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Aerospace''MARS ODYSSEY'' CONTINUES ITS SIX MONTHS WAY TOWARDS THE RED PLANET
CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA, "The spacecraft seems to be performing beautifully and we're right on our timeline" said David Spencer, mission manager at the U.S. space agency's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)... more
AerospaceENDEAVOUR LAUNCH SCHEDULED ON APRIL 19
CAPE CANAVERAL, USA, The shuttle Endeavour will be launched on a 11-day mission to deliver a canadian-built robot arm to the International Space Station Alpha. Canadarm 2 is long 58 foot and is the centerpiece... more
AerospaceIN-FLIGHT PROJECT TO A STOP
NEW YORK, The telecommunication major News Corpoporation and the aerospace firm Rockwell International have retraced their steps from the USD 35 million enterprize they had created to introduce and... more
AerospaceTHE IN-FLIGHT NETWORK PROJECT TO A STOP
NEW YORK, The telecommunication major News Corporation and the aerospace firm Rockwell International have retraced their steps from the USD 35 million enterprize they had created to introduce... more
AerospaceNEW STEP FOR GALILEO PROJECT
EUROPE, The European Union pledged USD 90.17 million for the launch of a new satellite navigation system, the Galileo project, which will cost over USD 7 billion totally. The project will also receive... more
AerospaceMISSILES TO IRAN AND LYBIA FROM NORTH KOREA
NORTH KOREA, Since 1985 North Korea has sold 540 Rodong missiles to Lybia, Iran and other Middle East countries. Each missile has been paid USD 7 million. more
Aerospace490 MISSILES FROM NORTH KKOREA
NORTH KOREA, In the last decade, North Korea has sold 490 missiles Scud to Iran, Iraq and Egypt at the cost of ESD 2 millions each. more
AerospaceMILLIONAIRE AGREEMENT FOR RAYTHEON
USA, The Tucson-based company has reached a USD 119.2 million agreement for missile production in 2001. The missiles, which will be used for area defence and against anti-ship missiles, will be part of... more
AerospaceNEW INDIAN SATELLITE CARRIER FAILS LAUNCH
INDIA, The experimental launch of the new Indian missile, GSLV-D1, for geostationary satellites launch, failed. Fire bursted on the Russian built missile after engines were turned on. Without this inconvenience,... more
AerospaceBSS TO SIGN AGREEMENT WITH SEA LAUNCH
USA, Boeing Satellite Systems Inc. contracted with the Sea Launch Co. to send into orbit two Spaceway (TM) satellites. BSS will launch the first Boeing 702 satellite at the end of 2002. The satellites... more
AerospaceSES ACQUIRES GE SATELLITE ACTIVITIES
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM, A new company will born, from acquisition of General Electric satellite activities by Ses, Société Européenne Satellites of Luxembourg. The new company will be named Ses Global and wi... more
AerospaceFROM FAILED IRIDIUM BORN IRIDIUM SATELLITE LLC
WASHINGTON, USA, The acquisition of failed satellite communication company Iridium by U.S. businessman Dan Colussy, worth 25 USDm, led to starting of a new company, named Iridium Satellite LLC, whch now... more
AerospaceDEBRIEFINGS STARTED TO VALUE ''LEONARDO'' AT NASA
WASHINGTON D.C., At NASA a series of debriefings relative to the evaluation of the module MPML (Multi Purpose Logistic Module) "Leonardo", built by Alenia Spazio, evaluation operated during the recent... more
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