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The Metropolitan City of Rome Capital was elected European Space Capital during the European Council of Mayors of the CVA, Communauté des Villes Ariane, meeting in Seville on November 16, 2024. This is an important recognition for the area, which has played a central role in the European aerospace industry for years. The CVA is a network that promo...

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November 2024 Welcome to Boston, Capital of Italian Creativity in the World for 2024  

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Among the most fascinating American cities to host and represent the relationship between Italy and the United States, certainly Boston, Massachusetts, New England is very important. Here past and future, tradition and innovation meet, and Italian creativity is well represented by many researchers and innovators. This year Boston has one more reaso...

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Italian group Prada and Houston-based startup Axiom Space unveiled on Wednesday the design of a spacesuit that will be used for NASA's Artemis 3 mission to the moon that is planned for 2026. In its outward appearance, the spacesuit does not stray too far from what astronauts have worn in the past. It is the familiar bulky white suit, with added red...

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Pursuant to their shared goal of advancing bilateral space cooperation as declared by their leaders, the Government of the USA and the Government of the Italian Republic held their first bilateral Space Dialogue in Rome, Italy on October 10-11, 2024.  The convening of the inaugural U.S.-Italy Space Dialogue follows the commitment from Prime Minist...

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Italy's Spacewear is discussing a deal with Virgin Galactic (SPCE.N), opens new tab to design and develop a clothing range for the training of its astronauts and space tourists, the founder of the startup said. "With Virgin Galactic we will make innovative, performing suits to be worn during training by those who will fly with Virgin Galactic," Spa...

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The challenge is twofold: on the Moon and around the Earth. This is the prospect of the space market, which by 2030 will be worth a trillion euros. In the coming years, we will see inhabited modules on the lunar soil, where astronauts and scientists will work to develop new technologies and search for resources, useful not only to continue Space ex...

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ENEA, as part of the ReBUS project funded by the Italian Space Agency (ASI), which includes the Cnr, Istituto Superiore di Sanità (ISS), Thales Alenia Space Italia, Kayser Italia, Telespazio and the Universities of Tor Vergata, Pavia and Federico II of Naples as coordinator, has developed an insect based system converting waste produced by astronau...

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The Artemis program is also enriched in its lunar architecture thanks to Italy's contribution. The design proposed to build the first habitation module proposed by the Italian Space Agency (ASI) for the surface of our satellite - MPH (Multi Purpose Habitation module) - has passed another evaluation test in Washington by the NASA Board. For MPH, whi...

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Scientists have confirmed a cave on the moon, not far from where Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed 55 years ago, and suspect there are hundreds more that could house future astronauts. An Italian-led team reported Monday that there's evidence for a sizable cave accessible from the deepest known pit on the moon. It's located at the Sea of Tranqu...

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