The agreement envisions cooperation in the field of Earth Observation through the Italian "COSMO-SkyMed" radar satellite constellation. Post-doctoral scholarships for Italian researchers will also be available in the United States.

Washington, September 9, 2015– The Italian Space Agency and NASA signed an important agreement today on elaboration and analysis of Earth Observation data. NASA will now be able to use Italian COSMO-SkyMed program data, the most sophisticated Earth Observation radar constellation, which is capable of observing surfaces at night and when visibility is limited by cloud coverage, which is particularly useful to monitor and help contain natural disasters.

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