Prof. Teodoro Valente was appointed President of the Italian Space Agency by Italian Ministerial Decree 08 June 2023

Teodoro Valente is an expert in polymer composites and nanotechnology. He has had a long career in the academic community. He graduated in mechanical engineering from La Sapienza University, Rome, and was subsequently appointed professor of materials science and technology at the University for several years, also serving as Vice-Chancellor. He has served as President of the National Interuniversity Consortium of Materials Science and Technology (INSTM), with a membership of 46 Italian universities, as well as Director of CNR’s Institute of Polymers, Composites and Biomaterials, and has worked in the Research and Development Directorate of the EU Commission and the private sector.

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WEDNESDAY 15 JANUARY 2025

The effect if the wildfire in California observed by PRISMA satellite ‣

PRISMA maps the Palisades area

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FRIDAY 20 DECEMBER 2024

COSMO-SkyMed carried out radar acquisitions to analyse tanker collision in the Black Sea ‣

On Sunday 15th December, bad weather conditions led to an accident involving two oil tankers, resulting in an oil spill in the Kerch Strait. Through COSMO-SkyMed satellites by Agenzia Spaziale Italiana and Ministero della Difesa, e-GEOS carried out Radar acquisitions to analyse the area affected by the possible presence of spills from tankers. In the following image, processed via the e-GEOS SEonSE application platform for maritime domain monitoring, the positions and characteristics of the identified oil spills are highlighted. Photo credit:  Black Sea. COSMO-SkyMed Image © ASI. Processed and distributed by e-GEOS                 Image details: COSMO-SkyMed ORDER ID =  3186470 e-GEOS ORDER NUMBER = 24F29157-15 AREA NAME = Feasibility_MN_CSK Product Number 1 ACQUISITION MODE =  STR_HIMAGE ORBIT PASS =  ASCENDING LOOKING MODE =  RIGHT PROCESSING LEVEL =  DGM_B ACQUISITION START TIME =  2024-12-19 02:57:22.528192 ACQUISITION STOP TIME =  2024-12-19 02:57:29.233727 SATELLITE =  SAR1 PRODUCT_FILE_NAME = CSKS1_DGM_B_HI_0A_VV_RA_FF_20241219025723_20241219025729.h5

TUESDAY 29 OCTOBER 2024

CUBESAT Training Course ‣

From October 28 to November 8, 2024 MORE...

TUESDAY 29 OCTOBER 2024

Working Group Africa Training of Trainer Program ‣

The event, organized by ASI in collaboration with KSA, ISPRA and the School of Aerospace Engineering of the University "La Sapienza", took place in Nairobi MORE...

FRIDAY 25 OCTOBER 2024

First results from the NUT project ‣

Comparing the effects of psychophysical stress on astronauts and submariners MORE...