(AGENPARL) – gio 10 ottobre 2024 manca sempre meno all’International Astronautical Congress (IAC), la più importante manifestazione mondiale nel settore dello spazio, organizzata dall’International Astronautical Federation (IAF) e ospitata in Italia con il coordinamento dell’Associazione Italiana di Aeronautica e Astronautica (A.I.D.A.A), dell’Agenzia Spaziale Italiana (ASI) e Leonardo.
Con l’occasione vi segnaliamo alcuni degli eventi più salienti del Congresso.
Vi aspettiamo al Mi.Co. di Milano dal 14 al 18 ottobre!
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International Astronautical Congress 2024
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Programme

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13 OCTOBER
9:00
14th IAF International Meeting for Ministers and Members of Parliaments (MMoP) – Space: the Indispensable Ally for Decision-Makers
Location: Pirelli Tower, Lombardy Region Headquarters
(This event is not open to the public)
Speakers: Clay Mowry, President, International Astronautical Federation (IAF); Minister Adolfo Urso, Minister for Enterprises and Made in Italy; Hon. Andrea Mascaretti, Head, Italian Space Economy Parliamentary Inter-Group, Italian Chamber of Deputies; Attilio Fontana, President of the Lombardy Region; Dominique Tilmans, Special Advisor to the IAF President on Parliamentarian and Ministerial Relations; Teodoro Valente, President of the Italian Space Agency (ASI).
14:30
IAF MMoP Press Conference Event
Location: Pirelli Tower –
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14 OCTOBER
Agency Day
09:30 – 11:00
Opening Ceremony
Location: Mi.Co – Gold Hall
Speakers: Adolfo Urso, Minister for Enterprises and Made in Italy; Teodoro Valente, President ASI; Roberto Cingolani, Chief Executive Officer and General Manager of Leonardo; Erasmo Carrera, President AIDAA; Clay Mowry, IAF President; Prof. Wanda Diaz-Merced, Astronomer, in the presence of the President of the Republic, Sergio Mattarella.
Following: Photo opportunity with astronauts and speakers.
12:00
Exhibition Opening & Ribbon Cutting
17:30
Press Conference: Artemis Accords Signing Ceremony ASI/NASA/CSA
Location: Press Room
Speakers: Teodoro Valente, President of the Italian Space Agency; Pam Melroy, NASA Deputy Administrator; Lisa Campbell, President of the Canadian Space Agency.
18:15 – 19:15
Host Plenary – “Responsible and Sustainable Space Exploration: Moon to Mars”
Speakers: Pam Melroy, NASA Deputy Administrator; Josef Aschbacher, ESA Director General; Teodoro Valente, ASI President; Roberto Cingolani, Chief Executive Officer? and General Manager of Leonardo; Erasmo Carrera, President AIDAA; Aarti Holla-Maini, Director of the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA).
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15 OCTOBER
Industry Day
11:30
Event: Moonlight Contract Signature – Telespazio with ESA
Location: ESA Stand
Speakers: Gabriele Pieralli, CEO Telespazio; Laurent Jaffart, ESA Director of Connectivity and Secure Communications.
15:00 – 16:00
GNF: “Protecting our People and Planet: IRIDE Constellation as a Global Catalyst for Sustainability”
Location: Red Hall, Level 1, North Wing
Speakers: Raffaella Luglini, Chief Sustainability Officer, Leonardo (opening); Simonetta Cheli, Director of the ESA Earth Observation Programmes and Head of ESRIN; Massimo Claudio Comparini, Managing Director Space Business Unit Leonardo; Aarti Holla-Maini, UNOOSA Director; Teodoro Valente, ASI President; Simonetta Di Pippo, Professor SEELab (Space Economy Evolution Laboratory) – SDA Bocconi (moderator).
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16 OCTOBER
Diversity Day
15:00 – 15:30
ESA/ASI Signature – “Statement for a Responsible Space Sector”
Location: ASI Stand
Speakers: Teodoro Valente, ASI President; Josef Aschbacher, ESA Director General.
16:00 – 16:45
IRIDE ASI-ESA Event
Signing of the second tranche of IRIDE system contracts.
Location: ESA Stand
Speakers: Simonetta Cheli, Head of ESA ESRIN; Teodoro Valente, ASI President; Giampiero di Paolo, CEO Thales Alenia Space Italia; David Avino, CEO Argotec.
In the presence of Josef Aschbacher, ESA Director General.
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17 OCTOBER
Science & Academy Day
12:00 – 13:30
T-TeC – Telespazio Technology Contest
Speakers: Marco Brancati, Telespazio Senior Vice President, Research, Digital & Innovation; Anthea Comellini, Thales Alenia Space engineer & ESA Astronaut Reserve.
Location: ASI Stand, D04, Level 0, South Wing, MiCo.
16:00
Ramses Contract Signature
Location: ESA Stand
Speakers: Josef Aschbacher, ESA Director General; Teodoro Valente, ASI President; Roberto Aceti, CEO OHB.
15:30 – 16:00
MoU Signature ASI-AEE Spain
Location: ASI Stand.
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18 OCTOBER
Public Day – Open to the Public
10:40 – 11:45
New Space Economy and Sustainability Q&A – Round Table
11:45 – 12:15
Call for Ideas Award Ceremony (MiCo)
ASI, in collaboration with AIDAA and Leonardo, invited secondary schools in Italy and abroad to discuss sustainability and develop project proposals. The best project from the “A Responsible Space for Sustainability” call will be awarded during this ceremony.
12:15
Meet the Astronauts – Autograph Session
16:30 – 17:30
IAC24 Closing Ceremony
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Astronauts Chapter
Alongside IAC 2024, there will be an outreach program dedicated to astronauts from space agencies around the world who will be attending at MiCo and visiting various academic and industrial facilities.
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Ufficio Stampa / Press Office
Agenzia Spaziale Italiana / Italian Space Agency
Direzione Comunicazione Istituzionale / Communication Directorate
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