the arrive of the second explorer "Opportunity". The existence of "Spirit",... more
AerospaceArianespace: the efforts in the satellite sector up to 2009
Paris, France - Several satellite systems to be put into orbit, through Ariane 5s and Soyuzes rocket carriers, such as Skynet, Corot and Pléiades
The efforts currently scheduled for Arianespace (owned by EADS Astrium) up to 2009 within the satellite sector are increasing, in the light of the recent sign of new contracts for putting several satellite... more
AerospaceGood news in favour of the recommencement of the shuttles' launches by Nasa
New York, Usa - US Space Agency announced it ended the revision and the design of the new tank
Good news come from Usa about the recommencement of the shuttles’ launches by Nasa which activity in this sense was stopped after the Columbia’s tragic end on February, 1, 2003. US Space Agency announced it... more
AerospaceRussia announces: it will not more carry into the space American spacemen for free
Moscow, Russia - In the last two years the country has been absorbed by this assignment
Anatoli Permikov, head of the Russian space agency, announced in the past days that Russia will not more carry into the space American spacemen for free as it did in the last two years. Permikov declared... more
AerospaceThe current spacemen on board of Iss fed with sweets
Washington, Usa - The collegues of the previous mission almost ended food-supplies
Leroy Chiao and Salizhan Sharipov, the current astronauts on board of Iss (International Space Station), the first American, the second Russian, declared by means of a press conference on yesterday from... more
AerospaceNew structural resistance tests for the Space Shuttle
Washington, Usa - The latest ones regarded in particular the surface of the external fuel tanks
The programme aimed to re-start the Space Shuttle's flights goes on by the accomplishment of a series of tests aimed to the appraisal of the aircraft structural safety degree. Engineers from Lockheed Martin... more
AerospaceCosmo SkyMed to be operational in 2008
Rome, Italy - Alenia Spazio to operate as the prime contractor for the production of four satellites for both civil and military deployment
Additional details on the sign of the agreement between ASI (Italian Space Agency) and Alenia Spazio with reference to the Cosmo SkyMed satellite programme are available (see for details AVIONEWS). The... more
AerospaceRegular until now Huygens' space travel to Titan
Rome, Usa - The European space probe detached successfully by the sonde-mother Cassini last night
It seems it is carrying on normally the space travel of the European sonde Huygens which next January 14 should start penetrating Titan's atmosphere, the most mysterious and the greatest of Saturn's Moons.... more
AerospaceIss: completed mission for Progress M-51
Washington, Usa - The cargo carrier joined to Iss in order to carry provisions to the astronaut on board of the station
It was completed successfully the launch of the space cargo that after two day travel conducted food supplies, and not only, to the spacemen Leroy Chiao and Salizhan Sharipov. The automatic Russian space... more
AerospaceWomen between 30s and 40s are the most eligible to fly into the space
New York, Usa - Spacemen are more likely than women to develop early forms of heart disease
A researches conducted by an Ohio's medical College disclosed that astronauts capable to reach Mars and turn back on earth safe and healthy are mainly women. According to Professor William Rowe the reason... more
AerospaceISS to evacuate?
Washington, USA - Supplies began to be scarce and crew cuts the calorie intake
The International Space Station is waiting for the new cargo space ship which would have to take off in the night from the Russian Baikonur base: it will bring to ISS food, water and oxygen; it should... more
AerospaceAsi signed the deal for the project Cosmo SkyMed
Rome, Italy - The situation created some days ago was unblocked
Asi (Italian space agency) and Alena Spazio signed a deal according to which it would start soon the plan Cosmo SkyMed. The agreement had stopped in the past days because Italian space agency would not... more
AerospaceAgreement between ESA and Galileo Industries
Rome, Italy - The European satellite-navigation system becomes operating
"This marks a further step forward for Galileo", by these word the Director of EU and Industrial Programmes at the European Space Agency commented the signature of a EUR 150m agreement between Galileo... more
AerospaceNorthrop Grumman: new solutions for the future space explorations
Washington, USA - Robot for space ships and orbital stations exterior activities and new re-entry shielding among the proposals by the American firm
Northrop Grumman was selected by NASA in order to show a series of useful solutions intended to support the future space exploration activities promoted by Bush-led Government. The well known US aerospace... more
AerospaceAriane 5 has been launched successfully
Rome, Italy - The European carrier was partly designed by Italy
The launch of Ariane 5 took place successfully from Kourou’s base (French Guyane). The European carrier which had to run into orbit the military satellite Helios II and six other little satellites was p... more
AerospaceAltec would continue its activity
Turin, Italy - The aerospace firm composed of Alenia Spazio, Asi and Icarus would receive other commissions about the universe's exploration
The aerospace firm Altec, formed by Alenia Spazio, Asi (Italian space agency) and Icarus, which administer the space multifunctional centre of Turin, inaugurated in October, 2003, would carry on with its... more
AerospaceEsa: for the second time in the space at Christmas
Rome, Italy - On December 25 2004 will start Cassini-Huygens' mission
Esa (European Space Agency) will launch on next December 25 Cassini-Huygens’ mission: for the second time it will be in the space on Christmas day, after that last Christmas Beagle 2 reached Mars (see A... more
AerospaceExactly forty years ago was launched the first Italian satellite
Rome, Italy - Today recurs a special celebration for the peninsula: on December 15, 1964, Italy became the third country to have launched a satellite in the space
Today recurs the 40s birthday for Italian space’s sector: on December 15, 1964, it was launched the first satellite completely made in Italy. The event which took place from the Us base, Wallops Island, b... more
AerospaceThe Corotel telescope for the Corot satellite programme has been delivered
Paris, France - Alcatel provided the French space agency with the main component of the entire programme aimed to deepen the studies on stars
Alcatel, after accomplishing works on the new satellite telescope named Corotel, would have delivered it to French space agency, scheduling to mount it on the Corot satellite system whose launch is expected... more
AerospaceGlonass-GPS: a collaboration agreement between Russia and the United States
Moscow, Russia - The two countries intend to favour the cooperation occasions for civil, scientific research and security purposes
Russia unveiled recently that a collaboration agreement with the United States was signed concerning the satellite sector. Such deal regards the GPS and Glonass global positioning systems, respectively... more
AerospaceThe space probe Spirit made an important discovery
Washington, Usa - It found on the Mars' surface a mineral which forms in presence of water
The space probe Spirit, which mixed with Opportunity, is exploring Mars' surface discovered just on it a mineral, "goethite" (or "santosiderite"), which forms in presence of water: Nasa's Jet Propulsion... more
AerospaceO' Keefe left officially Nasa's rudder
Washington, Usa - Today he should have met Louisiana State University's vertex in order to start collaborating with them
O’Keefe abandoned Nasa’s rudder officially (see AVIONEWS) with a discharge letter addressed to the US President George W. Bush: today he should have met Louisiana State University’s vertex in order to st... more