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Vega Vv01 12001 Poste Italiane Spa - Sped. Abb. Post. - D.L. 353/03 (conv. in L. 27/2/04) art. 1, comma 1 EURO 10,00 12001 9 7 7 2 0 3 9 6 0 0 1 0 0 SUCCESSO ITALIANO SUCCESSO VEGA VV01 1 2012 Marzo IV Anno Editoriale Un grande successo iniziata nel migliore dei modi l’avventura di VEGA: il nuo- vo lanciatore europeo di concezione italiana è decollato dallo Spazioporto europeo di Kourou, nella Guyana francese alle 07:00 locali del 13 febbraio 2012, quando in Italia erano le 11 in punto del mattino. Tutto quello che è accaduto da quel momento in poi ha scandito in modo cronometrico il successo più comple- Èto di questo attesissimo volo di qualifica: il primo stadio del vettore si è re- golarmente separato a due minuti dal lift-off, il secondo dopo un altro mi- nuto e mezzo e il terzo a sei minuti dal lancio. Il quarto stadio ha quin- di continuato a volare per tre quarti d’ora circa, fino a raggiungere l’orbi- ta prefissata a 1450 km d’altezza per il primo rilascio del prezioso carico trasportato da VEGA: il satellite dell’ASI LARES si è staccato a 55 minuti esatti dal lancio. Subito dopo una manciata di minuti sono stati rilascia- ti in orbita gli altri otto ‘passeggeri’ a bordo di VEGA: il mini satellite AL- Enrico Saggese MASat-1 ed i sette CubeSats. Questo lancio realizza le aspettative e i sogni Presidente dell’ASI degli italiani che sin dagli anni ’60, grazie al lavoro di chi ha creduto ad (Agenzia Spaziale Italiana) un grande progetto, attendevano questo momento. Il volo del 13 febbra- io corona quindi un lungo lavoro, che affonda le sue radici nell’Italia degli anni Sessanta ma che cominciò a prendere forma concreta solo alla fine de- gli anni ‘90, quando divenne un programma europeo dell’ESA. Un succes- so cui il nostro paese, tramite l’ASI e l’industria nazionale, ha partecipa- 1 to in modo decisivo. Un successo che va dedicato in particolare a tre grandi uomini del passato che hanno molto contribuito, in misura determinan- te, a che l’Italia possa oggi tornare ad essere un paese con capacità di lan- cio spaziale: Luigi Broglio, il padre del progetto San Marco, Carlo Buon- giorno, suo allievo e primo Direttore Generale dell’ASI, ed Antonio Rodo- tà, indimenticato Direttore Generale dell’ESA sotto la cui guida fu avviato il contratto per la realizzazione di VEGA. Questo primo volo segna quin- di l’ultimo capitolo della fase di sviluppo del programma, durata nove an- ni, condotta dall’ESA e dai suoi partners, tra cui spiccano – lo ripetiamo - l’Agenzia Spaziale Italiana e l’Agenzia Spaziale Francese CNES. Affian- candosi ad Ariane 5 e Soyuz, VEGA completa la famiglia dei lanciatori europei: da oggi l’Europa dispone di un accesso allo spazio autonomo, sicu- ro, affidabile e competitivo. Enrico Saggese 2012 Numero 1 SPACEMAG Sommario/Summary N° 1 • Anno IV Un grande successo .................................................... 1 Marzo 2012 Quale futuro per i prossimi lanciatori europei .......... 6 EU launchers, the future................................................... 8 Trimestrale iscritto al tribunale di Roma n° 340/2009 VEGA Vettore Europeo di Generazione Avanzata .... 9 in data 10/06/2009 VEGA, a program made in Italy .................................... 13 Codice ISSN 2039-6007 VEGA, il successo è solo il primo passo Direttore responsabile di una lunga strada .................................................. 15 MARCELLO D’ANGELO VEGA, after the fireworks ............................................... 17 Direttore editoriale I primi gloriosi 50 anni di storia MARIANO BIZZarri dei lanciatori Europei................................................. 18 Coordinamento di redazione The European way to space ........................................ 20 STEFANIA SOri La nuova geopolitica FABRIZIO ZUccHini delle basi di lancio spaziali ...................................... 21 CLAUDIO caMErinO The new bases in the world ........................................... 26 Editoriale Trasporti SpA VEGA, cambia lo scenario internazionale .............. 28 Presidente The International outlook ............................................... 31 PAOLO SILVEstri Accesso autonomo Amministratore delegato allo spazio, scelta strategica .................................... 33 LAURA DI PErna An independent access to Space ................................ 37 2 Sede legale A bordo di VEGA la ricerca 16128 GENOVA scientifica de ‘La Sapienza’ ...................................... 38 Corso Andrea Podestà, 8/1 Italian science aboard VEGA ........................................ 41 Direzione e Redazione 00187 ROMA VEGA, il countdown finale a Kourou ....................... 42 Piazza San Silvestro, 13 VEGA, its full meaning to ESA ........................................ 44 Tel. +39 06 99330133 VEGA: l’avventura è solo all’inizio ............................ 46 Fax +39 06 99330134 VEGA: the turning point................................................. 48 Centro stampa Galeati industrie grafiche Srl SLS, il futuro trasporto NASA ....................................... 49 40026 Imola (BO) NASA new SLS: will it really fly? ....................................... 51 Via Selice, 187/189 LARES, come dovevasi dimostrare .......................... 52 Distribuzione LARES, in search of Einstein ............................................ 54 Poste italiane Spa La quadratura del cerchio ........................................ 55 Abbonamento annuale Minisats are here to stay ................................................ 56 Italia € 50,00 Estero € 80,00 Il contributo di Telespazio .......................................... 57 Telespazio, a profile ....................................................... 57 Bonifico bancario: Editoriale Trasporti SpA L’Italia dello Spazio 1948-2008 ................................... 58 Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena How it all began, back in the ‘40s ................................. 59 IBAN: IT 40 T 01030 25701 000000266521 Torna la grande paura: della Fine ........................... 60 Death fear - unhappy ending ....................................... 62 www.spacemag.it [email protected] Come gestire un programma spaziale ................... 63 [email protected] A VEGA glossary.......................................................... 64 SPACEMAG Numero 1 2012 Comitato scientifico Presidente MARIANO BIZZARRI Componenti ANTONIO AGOSTINI FRANCESCO SAVERIO AmBESI ImpIOMBATO ROBERTO BATTISTON MARIO BENASSAI PIERO BENVENUTI ANTONELLO BIAGINI LUCIO BIANCHI CLAUDIO CAMERINO L’Abbonamento MASSIMO COmpARINI Sostenitore dà diritto AUGUSTO CRAMAROSSA alla pubblicazione di un MARIO COSMO messaggio pubblicitario ARNALDO D’AMICO FRANCO GIANNINI MARGHERITA HACK FRANCESCO LACQUANITI Dati anagrafici MAURIZIO MIGLIACCIO Nome Cognome SILVANO MOFFA FRANCO ONGARO 3 Società MARCELLO ONOFRI VIVIANA PANACCIA Indirizzo ETTORE PETRAROLI CAP Città Provincia MARCELLO SpAGNULO ENRICO TOMAO Telefono Fax FRANCESCO TORCHIA ROBERTO VITTORI E-mail Informativa ex art. 13 dlgs 196/03. inviarLe la rivista SPACEMAG. Ai sensi dell'articolo 13 del d.lgs 196/03 “Tutela delle persone e di altri soggetti rispetto al 4. Comunicazione, diffusione e trasferimento dei dati all'estero. trattamento dei dati personali”, Editoriale Trasporti s.r.l. La informano di quanto segue. I Suoi Dati non verranno né diffusi, né trasferiti all'estero. I Suoi Dati potranno essere comunicati a 1. Finalità dei trattamento dei dati terze società. I Dati verranno trattati, all'interno di Editoriale Trasportis.r.l. e/o delle Altre società, I Suoi dati personali vengono richiesti serviranno per le seguenti finalità: da soggetti allo scopo nominati responsabili e/o incaricati del trattamento. 5. Diritti dell'interessato In prima: a. invio della rivista cartacea SPACEMAG 2. Modalità dei trattamento dei dati Lei ha il diritto di accedere ai dati che La riguardano, di farli correggere, di integrare, aggiornare, Il trattamento è effettuato sia con l'ausilio di strumentazioni automatizzate che mediante supporti ottenere il blocco e la cancellazione o di opporsi al trattamento esercitando i diritti di cui all'art. 7 cartacei. Alcune operazioni di trattamento potranno essere svolte da società terze nominate del d.lgs 196/03. Kourou, Centro Spaziale Europeo, Re sponsabili del trattament o per cont o di Editoriale Trasporti s.r.l. Lei potrà av ere gli estremi 6. Titolari del trattamento degli eventuali responsabili del trattamento inviando una mail a: [email protected]. Titolare del trattamento è Editoriale Trasporti s.r.l. - Piazza San Silvestro, 13 c/o Sala stampa italiana, 3. Conferimento dei dati 00187 - Roma ore 07:00 local time, 13 Febbraio I Dati contrassegnati dall'asterisco nel form devono essere necessariamente resi per poterLe CONSENSO inviare la rivista SPACEMAG e per poterLe fornire informazioni riguardo l'esito della procedura di La finalità di cui al punto a. (invio della rivista cartacea SPACEMAG) non necessita del consenso ai acquisto. La resa dei Dati non contrassegnati dall'asterisco è invece facoltativa. sensi dell'art. 24 c. 1 lett. b del d.lgs 196/03. Ai sensi dell'art. 23 del d.lgs 196/03 e dell’articolo 130 2012 L'eventuale rifiuto al conferimento dei dati contrassegnati con l'asterisco non ci consentirà di d.lgs 196/03, l'utente dichiara di avere preso visione della "Informativa ex art.13 d.lgs 196/03”. Special thanks to: Modalità di pagamento Abbonamento NASA, ASI, ESA, DLR for images Bonifico Bancario Annuale Italia € 50,00 and illustrations Intestato a: Editoriale Trasporti Srl Annuale estero € 80,00 Banca: Monte dei Paschi di Siena Benemerito
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