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FRIDAY 25 OCTOBER 2024
First results from the NUT project ‣
Comparing the effects of psychophysical stress on astronauts and submariners MORE...
SATURDAY 19 OCTOBER 2024
75th International Astronautical Congress in Milan: A Step Forward for Africa in Space ‣
From October 14 to 18, 2024, Milan hosted the 75th International Astronautical Congress (IAC), one of the largest global events in the space sector, which brought together space agencies, universities, research centers, industries, and numerous representatives from civil society around the world. This unique opportunity for dialogue and collaboration offered an unprecedented chance for the development of space capabilities in emerging countries this year. Among the participants, with the support of ASI in collaboration with the Ministry of University and Research, were 14 Fellows—young professionals and students, including 9 women and 5 men—hailing from 11 African countries: Algeria, Angola, Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya, Morocco, Mozambique, South Africa, Tunisia, Zimbabwe, and Rwanda. This participation reflects the commitment of the Italian Government under the Mattei Plan for Africa, aimed at fostering greater inclusivity and diversity in the space sector, with a particular focus on promoting African youth talent. In addition to these promising individuals, 12 SMEs and startups from various African countries had the opportunity to participate in this important event. These companies included:
- DO-Launch (Egypt),
- Davacc Tech (Kenya),
- Team AHEAD (Rwanda),
- KM-Spatial (Zimbabwe),
- TELNET HOLDING (Tunisia),
- Phymer (Morocco),
- Galaxy Aerospace Ghana and Xavier Space Solutions (Ghana),
- COFITEL (Tunisia),
- BASSEER Technology Innovation Sarl (Algeria),
- FARIS Technologies (Ethiopia),
- Pegasus Universal Aerospace (South Africa).
WEDNESDAY 16 OCTOBER 2024
Moving ahead with Italy’s constellation of Earth observation satellites ‣
This week, during the 75th International Astronautical Congress (IAC) taking place in Milan, Italy, ESA signed extension of contracts with Argotec and Thales Alenia Space Italia (TASI) for the production of the second batch of IRIDE satellites – a future Earth observation constellation designed to monitor environmental changes and support critical services in Italy. MORE...
TUESDAY 10 SEPTEMBER 2024
The Sardinia Deep Space Antenna space capacity upgradation project is taking off ‣
Communications from the ASI base in Sardinia, which are also crucial to the Earth-Moon-Mars (EMM) project, are getting underway thanks to project funding from the Italian Recovery and Resilience Plan/Ministry of University and Research and the Presidency of the Council of Ministers MORE...
TUESDAY 02 JULY 2024
The Italian Space Agency at the International Space Forum 2024 ‣
The event was hosted in Manama, the capital of the Kingdom of Bahrain, on July 2nd MORE...