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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Teodoro Valente, president of the Italian Space Agency (ASI), participated in the meeting between Italian and French ministers.
Astrobotic will build on work it has already done on wheels for its Astrobotic Mobility Platform to create a larger tire for the Italian Space Agency’s planned 10-year mission.
ESA BIC Lazio is a program of Regione Lazio, Lazio Innova, the European Space Agency (ESA), and the Italian Space Agency (ASI).
Agenzia Spaziale Italiana (ASI) approved the "Principi di Politica dei Dati della Missione IRIDE" data policy for the IRIDE mission.
Astrobotic will build the wheels for the Italian Space Agency’s planned driveable lunar habitat.
e-GEOS is a company participated by the Agenzia Spaziale Italiana (ASI) and Telespazio and is part of the Leonardo group.
ESA BIC Lazio is an initiative of Regione Lazio, Lazio Innova, the European Space Agency (ESA), and the Italian Space Agency (ASI).
Thales Alenia Space is developing the Multi-Purpose Habitat under a contract with the Italian Space Agency.
The Large Area Telescope (LAT) on the Fermi satellite was designed and built with a decisive contribution from Italy through ASI, INFN, and INAF.
The Agenzia Spaziale Italiana supported three start-ups that were selected in the latest call of the European Innovation Council Accelerator.
The Agenzia Spaziale Italiana launched a new initiative called La maratona per lo spazio on 17 February 2026 via a post on X.
The activities of La maratona per lo spazio will be structured and coordinated by the Agenzia Spaziale Italiana.
The study team included the Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF), the Agenzia Spaziale Italiana (ASI), the University of Padova, and the University of Torino.
ASI researcher Manuele Gangi is responsible for Cheops scientific activities at the Agenzia Spaziale Italiana.
The Agenzia Spaziale Italiana and the Italian scientific community have strong participation in the PLATO and Ariel missions.
The research that identified the Venus lava tube was funded by the Italian Space Agency.
The Italian Space Agency (ASI) and Telespazio, a company of the Leonardo Group, signed an agreement to launch the Response program to modernize the FOC-1A antenna.
Roberto Formaro is Director of Engineering and Technology at the Italian Space Agency (ASI).
The Italian Space Agency is involved in activities within Artemis that can have impacts on the national industrial supply chain.
Agenzia Spaziale Italiana (ASI) selected Bercella to lead a program to develop in Italy ultra-stable optical benches for Earth observation telescopes.