The Dragon cargo includes DNA-inspired materials for research into new cancer therapy strategies.

Adolfo Urso is Italy’s Minister for Enterprises and Made in Italy and delegated authority for space and aerospace policies.

Spazio Italia 2.0 will continue through 2026 across Italy’s main space-industry hubs.

Spazio Italia 2.0 will develop across 16 districts of the Italian space industry.

Luca Parmitano will serve as pilot on the next Artemis mission.

Italian industries will build the lunar habitat module for astronauts on the Moon.

The Centro di Geodesia Spaziale di Matera is a reference infrastructure for Earth observation and monitoring activities.

Giorgia Meloni and Takaichi Sanae agreed to deepen cooperation between Japan and Italy in space activities.

Italy and Japan will strengthen cooperation in lunar exploration.

Italy and Japan will promote commercial partnerships between their space industries through their respective funding mechanisms.

Italy and Japan will strengthen cooperation in Earth observation to improve reciprocal coverage of multispectral imagery and contribute to disaster risk management.

Italy and Japan plan to support small and medium-sized enterprises and start-ups through their financing mechanisms.

Italy and Japan will explore ways to provide concrete support to small and medium-sized enterprises and start-ups in the space sector.

Italy and Japan will continue cooperating in deep-space observation to improve the early detection and precise orbit determination of potentially hazardous asteroids.

As signatories of the Artemis Accords, Italy and Japan will strengthen cooperation in lunar exploration.

Italy and Japan support the development of the Combined Space Operations Initiative.

Italy and Japan are signatories to the Artemis Accords.

The cooperation between Italy and Japan builds on existing partnerships, including the partnership between the Italian Space Agency and JAXA.

Italy and Japan will intensify cooperation on the Lunar Multipurpose Habitation Module and the Pressurized Rover in coordination with NASA.

Italy and Japan plan to support the development of space technologies and know-how.

Italy and Japan will intensify cooperation on the Lunar Multi-Purpose Habitable Module and the Pressurized Rover in coordination with NASA.

Italy and Japan reaffirmed their commitment in the 2024-2027 Action Plan to strengthen space cooperation, stimulate innovation, and promote economic growth.

Italy and Japan will strengthen cooperation in Earth observation to improve mutual coverage of multiband images and contribute to disaster risk management.

Italy and Japan are building on existing partnerships, including cooperation between the Italian Space Agency and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency.

Italy and Japan intend to strengthen cooperation on space security and defense, including space domain awareness.

Italy and Japan intend to strengthen cooperation in space security and space defense, including space domain awareness.

Giorgia Meloni and Sanae Takaichi decided to deepen cooperation between Japan and Italy in the space sector.

Italy and Japan support the security and stability of space and emphasize transparent and cooperative space activities conducted in compliance with international law.

Italy and Japan committed in the 2024-2027 action plan to strengthen space cooperation, stimulate innovation, and promote economic growth.

Italy and Japan plan to facilitate reciprocal access to space and promote commercial cooperation between private-sector space industries.

Italy and Japan are committed to facilitating mutual access to space and promoting commercial cooperation between their private sectors.

Luxembourg created the Luxembourg Space Agency in 2018 as a business development agency for the space industry.

Luxembourg attracted ispace to establish its European headquarters in the country.

TENACIOUS is the first European-developed, produced, and assembled lunar rover.

Hungary secured approximately €5 million in ESA funding for PCB Design, C3S, and NI Hungary through its first ARTES national call.

Mihail Istvanovics Várdai is a researcher and lieutenant colonel focused on space security and small-state space policy.

The Korea AeroSpace Administration has direct oversight over KARI and KASI.

The United States Space Force’s Commercial Augmentation Space Reserve concept relies on pre-arranged agreements with commercial satellite operators.

Luxembourg adopted a Space Resources policy in 2016 and became the first European country to implement regulations giving private enterprises rights to asteroid and lunar resources.

Luxembourg used ESA funding through the LuxIMPULSE project to partially finance development of the ispace rover.

Hungary created its first ARTES national call and three Hungarian companies received €4.8 million from ESA.

Luxembourg used its national telecommunications provider to develop and launch GovSat, which provides military communications services to NATO and the European Union.

Poland turned its €40 million ESA contribution into more than €320 million in contracts for Polish companies within a few years.

The Korea AeroSpace Administration is pursuing a lunar landing by 2032 and a Mars mission by 2045.

Poland reached a deal in 2025 to build a new ESA Technology Centre on its soil.

The Korea AeroSpace Administration had 293 staff members and a $725 million budget for 2025.

Poland became a full member of the European Space Agency in 2012 and established the Polish Space Agency in 2014.

Mihail Istvanovics Várdai has a Space Policy Expert degree from the National University of Public Service.

The Korea AeroSpace Administration was established in May 2024.

South Korea’s seventh Nuri rocket launch will be purely commercial.