The Italian Space Agency (ASI), established in 1988, is a government agency responsible for funding, regulating, and coordinating space exploration activities in Italy. ASI plays a key role in defining national strategies in the space sector, promoting Italian participation in European projects, and fostering international collaborations with entities like NASA and ESA. It oversees the National Aerospace Plan and manages facilities like the Broglio Space Centre. ASI is also involved in Earth observation programs, space propulsion research (leading the VEGA rocket program), and satellite communication developments.
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NASA and the Italian Space Agency (ASI) are providing public navigation satellite data collected from the Lunar GNSS Receiver Experiment (LuGRE).
Teodoro Valente is the president of the Italian Space Agency.
The satellite manufacturing facility in Rome was funded by the Italian Space Agency (ASI) with substantial investment from France’s Thales and Italy’s Leonardo.
In April 2023, Thales Alenia Space secured an initial contract from the Italian Space Agency to lead the development of the Space Factory 4.0 programme.
Gabriella Arrigo, Director of International Affairs at the Italian Space Agency (ASI), was appointed the new IAF President for a three-year term.
The Space Smart Factory is the result of an investment of over 100 million euros, partially funded by Next Generation EU funds managed by the Italian Space Agency (ASI) and significant investments from Thales and Leonardo.
The investment for the Space Smart Factory was partly financed through PNRR funds managed by the Italian Space Agency.
The Space Smart Factory represents an investment of over 100 million euros, including funds from the PNRR managed by the Italian Space Agency (ASI).
The Italian Space Agency and the Bahrain Space Agency signed a cooperation agreement at IAC 2025.
The Italian Space Agency's President, Teodoro Valente, stated that the new facility complements the existing network of facilities for satellite assembly, integration, and testing.
Gabriella Arrigo, Director of International Affairs at the Italian Space Agency (ASI), was appointed as the new IAF President for a three-year term.
The Italian National Cybersecurity Agency (ACN) and the Italian Space Agency (ASI) signed a framework agreement to develop joint initiatives in the space and aerospace sectors.
The agreement strengthens the collaboration initiated in 2020 between the Italian Space Agency and the National Space Science Agency.
Teodoro Valente, the president of the Italian Space Agency, and Mohamed Al Aseeri, the CEO of the Bahrain Space Agency, signed a Memorandum of Understanding at IAC 2025 for joint cooperation on the peaceful use of space and space sciences, technologies, and applications.
The Italian Space Agency (ASI) promotes the Science For Bed-Rest program to understand the effects of simulated microgravity on the human body.
The SAGA project is supported by several space agencies, including the Italian Space Agency (ASI), the German Aerospace Center (DLR), the Austrian Space Agency (ASA), the Spanish Space Agency (AEE), the Dutch Space Office (NSO), the French Space Agency (CNES), and the Swiss Space Agency (SSO).
The Italian Space Agency, founded in 1988, is based in Basilicata.
The Italian Space Agency is represented in Sydney by a delegation led by President Teodoro Valente.
Teodoro Valente is the President of the Italian Space Agency.
The creation of the Italian Space Agency (ASI) in 1988 further solidified Italy's role in space exploration.