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AerospaceProfumo: "smell" of resignation
Tomorrow's Board of Directors could be the last for Leonardo's CEO
It will be an incandescent Board of Directors the one convened in videoconference tomorrow, on Thursday November 5, 2020 at 5:30 pm. Leonardo's board meets with the stock market closed, but on the table,... more
AerospaceNovember 3, 1957: mission to space of the dog Laika
63 years ago the launch of Sputnik 2
A "sacrifice" in the name of science. The date of November 3 is one of the most important in the history of space, since exactly 63 years ago the second ever artificial satellite, Sputnik 2, was launched... more
AerospaceStudy for metrological traceability of Earth observation data
European Space Agency TRUTHS mission
Consistent calibration will also enhance existing satellite missions more
AerospaceVirgin Galactic flight test program update: Spaceflight from New Mexico progress
By Mike Moses President of Space Missions and Safety at the company
Mike Moses President of Space Missions and Safety at the company declared in a note that: "It’s a hive of activity here at Spaceport America as preparations to deliver Virgin Galactic’s first spaceflight fro... more
AerospaceSpaceX, new mission on November 14th
There will be 4 astronauts headed to the ISS
If he didn't exist, it would be useful inventing him: Elon Musk, Tesla's number one, proves more and more every day that he has an impressive number of projects that see him as a great protagonist (read... more
AerospaceAirplanes-helicopters. Airbus reports 9m2020 results
The highlights - ATTACHMENT
Airbus reports today nine-month (9m) 2020 results.The highlights are: Global air travel recovery slower than anticipated Cash containment and business adaptation on track9m revenues € 30.2 billion; 9m... more
AerospaceRoxy turns Moon dust into oxygen
After two years’ development the breakthrough came during a series of laboratory tests
An international team led by Airbus Defence and Space (Friedrichshafen, Germany) with scientists from Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Technology and Advanced Materials Ifam (Dresden, Germany), Boston... more
AerospaceSpaceopal, innovation in the GNSS sector
Systems and technologies are constantly and rapidly evolving.
Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) systems and technologies are constantly and rapidly evolving. For this reason Spaceopal, an equal-share joint-venture between Telespazio and DLR Gesellschaft für... more
AerospacePositive signs for Europe as ESA goes forward to the Moon
A MoU signed between European and American space agencies
ESA (European Space Agency) Director General Jan Wörner and NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine have signed yesterday a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to take Europe to the Moon.The historic agreement... more
AerospaceStart of the production of the Skylark constellation
Dedicated to monitor and track space debris
Thales Alenia Space (TAS), the joint-venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), signed the first phase of a contract with NorthStar Earth and Space Inc., the Canadian space-based information services... more
AerospaceLeonardo, why Profumo is still not resigning?
Leonardo CEO is in trouble after bad experiences
What if it was time for the Tsar to fall? The sentence of six years in prison and a fine of 2.5 million euros after the crack of Monte dei Paschi di Siena (MPS) led from 2012 to 2015 puts even an untouchable... more
AerospaceSpainsat programme passes Preliminary Design Review
Important milestone achieved on schedule despite Covid-19
The SPAINSAT NG programme, owned and operated by Hisdesat, has successfully passed the preliminary design review (PDR) of the payload and the full satellite, including PDR of Pacis 3 (PPP) elements. SPAINSAT... more
AerospaceCoronavirus Emergency. Telespazio and e-GEOS present HERMES
A system of services to help health institutions
The testing of HERMES, the project of Telespazio -a joint-venture between Leonardo (67%) and Thales (33%)- and e-GEOS -an ASI (20%) and Telespazio (80%) company- to help hospitals and first aid units to... more
AerospaceNasa's Osiris-REx spacecraft touched asteroid
To collect dust and pebbles from the surface for delivery to Earth in 2023 -VIDEO
NASA’s Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security, Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) spacecraft unfurled its robotic arm Tuesday, and in a first for the agency, briefly touched a... more
AerospaceNew goals of Chinese space industry until 2025
Experts took part in the forum organized in Wuhan
Space industry is one of the priorities of China's future, so much so that the media of Asian country recently reported on the promotion of the development of this sector over the five-year period 2021-2025.... more
AerospaceCondemnation of Profumo for derivatives Mps, no to resign from Leonardo
The current CEO of the Group said he was surprised and embittered
Six years of imprisonment: this is the sentence imposed in the first instance against Alessandro Profumo and Fabrizio Viola, on trial as former president and managing director of Monte dei Paschi di Siena... more
AerospaceTAS (2) selected by Airbus as partner to the Mars Sample Return Mission
ATP signed to contribute to the Earth Return Orbiter
Thales Alenia Space (TAS), the joint-venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), has signed an Authorization To Proceed (ATP) with Airbus Defence and Space, prime-contractor of the program, to contribute... more
AerospaceAirbus (2) selected for ESA’s Moon lander study
The industry to design the European Large Logistic Lander (EL3)
Airbus has been selected by the European Space Agency (ESA) as one of the two primes for the definition phase of the European Large Logistic Lander (EL3 ). In this study (phase A/B1), the industry will... more
AerospaceAirbus to bring first Mars samples to Earth: ESA contract award
A new decade of European exploration
Airbus has been selected by the European Space Agency (ESA) as prime-contractor for the Mars Sample Return’s Earth Return Orbiter (ERO) – the first ever spacecraft to bring samples back to Earth from Mar... more
AerospaceThales Alenia Space on its way to reach the Moon
ESA chooses it to deliver the Europe’s two main modules for the lunar space station
Thales Alenia Space (TAS), the joint company between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), will develop two key modules for the upcoming Lunar Orbital Platform–Gateway (LOP-G) of NASA: I-HAB (International H... more
AerospaceLeonardo at work on robotic arms for the NASA and ESA Mars Sample Return mission
Study of instruments for both the rover and lander
Mars robotic exploration is at the heart of the latest international space missions. Leonardo is involved in the study of cutting edge robotic systems which can contribute to the discovery of the Red Planet’s s... more
AerospaceLeonardo: panels for "JUICE" solar arrays leave the Company’s Milan plant
To discover possible oceans hidden under the surface of Jupiter's icy moons
The ten photovoltaic panels for the JUICE mission (JUpiter ICy moons Explorer) are ready. It is the most ambitious mission of the Cosmic Vision space programme of the European Space Agency (ESA), for which... more
AerospaceNew strategic sites monitoring solution
Developed by Airbus and Earthcube
Airbus has joined forces with Earthcube, a French company specialising in the analysis of geospatial data using Artificial Intelligence (AI), to develop and market "Defence Site Monitoring", an on-line... more
AerospaceAvio: final test firing of the P120C solid rocket motor, lasted 130 seconds
It will act as side boosters for Ariane 6 as well as being the Vega C first stage -VIDEO
The P120C was successfully tested for the third time on October 7, at Europe’s Spaceport solid rocket motor test bench operated by the French Space Agency (CNES). This third successful test, carried o... more
AerospaceBoeing forecasts challenging near-term aerospace market
Near-term industry challenges impact demand for commercial airplanes and services
Boeing released yesterday its annual forecast for the commercial and defense aerospace market, reflecting the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and industry's view of near-, medium- and long-term market... more
AerospaceCygnus spacecraft on its way to the International Space Station
The PCM, developed by TAS, on a new resupply mission to ISS, with 3,600 kg of cargo on board -VIDEO
The Cygnus spacecraft, dedicated to deliver supplies to the International Space Station (ISS), has been successfully launched last Saturday by an Antares rocket from Wallops Island, Virginia, on its 14th... more
AerospaceTwo H-135 helicopters delivered to support space exploration at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center
The aircraft will provide aerial security of the upcoming SpaceX Crew Dragon launch to the ISS this month
Airbus continues to expand its portfolio of products supporting the future of space exploration with the delivery of two new H-135 helicopters to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)... more
AerospaceZefiro 9 engine: qualification test passed
At the presence of the Undersecretary of Defense Giulio Calvisi, then visit the construction of the new SPTF industrial site for space activities in Sardinia
The qualification test of the Zefiro 9 VT3 engine, an advanced version of the third stage propulsion system already in use on the Vega launcher and specifically enhanced and customized for the new Vega... more
AerospaceProven presence of saltwater lakes on Mars
An all-Italian discovery
Two years after the discovery of a lake under the southern polar cap of the planet Mars, published in 2018 in the scientific journal "Science" by a group of Italian researchers and technicians, a team... more
AerospaceAriane Group to deliver key propulsion system components for the Orion spacecraft for the Artemis III Moon mission
The contracts follow on from the decisions taken at ESA’s Space 19+ Conference
Ariane Group has signed several agreements with Airbus Defence and Space for the adaptation and construction of the third European Service Module (ESM) flight model for the Orion spacecraft. The Group... more