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04/08/2021

Agreement with Thales Alenia Space for the Space Economy

A collaboration of great scientific impact in the national framework for the Space Economy

Thales Alenia Space and the Politecnico di Milano have signed a cooperation agreement for technical-scientific activities and training that meshes perfectly with the national framework for the Space Economy.

Through this impactful scientific agreement, signed by Massimo Claudio Comparini, managing director of Thales Alenia Space Italy, and Ferruccio Resta, Rector of the Politecnico di Milano, a long-term project of strategic collaboration in cutting-edge topics has begun.

Research, innovation, and training will be closely tied to production and the economic context, in which space also becomes a strategic element for the territory through synergy between the university and enterprises, thereby expanding the initiatives already being developed with the National Aerospace Technology Cluster (CTNA) and the Lombardy Aerospace Cluster.

This common road is divided into specific paths: from primarily scientific collaborations aimed at basic research, to joint participation in national and international calls to reach advanced technical/engineering objectives, to the development of highly qualified human capital through the start of doctoral paths and curricular teaching initiatives.

We will welcome the challenges launched by the Space Economy, such as the enhancement of new applications and space-based services, the design and implementation of satellite constellations, satellite Internet, and spatial logistics and operations (maintenance satellites), with a particular focus on new satellite and quantum technologies.

Specific collaborations have already begun in the field of industrial robotics, automation, and the digital transformation of factories, as well as the sectors of satellite assembly, integration, and testing, programmes for colonizing the Solar System (Moon and Mars), and Quantum Technologies.

Since 2020, a Space Economy Observatory has also been active at the university, one of whose founding partners is Thales Alenia Space.

The New Space Economy involves unprecedented technological challenges. Together with the energy and digital transitions, it represents a platform for sustainable development on a global scale. This is why the Politecnico di Milano, which already holds an important position in many areas of science and space technologies, intends to play a primary role.

Rector Ferruccio Resta said.

The cooperation agreement with Thales Alenia Space is fully in line with the long-term vision that sees the university supporting enterprises and serving social needs and Italian competitiveness.

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