Established by directive of the Italian Prime Minister to celebrate the launch of the first Italian satellite, San Marco 1, which took place on December 15th 1964, which allowed Italy to be among the first countries in the world to overcome the Earth’s atmosphere. Since then Italy boasts many records in space and has become one of the main actors on the international scene.

Dedicated initiatives promoted by Italian public administrations, Italian research bodies, universities, museums and companies, open to the public, to raise awareness of the importance of the sector.
Space is closer to citizens and to our daily life than we imagine. The contributions that science and technology applied to Space, bring to the improvement of the human condition and the returns that the sector and its services offer in terms of economic growth, welfare, sustainable development, environmental protection and international prestige of our country, will be the common thread that accompanies all the activities of the first national event.

For this reason all the national and the Italian international realities have been called to activate, within their different competences, the organization of communication and awareness initiatives on the space sector.

In Miami, la Miami Scientific Italian Community is organizing events dedicated to middle school school students and teachers designed to tell the new generations about the world of Space, from an Italian perspective and its opportunities, while offering a moment of education and growth.

Professor Raffaella Navarra, teacher of the Italian class at George Washington Carver Middle School in Miami together with her students will host, Massimiliano Galeazzi Professor and Chair of Physics, University of Miami and Vice President of Miami Scientific Italian Community.