ESA NEWS ....

TT-1 Pinto · 13 Agosto 2015

Flight international commenta i lucrosi contratti che l'ESA ha assegnato in vista della realizzazione dei futuri lanciatori europei .....

Europe’s bid to retain independent, cost-competitive access to space in a launch market disrupted by US start-up SpaceX has been given solid financial momentum with formal contracts to develop the heavyweight Ariane 6 and light Vega C rockets.

The €2.4 billion ($2.7 billion) contract for the two variants of the modular Ariane 6, to fly from 2020 with full operations from 2023, includes some €680 million to reach a preliminary design review in mid-2016.

Prime contractor Airbus Safran Launchers says the total cost of developing the launcher, including solid fuel boosters to be shared with Vega C and some €400 million in industrial investment, will be about €3 billion.

"Ariane 6 gets finance boost to 2016 design review" ..... http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/ariane-6-gets-finance-boost-to-2016-design-review-415638/

TT-1 Pinto · 21 Agosto 2015

Ultime dall' ESA .....

"Comet’s firework display ahead of perihelion" ..... http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/Rosetta/Comet_s_firework_display_ahead_of_perihelion

"Rosetta's big day in the Sun" ..... http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/Rosetta/Rosetta_s_big_day_in_the_Sun

"Ariane 5’s fourth launch of 2015" ..... http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Launchers/Ariane_5_s_fourth_launch_of_2015

TT-1 Pinto · 26 Febbraio 2018

Missione Ariane VA241 ... che cosa è andato storto ...

Arianespace vient de livrer les conclusions de l'enquête mise en place après la dernière mission du lanceur lourd européen, durant laquelle une déviation trajectoire avait entraîné la mise à poste des charges utiles sur une orbite trop inclinée.

Alain Charmeau, le président d’ArianeGroup, en avait touché deux mots aux députés le 21 février à l’Assemblée nationale : la cause de la défaillance du lanceur Ariane 5 ECA lors du vol VA 241 du 25 janvier dernier est désormais « parfaitement » identifiée, et la commission d’enquête indépendante mise en place dès le lendemain de l’incident, sous l’égide de l’Agence spatiale européenne , a rendu ses conclusions et ses recommandations le 22 février.

D’après le communiqué d’Arianespace diffusé ce 23 février (*), l’enquête a démontré que « l’anomalie de trajectoire résulte d’une valeur erronée dans la spécification de mise en œuvre des deux centrales inertielles du lanceur.

Fonte: air-cosmos.com ... Fin de l'enquête sur le vol VA 241 d'Ariane 5 ...

(*) ... arianespace.com ... Résultats de la Commission d’Enquête Indépendante concernant la déviation de trajectoire observée lors de la mission VA241 ...

TT-1 Pinto · 30 Aprile 2018

Siglato un importante accordo fra Arianespace ed ESA sull'impiego dei vettori europei ... presenti e futuri ...

... air-cosmos.com ... Arianespace guichet unique de l'ESA ...

TT-1 Pinto · 30 Aprile 2018

E ... a proposito di Ariane 6 ...

... arianespace.com ... ARIANE 6 User's Manual - Issue 1 - Revision 0 - March 2018 ...

TT-1 Pinto · 6 Giugno 2018

L'ESA comunica ...

The new Spanish Prime Minister has announced his intention to appoint Spanish ESA astronaut Pedro Duque as Minister for Science, Innovation and Universities.

“It is a great privilege to be able to transfer my experience as an astronaut, project manager and space sector CEO to my new role in the government,” says Duque.

“I am looking forward to increasing awareness in science and technology among Spanish citizens.”

Fonte ... http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Human_Spaceflight/ESA_astronaut_Pedro_Duque_appointed_to_new_Spanish_government

TT-1 Pinto · 9 Luglio 2018

"Important milestone"... per Vega-C ...

http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Transportation/Largest-ever_solid_rocket_motor_poised_for_first_hot_firing

TT-1 Pinto · 9 Luglio 2018

Dall'ESA ... ulteriori informazioni e immagini sul motore di Vega-C ...

http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Transportation/Highlights/Largest_rocket_motor

TT-1 Pinto · 16 Luglio 2018

Il test del motore destinato a Vega-C e Ariane 6 si è svolto felicemente ...

http://www.esa.int/spaceinimages/Images/2018/07/First_hot_firing_of_P120C_motor_for_Vega-C_and_Ariane_6

TT-1 Pinto · 18 Luglio 2018

Pericolo ... iceberg !!!

http://www.esa.int/spaceinimages/Images/2018/07/Looming_iceberg

TT-1 Pinto · 18 Luglio 2018

L' ESA commenta il test del motore P120C ...

http://www.esa.int/ita/ESA_in_your_country/Italy/Il_test_di_lancio_dimostra_un_solido_motore_per_i_lanciatori_Ariane_6_e_Vega-C

TT-1 Pinto · 20 Luglio 2018

Dall'ESA ... la produzione del 'Vega' ...

A_Euronews_La_produzione_dei_razzi_Vega_un_eccellenza_tutta_italiana

TT-1 Pinto · 5 Dicembre 2018

L' ESA riceve un riconoscimento ...

http://www.esa.int/About_Us/Welcome_to_ESA/SpaceNews_award_for_ESA

https://spacenews.com/awards/awards-18/

TT-1 Pinto · 10 Dicembre 2018

E' soltanto una questione di prospettiva ...

http://www.esa.int/spaceinimages/Images/2018/12/Dione_and_Rhea_appear_as_one

TT-1 Pinto · 11 Gennaio 2019

In costruzione a Kourou ...

... blogs.esa.int ... Ariane 6 future launch site ...

TT-1 Pinto · 15 Febbraio 2019

Dalla Stazione Spaziale Internazionale ... spettacolare !!!

http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Human_and_Robotic_Exploration/Astronaut_photography_benefiting_the_planet

engine · 10 Aprile 2019

La foto del secolo ?

http://www.ilgiornale.it/news/tecnologia/ecco-fotografia-mondo-buco-nero-1677549.html

https://www.focus.it/scienza/spazio/la-prima-foto-di-un-buco-nero

http://www.inaf.it/it/notizie-inaf/i-primi-risultati-dell2019event-horizon-telescope

TT-1 Pinto · 10 Aprile 2019

The first direct image of a black hole was captured by the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT).
Using an array of radio telescopes during a 2017 global campaign, astronomers observed the black hole at the centre of Messier 87, a massive galaxy in the nearby Virgo galaxy cluster.
Heino Falcke, Chair of the EHT Science Council, and Monika Moscibrodzka, astrophysicist at Radboud University, present the discovery.