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Today, Thales Alenia Space, a joint venture between Thales and #Leonardo, signed a contract with Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC), the scientific and technological hub driving the UAE’s leadership in Space services and exploration, for the design and development of the Emirates Crew and Science Airlock Module to be docked to Lunar Gateway cislunar Space station. Massimo C Comparini, Managing Director of Leonardo’s Space Business Unit and Chairman of Thales Alenia Space's Supervisory Board, commented, “This is a significant international recognition of the Italian Space sector, an acknowledgment of its outstanding technological excellence, coming just days after Italy was entrusted with the development of the first European lunar lander, Argonaut. Italy, along with its entire industrial and scientific ecosystem, under the leadership of our institutions and the Italian Space Agency, reaffirms its commitment to bringing Made in Italy excellence and innovation to the Moon and beyond, strengthening its role in international cooperation and its ambition to achieve new scientific and technological milestones. Leonardo, with its cutting-edge robotic technologies, scientific payloads, artificial intelligence applications, and its joint ventures Telespazio and Thales Alenia Space, continues to consolidate its leading role in lunar exploration. This is also demonstrated by its role in the development of the first lunar communication and navigation infrastructure through the European Space Agency’s Moonlight project, led by Telespazio, as well as the study of the first pressurized module for the lunar surface—the Multi-Purpose Habitat, led by Thales Alenia Space in Italy, where we will also explore the concepts of the first Space data centers. Not to mention our leadership and advanced technologies for the ExoMars 2028 robotic mission to Mars.”

🌟 The T-TeC 2024 awards ceremony has concluded! 🌟 Today, during the 17th European Space Conference in Brussels, Leonardo and Telespazio celebrated the innovative spirit of young talents shaping the future of space. The sixth edition of the Telespazio Technology Contest (#T-TeC) saw participation from 29 teams across 26 universities and 10 countries, showcasing groundbreaking projects addressing key challenges in the space industry. 🏆 This year the submitted proposals have been allocated to two categories, depending on their level of maturity: Idea or Prototype. The ceremony was attended by: Gabriele Pieralli, CEO of Telespazio; Massimo C Comparini, Managing Director of the Leonardo’s Space Business Unit; Stefan Olsson, Deputy Director General DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion of the European Commission; Massimo Salini, Member of European Parliament and Co-Chairman of the ‘Sky and Space’ Intergroup; Michelangelo Nerini, Counsellor at the Permanent Representative of Italy to the EU; Luca del Monte, Head of the Commercialisation Department at European Space Agency - ESA; Marco Brancati, SVP Space Business Unit of Leonardo and Luca Petronzio, CTO of Telespazio. Telespazio CEO Gabriele Pieralli said: “Every year, the T-TeC demonstrates how innovation in space is fuelled by the creativity and vision of young talent. The award-winning projects all share the same goal of bringing concrete solutions to a sector that changes every day, with a focus on sustainability.” Massimo C Comparini, Managing Director of Leonardo's Space Business Unit, added: “Space presents us with new challenges every day, and we need to develop new solutions, systems, and applications at an ever faster pace. With #T-TeC, Telespazio and Leonardo have been contributing for years to the best connection with young talents who will soon have to understand and grasp these new challenges. Investing in people and their ideas means investing in the future of space.” 💡 Through #TTeC, Leonardo and Telespazio, together with cesah GmbH Centrum für Satellitennavigation Hessen and Seraphim Space, will support the most promising projects through pre-incubation, acceleration programmes, or financing a Proof of Concept. 👉 Discover more about the winning projects and the 2024 edition: https://lnkd.in/dezNtY_Y #Innovation #OpenInnovation #Sustainability #TTeC Leonardo Space | Thales Alenia Space | e-GEOS

🌌 And the winners of the T-TeC 2024 are... 🎉 After months of innovation, creativity, and hard work, we are thrilled to announce the winners of this year's Telespazio Technology Contest (#T-TeC)! 🚀✨ CATEGORY: PROTOTYPE 🏆 1st Place - ASTRO (Advanced Space Tethers for Remote sensing Operations) Team: Stefano Aliberti, Riccardo Apa, Catello Leonardo Matonti University: Politecnico di Torino 🥈 2nd Place - P³ANDA (Panchromatic Plug-n-Play AI-eNabled Data Assembly) Team: Roberto Del Prete, Domenico Barretta, Alessandro Crispiels Universities: Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Università degli Studi della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Politecnico di Milano 🥉 3rd Place - ARDITO (A Modular and Sustainable Rover for the Future of Lunar and Planetary Exploration) Team: Enrico Sabbatini, Federico Fantastico, Ludovica Giacconi, Stefano Giulianelli, Damiano Carra University: Politecnico di Torino CATEGORY: IDEA 🏆 1st Place - LiNbO3-based Photonic FFT Processor Team: Annarita di Toma, Giuseppe Brunetti University: Politecnico di Bari Optoelectronics Laboratory TEST-IT AWARD 🏅 RAYSILIENCE - Backup Solution for GNSS-Denied Navigation Team: Alessio Mastrogirolamo, Samuele Ebano, Enrico Cestra, Nicolò Giandinoto, Emanuele Di Matteo (Sapienza Università di Roma), Jacopo Alati (Luiss Guido Carli University) PRE-INCUBATION PROGRAMME 🌟 GHOST (Geostationary Hazard Observation and Surveillance Technology) Team: Tom Love, Gianluca Borgo, Angelika Kochajkiewicz, Harry Johnson, Georgia Skelton, Kian Patel University: University of Southampton We applaud all participants for their incredible work and innovation in shaping the future of space exploration, technology, and sustainability. 🌍✨ #Innovation #SpaceTech #TTeC #EuropeanSpaceConference European Space Conference | Leonardo Space | Thales Alenia Space | e-GEOS

What is Europe's roadmap in the pursuit of competitiveness and strategic autonomy in the space sector? The session "Solving the Competitiveness Equation for a Sovereign and Secure Europe" brought together voices from the public and private sector to discuss the critical next steps to foster innovation in space, boost the scale-up of investments in space technologies and achieve resilient supply chains that are less vulnerable to external shocks, amid growing international competition. The guest speakers also touched upon the role of space in achieving the broader EU's objectives, such as digital transformation and defence preparedness, by leveraging space and space-adjacent technologies. The lineup featured: 🔵 Timo Pesonen, Director-General, DG DEFIS, European Commission 🔵 Josef Aschbacher, Director-General, European Space Agency - ESA 🔵 Rodrigo da Costa, Executive Director, EUSPA - EU Agency for the Space Programme 🔵Herve DERREY, Chief Executive Officer, Thales Alenia Space 🔵Jean-Marie Bétermier Executive Vice-President Space, Safran Electronics & Defense and Chief Executive Officer, Safran Data Systems 🔵Nicolas CAPET, Vice President, YEESS - Young European Enterprises Syndicate for Space 🔵Massimo C Comparini, Managing Director, Space Business Unit, Leonardo 🔵Alain Fauré, Head of Space Systems, Airbus Defence and Space Jack Parrock, News Correspondent and Presenter moderated the session. #EuropeanSpaceConf

🚀 On January 28-29, Telespazio, together with Leonardo, will participate in the 17th European Space Conference at the Square Convention Centre in Brussels. This year's theme, "Steering Forward Europe's Space Ambitions," highlights the importance of strengthening Europe's space capabilities and its global role in an ever-evolving international context. 💬 During the opening day on January 28, Telespazio and Leonardo will take part in key discussions: 🎤 Massimo C Comparini, Managing Director of Leonardo's Space Business Unit, will join the panel “Solving the competitiveness equation for a sovereign and secure Europe.” 🎤 Gabriele Pieralli, CEO of Telespazio, will participate in the panel “Towards a European space industry strategy.” 🎤 Giuseppe Aurilio, COO of Telespazio, will speak in the panel “Scenarios for sustainable and autonomous European space exploration to Moon and beyond.” 🎤 Folino Marco, CEO of Spaceopal, will join the panel “Galileo: the next generation, addressing the challenges of PNT for a secure and reliable future.” 🎤 On January 29, Marco Brancati, SVP of Leonardo's Space Business Unit, will join a panel discussion on "Developing European capabilities and ensuring space sustainability: in orbit servicing and active debris removal." ⭐ Don’t miss this highlight: on January 28 the #TTeC 2024 Award Ceremony will take place at the Agora. This sixth edition of the Open Innovation contest promoted by Leonardo and Telespazio featured 29 teams from 26 universities across 10 countries, presenting groundbreaking ideas for the space sector.   👉 https://lnkd.in/gSE3Y66M   #EuropeanSpaceConference #SpaceExploration #Innovation Leonardo Space | e-GEOS | Thales Alenia Space | Spaceopal

🛰️ One year after the launch of NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration's PACE mission, Leonardo celebrates the success of its Ocean Color Instrument detectors, built in Southampton. These detectors are helping deliver unprecedented data on phytoplankton, enabling scientists to better understand ocean health, air quality and climate change. Leonardo Space Programme Manager, Matthew Hicks, said: “There are so many firsts in this programme. This is the first time that we’ve had such detailed measurement of our whole global ecosystem at once. The first time that we’ve received transmissions of this data every 1 to 2 days. The first time that we’ve had a level of detection in such granular detail that it is equivalent to seeing 256 colours instead of the previous 8. The fact that core technology is built here in Southampton is an immense source of pride for our engineers and scientists.” Learn More: http://lnrdo.co/40vITdw

A delegation from #Leonardo, led by Chairman Stefano Pontecorvo, is currently in Ivory Coast to fully implement the Mattei Plan in support of the African nation. The mission focuses on presenting and offering the company’s technological solutions to the Government of Abidjan as part of the broader collaboration initiative.   The delegation has held institutional meetings, including with the Ministers of Agriculture, Home Affairs, and Digitalization. During which, Leonardo presented its technological applications across several sectors: #agriculture, #cybersecurity, #digitalization and #healthcare.   By leveraging the company’s expertise in cybersecurity and the capabilities of Telespazio and e-GEOS in geo-information, Leonardo is equipped to address the needs of the Ivorian Government. This includes cutting-edge solutions in #artificialintelligence, #bigdata collection & analysis, and #cloudcomputing, with particular focus on infrastructure development. The Leonardo delegation was accompanied in all institutional meetings in Abidjan by the Italian Ambassador to Ivory Coast, Arturo Luzzi, and the Ivorian Ambassador to Rome, Nogozene Bakayoko. In the coming days, a delegation from Leonardo, as part of the Mattei Plan, will visit other countries in North Africa; it has already been to Angola. https://lnkd.in/dbsR9Xtm   #SustainableLeonardo

🌍 Last week, a U.S. Space Force delegation visited Telespazio's Fucino Space Center. The visit, facilitated through close cooperation between the U.S. Space Force and the Italian Air Force, was part of a training program for U.S. military personnel. The goal was to familiarize Space Force members with one of the world’s most significant satellite teleport facilities 🛰️ and showcase Italy’s advanced capabilities in the increasingly strategic space sector. The 15-member delegation, led by Gregory Miller, Ph.D., Dean of Space Education for the United States Space Force, are part of the program led by the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS). This visit highlights the growing importance of international collaboration 🤝 and cross-force knowledge sharing in enhancing global space operations 🚀 Embassy of Italy in the US | United States Space Force | Aeronautica Militare | Leonardo Space | Thales Alenia Space | e-GEOS

#Leonardo is launching a new challenge in Space robotics on #SolversWanted! Leonardo’s scouting platform has launched a new opportunity to enhance the potential of cutting-edge technologies and push the boundaries of innovation beyond the Aerospace, Security & Defence sector. Leonardo Space is looking for innovators to push the boundaries of Space technology. The goal is to improve inspection systems in Space by developing robotic arms and manipulators for Space applications. The winners of the challenge will be awarded a 12-month contract for direct collaboration with Leonardo and a €30,000 monetary contribution. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/dd-bbf8P #Leonardo4Innovation

🚀 Leonardo’s Space Vision: Comparini Speaks 🌍 Massimo Claudio Comparini, Director of Leonardo’s Space Business Unit, shares his vision for the future: combining cutting-edge hardware and services to explore new horizons beyond the atmosphere. Leonardo adopts an integrated strategy, from satellite design to in-orbit management, transforming data into high-value solutions. The company offers “turnkey” solutions to meet customer needs, such as a streaming platform in space. Defense remains central to the group’s growth, while Italy is aiming for progressive strengthening in the space sector. Leonardo is expanding its role in the Lunar Economy, developing technologies for space infrastructure and participating in programs like Moonlight. With an eye on the market and public investments, Leonardo is positioning itself to play a key role in the space economy of the future. Read Emilio Cozzi's full article on our website: https://lnkd.in/d3Nh6vZq #SpaceEconomyMaster #SpaceEconomy #NewSpace #NewSpaceEconomy #SpaceEconomyInstitute #Space