Two fundamental collaboration agreements were signed on Thursday 15 July 2021 in Rome, at the Aviator's House, to enhance the skills of the Air Force in the aerospace field, especially in the field of human space flight. The agreements were signed by the Chief of Staff of the Air Force, Air Squad General Alberto Rosso, respectively with Maria Chiara Carrozza, president of the National Research Council (CNR), and with Massimo Claudio Comparini, CEO of Thales Alenia Space. Italy. The agreement between Thales Alenia Space and Axiom Space, represented by CEO Michael Suffredini, is also very important. More attention is paid to low Earth orbits and their access. 

AVIONEWS staff interviewed the protagonists of these signatures. 

Professor Carrozza explored the role of women in future space projects, both in Italy and beyond. 

General Rosso talked about what the role of the Air Force will be in strengthening the sector and understanding its new potential. 

The CEO Comparini said he was confident about future international collaborations to be established, in addition to the already well-established one with the United States. 

The CEO Suffredini, on the other hand, recalled the planning and professionalism to be supported in the coming years.

Below, the video of the event: