It was launched on January 16th, 2003; while returning to atmosphere, the Columbia Space Shuttle got destroyed due to a damage to the thermal shield at the vehicle departure. The entire crew died. 11 experiments promoted by the ASI were aboard.
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WEDNESDAY 25 OCTOBER 2023
ASI and CNR-INO launch the Joint-Lab on Space Oriented Quantum Technologies ‣
The project has a duration of 3 years MORE...
WEDNESDAY 25 OCTOBER 2023
ASI and CNR-INO launch a Joint-Lab on Space Oriented Quantum Technologies ‣
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...
TUESDAY 19 JULY 2022
AGILE, published the first article about the “New Year’s Burst” ‣
On Friday 15 July, the first detailed study on this "New Year's Burst" was published in the Astrophysical Journal, using data acquired by the AGILE satellite MORE...