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Now, as this European launch demonstrates, no nation, and even no industry or organization, is denied access to space as a cost. The 53 satellites have everything from those that observe the Earth, to telecommunications, science, technology and education.
Among others, DIDO3, microgravity laboratory for biological and pharmacological research, a collaboration between the Italian Space Agency, ASI, and the Israeli Isa, to launch the satellites at the correct height from the ground, between 515 and 530 kilometers. , the Small Spacecraft Mission Service platform, a dispenser that releases individual charges individually, was used for the first time. A conceptually simple idea, think of those tablet or candy dispensers in use, but certainly not easy to make, representing the real ace in the hole in cost reduction now possible with Vega. The creation of the platform is the result of a collaboration between Italian and Czech companies that see Italy as a leader.
The other gem of this release is another Italian creation, the ION CubeSat Carrier developed by the D-Orbit company. A satellite, with a launch weight of 150 kilos, which in turn, as in a Russian matryoshka doll set, carries a certain number of microsatellite cubes inside that it releases into orbit at the right time.
With this launch, our country reaffirms its leading role in the space field, which has now become an important market in full expansion. We have the complete chain of production and operation, from research in space science and technology to the construction of satellites and vectors, as we have just seen, to the reception and processing of data from space.
If all goes well then in the difficult contest, it can be expected that, with the ideal candidate, Italy can now once again have the director general of the European Space Agency, ESA, an essentially political appointment whose deadline is approaching and which fully commits to our Government, which has demonstrated its commitment in this field.
