Washington, Oct. 22 (askanews) – "Bilateral collaboration between Italy and the United States in the technology sector, and particularly in the space sector, has never been stronger. Suffice it to say that from 2021 to 2025, the value of Italian aerospace exports to the United States increased from approximately $1 billion to $1,7 billion (+65%), with a significant acceleration starting in 2024.
Analyzing the latest data, we estimate a closure of around 2 billion dollars in 2026." Colonel Aniello Violetti, Attaché for Space Affairs at the Italian Embassy in Washington, underlined this to askanews on the occasion of the Gala for the 51st anniversary of NIAF. "I remind you that Italy is among the founding nations of the Artemis Accords, NASA's lunar exploration program.
And it is precisely on the Moon that Italy currently stands as the United States' main partner in lunar exploration, so much so that NASA's administrator himself recently valued Italy's contribution to the lunar program at $5 billion, starting with the pressurized modules that will be built in Italy," he added, introducing Space Day, which will be celebrated on December 8 at the Embassy, focusing on Italy-United States collaboration and Italy's positioning as the US's primary partner on the Moon.
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