Account of activities
Here you can read the in-depth articles through which we will recount Astra’s activities. One of the project’s objectives is to narrate the research’s results to the community, with the aim of disseminating and valorizing them.
We will do so in this section of the website, by telling about the project’s activities in the most popularizing and accessible form.
22 April 2025
L’effetto moltiplicativo di Astra e la call “Mini-Fast” dell’ESA
Il prototipo in corso di realizzazione Crystal Eye può svilupparsi e volare nello spazio grazie a nuove opportunità a breve e medio termine. Senza Astra non sarebbe possibile immaginarle né realizzarle
30 March 2025
The Challenge of Crystal Eye to Gamma Ray Bursts
Interview with Ivan De Mitri, Professor of Experimental Physics at GSSI and Work Package 1 Leader in Astra. The Importance of Developing Crystal Eye and Its Implications for Space Exploration (and Beyond)
24 February 2025
From Research to Business: Networks and Agreements Driving Astra’s Technology Transfer
As part of the third work package of the project, the GSSI is part of an inter-university network promoting dialogue between academia and industry. This is a key element that touches also on agreements and intellectual and industrial property rights
18 January 2025
Technology transfer is a part of Astra’s path
The third work package of the project focuses on technology transfer and impact management. It covers both the overall project and the results achieved by its affiliates. This aspect intersects intellectual property and access to innovation.
06 December 2024
Working on trust and reliability of autonomous and intelligent systems
One of the most important tasks of Work Package 2 (WP2) focuses on the reliability of autonomous and intelligent systems. This is a particularly challenging objective, especially when dealing with highly advanced technologies such as those used in the aerospace industry
24 November 2024
Digital Platforms for the "Factory of the Future" in the Space Industry
The second work package of Astra focuses on the development of software supporting research and industrial development in space, leveraging the concept of digital twins
17 October 2024
New Horizons for Observing the Universe with the Crystal Eye
One of the key activities in the hardware development at Astra is the creation of a “crystal eye”, which could shed light on gamma rays. We interviewed Felicia Barbato about this
05 September 2024
Herman Lima, from Brazil to Abruzzo to Develop Astra's Research
Due to his highly specialized profile, the Brazilian researcher has been hired for the project. He moved with his family to L’Aquila to enrich an international research team.
22 July 2024
Role of People in a Highly Technological Project
Over 70 people work together in three different territories for the Astra project. Some of them, both Italians and foreigners, were hired specifically for the project. An interview with the scientific director Roberto Aloisio.