Today, its outpost is the International Space Station (ISS). It’s the most important international cooperation programme ever started in the scientific and technological field, and Italy has several key roles in its implementation.
From Yuri Gagarin’s first, historic undertaking to the American landing on the moon in 1969, human beings are not tired of pursuing the goal of space colonization.
‣ Italy in microgravity
The ISS is the home of humanity in space, and Italy gave a significant contribution to its construction
The complete list of space missions in which Italy participated, with hardware, astronauts or scientific experiments
All the Italian microgravity experiments
The biographies of all the Italian astronauts
‣ News
WEDNESDAY 16 NOVEMBER 2022
ARTEMIS 1 LIFTOFF! ‣
A leading role for our country, with the Italian space sector guided by the Italian Space Agency MORE...
SATURDAY 15 OCTOBER 2022
Astrosamantha has returned to Earth ‣
The astronaut concludes the Minerva mission after almost six months aboard the space outpost. Watch the video on ASITV MORE...
WEDNESDAY 28 SEPTEMBER 2022
Samantha Cristoforetti in charge of the ISS ‣
Samantha has become the first European woman to take the lead of the space outpost. The video is available on ASITV MORE...
WEDNESDAY 14 SEPTEMBER 2022
SAMANTHA CRISTOFORETTI WILL BE THE COMMANDER OF THE ISS ‣
AstroSamantha will become the first European astronaut in command of the International Space Station MORE...
THURSDAY 21 JULY 2022
ASTROSAMANTHA, THE FIRST EUROPEAN SPACEWALKER ‣
First extravehicular activity for Samantha Cristoforetti MORE...