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. Research institutions, universities, museums and companies from all over the peninsula will be involved, opening their doors to the public with different activities during the day.
The italian agenda of the organized activities is available at the following link: https://www.giornatanazionalespazio.it
In the United States, the Embassy of Italy in Washington D.C., in collaboration with ITA, Italian Trade Agency and the Italian Space Agency ASI organize the collective participation of Italian Aerospace Companies on December 13 and 14, 2023.
The agenda of the organized activities is available at the following link: https://whova.com/web/Kv9ccjQ%40aGYzzb76w-coSHYxec-P7Vrd2q0UaO0YHww%3D/
- The Consulate General of Italy in Houston and the Space Institute of Rice University organize the event on Space Exploration – Quo vadimus?
Texas Scientific Italian Community endorses the event.
The agenda of the organized activities is available at the following link: https://conshouston.esteri.it/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/agenda-new.pdf
- The Consulate General of Italy in Boston and Telespazio organize the event on Italy In Space: from the San Marco Project to the programs of today.
The agenda of the organized activities is available at the following link: Consulate Boston agenda
- Two events throughout the Southeast are organized by the Miami Scientific Italian Community.
Prof. Massimiliano Galeazzi, Chair of Department of Physics, University of Miami and Vice President of Miami Scientific Italian Community meets with G.W. Carver Middle School students in Miami; Prof. Riccardo Bevilacqua, Aerospace Engineering, Daytona Beach Campus at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University talks with Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University students in Daytona Beach.
Link: Miami Scientific Italian Community agenda #GNS2023
