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ENEA, as part of the ReBUS project funded by the Italian Space Agency (ASI), which includes the Cnr, Istituto Superiore di Sanità (ISS), Thales Alenia Space Italia, Kayser Italia, Telespazio and the Universities of Tor Vergata, Pavia and Federico II of Naples as coordinator, has developed an insect based system converting waste produced by astronau...

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The Artemis program is also enriched in its lunar architecture thanks to Italy's contribution. The design proposed to build the first habitation module proposed by the Italian Space Agency (ASI) for the surface of our satellite - MPH (Multi Purpose Habitation module) - has passed another evaluation test in Washington by the NASA Board. For MPH, whi...

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Scientists 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...

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Thanks to a new innovative project, astronauts will be able to "sip" a glass of wine in space through "pills." On March 20th and 21st, in Rome, at the headquarters of the Italian Space Agency, the Symposium "A tavola nello Spazio: produzione e conservazione di cibo" (At the table in Space: production and preservation of food) was held. An event to...

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The appeal of space is undeniable, and it’s no wonder that becoming an astronaut is among the dreams of many children. While only a select few will realize this dream, after years of rigorous study, intense preparation, and a dose of valor, the broader community benefits from the fruits of research conducted in orbit or beyond our planet’s gaseous...

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Italy’s Ambassador to the US, Mariangela Zappia, visited “Satellite 2024” yesterday, the main private sector event in the space industry in the US. Italy is participating in the event this year with an entire pavilion of 12 Italian companies, organized by the ICE agency in collaboration with the Italian Space Agency and the Embassy in Washington, i...

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The revolutionary San Marziano tomato is born, a variety created specifically to be grown in space and destined to feed astronauts on long space missions of the future! This fantastic made in Italy tomato will be invaluable in guaranteeing fresh food and a healthy and balanced diet for crews engaged in increasingly long and ambitious interplanetary...

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Rome astronaut Walter Villadei will serve as pilot on the Axiom Mission 3 (Ax-3), a private spaceflight to the International Space Station (ISS) set to launch on Thursday. Villadei, 49, will be part of the four-person crew on the mission along with Spanish commander Michael López-Alegría, Turkey's first astronaut Alper Gezeravcı, and Sweden's Marcu...

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The United States and Italy are set to hold the first one-on-one space dialogue in 2024 “with a particular emphasis on innovative industry,” said Chirag Parikh, the White House National Space Council Executive Secretary, on Friday. He announced this alongside the Italian Ambassador to the US, Mariangela Zappia, during the Italian National Space Day...

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The Aerospace City project kicked off on Tuesday morning with the laying of the foundation stone to build the Polytechnic University’s new laboratories in the Northern Italian city of Turn. The new space will host research activities and collaborations with companies in the aerospace sector, with the main research strands concerning hybrid-electric...

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