Italy Going to the Moon with NASA
New Space Agreement Between US and Italy Source: NASA Focus: Technology For 2024 Artemis Mission to the Moon The US and Italy have signed an agreement to explore space together. Specifically, NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine and Italy's Undersecretary to the Presidency Riccardo Fraccaro have agreed to cooperate on NASA's Artemis mission that will land US astronauts on the Moon. Other space projects are also covered in the agreement. According to the CEO of the Italian aerospace and defense group Leonardo, the agreement will generate at least $1.16 billion for the Italian space industry. Artemis and Italy's Technology NASA's Artemis mission aims to land the first woman and the next man on the lunar surface in 2024. NASA wants to establish a sustainable presence on the Moon by the end of this decade. Leonardo CEO Allesandro Profumo says Italy will be making a significant technology contribution by developing habitable surface modules for human explore...