The Korea Times
The Embassy of Italy in Seoul will host the sixth Italy Space Day Wednesday, bringing together representatives from the aerospace industry, academia and research institutions in Korea and Italy to survey the latest developments in space technology and bilateral cooperation. The annual event commemorates the 1964 launch of San Marco, Italy's first satellite, which made Italy the third country in the world to place a domestically developed satellite into orbit. Launched in 2021, Italy Space Day is organized in cooperation with the country's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and aims to raise public awareness of space activities while highlighting its major achievements in the sector. The program opens with welcoming remarks by Ambassador Emilia Gatto, followed by congratulatory addresses from Rep. Hwang Jeong-ah of the Democratic Party of Korea and Park Jae-seong, director general of the Space Transportation Directorate at the Korea AeroSpace Administration. Teodoro Valente, president of the Italian Space Agency, will deliver opening remarks via video message. The k
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