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...
READ MOREScientists 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...
READ MORENasa and Michigan Technological University (Mtu) honored photographer Valerio Minato for a shot of the Superga basilica, the pyramid of Monviso and the crescent moon at sunset. "The most beautiful gift, an immense joy," Minato wrote on his Facebook page. The image is titled "Cathedral, Mountain, Moon." The Nasa website explains that "single shots l...
READ MOREThales Alenia Space Italia and the Italian Space Agency (ASI) have signed a contract to start activities on a lunar habitation module called the Multi-Purpose Habitat (MPH). The project has already passed NASA's Element Initiation Review, which acknowledged the crucial functionalities of the Italian MPH module within the Artemis program's lunar sur...
READ MORETo promote the growth of contacts between American and Italian space industries, as well as to reinforce the long-standing relationships between the Italian Space Agency and NASA. This was the goal of a large number of large companies, SMEs, and start-ups visiting the US, accompanied by a delegation led by ASI President Teodoro Valente and Internat...
READ MOREIt's not just the devil who wears Prada! Soon, astronauts setting foot on the Moon will too. On Wednesday, October 4th, Prada entered into an exclusive partnership with Axiom Space, chosen by NASA to design the suits for the future Artemis missions. Prada has been enlisted to provide its technical expertise, especially in selecting the most high-p...
READ MOREAntonia Gambacorta, an Italian scientist, was awarded the Robert H. Goddard Award given by Nasa for research in science. Gambacorta's research, in particular, is in the area of infrared and microwave sensing techniques as well as inverse methods for recovering temperature and atmospheric constituents and climate feedbacks on greenhouse gases. She r...
READ MOREThere was no greater view than that of the Earth from the International Space Station (ISS), as no other gave such a feeling of insignificance – the petty problems, the constant fears of the unknown, the overwhelming exhaustion of never living up to a grander purpose. All of it melted away as a feeling of peace, contentment, of utter awe overtook t...
READ MOREEmilia-Romagna is in Houston, Texas, to open a new bridge to the United States, where the region's exports have registered +74.6 percent in the last three years and a positive trade balance between exports and imports of more than 9 billion euros.In the great city of Texas - a state that if it were a nation would represent the ninth largest economy...
READ MOREI am always fascinated by young - in the meaning we give it in Italy, that is, under 40, more or less - Italian scientists or innovators, often men and even more often women, of whom the United States recognizes talent, passion and vision, rewarding them with well-deserved prestigious roles. I consider them to be one of the best parts of my country...
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