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.

Herman Lima, from Brazil to Abruzzo to Develop Astra's Research
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.  

Role of People in a Highly Technological Project
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.

Astra’s research results and their impact on the economic fabric
30 June 2024

Astra’s research results and their impact on the economic fabric

One of the project's work packages is dedicated to a crucial theme: the impact of Astra on research, on economic actors and on communities in general.

Software for space digitalisation
06 June 2024

Software for space digitalisation

Astra's second work package concerns the use of particularly innovative and relevant software for the space sector.

Hardware development and space infrastructure
30 May 2024

Hardware development and space infrastructure

Astra is a project divided into three macro-areas, called work packages, which are in turn divided into numerous tasks.

Vitality, a territorial ecosystem to improve Italy’s central regions
17 May 2024

Vitality, a territorial ecosystem to improve Italy’s central regions

An "ecosystem" for innovation, digitalisation and sustainability, serving research and the economy in the central regions of Italy.