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Program
11th September 2023
9.00 – 10.30
Registration & IceBreaker
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10.30 – 13.00
Institutional Speeches
Francesco Cupertino, Rector Politecnico di Bari
Anna Maria Bernini, Italian Minister of University and Research
Adolfo Urso, Italian Minister of Business and Made in Italy
Andrea Mascaretti, Italian Parliamentary intergroup for Space
Flavio Biaggi, Admiral of Italian Navy
Rinaldo Melucci, Major of Taranto
Luciano Violante, Fondazione LEONARDO
Teodoro Valente, Italian Space Agency
Giorgio Saccoccia, European Space Agency
Pierluigi Umberto Di Palma, Italian National Civil Aviation Authority (ENAC)
Antonio Maria Vasile, Apulian Airport Network (AdP)
Giuseppe Acierno, Aerospace Technical District (DTA)
Michele Emiliano, Apulian Region
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13.00 – 14.00
Lunch
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14.00 – 14.30
Introduction to Spaceflight
Roberto Vittori, Italian Space Agency, Italian Air Force, Politecnico di Bari
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14.30 – 15.00
How Spaceports and Suborbital Flights Can Enable the Space Economy
George Nield, Global Spaceport Alliance
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15.00 – 15.30
Space Economy: new Frontier for a Sustainable Development
Simonetta Di Pippo, SDA Bocconi School of Management
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15.30 – 16.00
Coffee Break
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16.00 – 16.30
Introduction to Suborbital Flights Logistics
Giorgio Saccoccia, European Space Agency
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16.30 – 17.00
ExplorInAzione
Mario Cosmo, Italian Space Agency
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17.00 – 17.30
LEONARDO’s Perspectives on Space Activities
Franco Ongaro, Leonardo
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18.00 – 20.00
Welcome Cocktail
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12th September 2023
9.30 – 10.00
Technologies and Tools for Suborbital Flight Design and Development
Orr Cohen, European Space Agency
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10.00 – 10.30
Technologies for Transitioning to Future Generation
Transportation: Flight Segment
Massimo Comparini, Thales Alenia Space
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10.30 – 11.00
Coffee Break
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11.00 – 11.30
Performance – based Regulations for Suborbital Operations
Giovanni Di Antonio, Italian National Civil Aviation Authority (ENAC)
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11.30 – 12.00
Safety Standards and Compliance Verification in Space Programs
Tommaso Sgobba, International Association for the Advancement of Space Safety
12.00 – 12.30
High-Speed Travel using Suborbital Flight
Wade McElroy, Venus Aerospace
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12.30 – 14.30
Lunch
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14.30 – 15.00
Italian Navy’s challenges in the Space domain
Francesco Procaccini, Italian Navy
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15.00 – 15.30
Spaceship: A Suborbital Vehicle for Human Spaceflight
and Microgravity Research
Nicola Pecile, Virgin Galactic
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15.30 – 16.00
Coffee Break
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16.00 – 16.30
Evolution of the New Shepard System
Phil Joyce, Blue Origin
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16.30 – 17.00
Vehicles for Suborbital Flights and Beyond
Michael Altenhofen, Space X
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13rd September 2023
9.30 – 10.00
Spaceports and Ground Segment: Current Developments and Flexibility to Support
the Future Evolution of Space Access Platforms Technologies
Francesco Santoro, ALTEC
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10.00 – 10.30
Technological Challenges of CIRA for Suborbital Hypersonic Flight
Salvatore Borrelli, CIRA
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10.30 – 11.00
Success of the MIFE – MINI IRENE®️ FLIGHT EXPERIMENT MISSION
Suborbital Low-Cost Re-Entry Capsule (Italian Re-Entry NacellE)
Francesco Punzo, ALI
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11.00 – 11.30
Coffee Break
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11.30 – 12.00
Infrastructures and Regional Ecosystem for Supporting the Development
of Grottaglie Airport
Giuseppe Acierno, Aerospace Technical District (DTA)
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12.00 – 12.30
Spacecraft Electrical Propulsion: from a Game Changer to a Standard Asset
Pierluigi Pirrelli, SITAEL
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12.30 – 14.30
Lunch
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14.30 – 15.00
Satellites Aviolaunch: Italian Initiatives and the Way Forward
Andrea Lorenzoni, Association for ICT Services,
Applications, and Technologies for Space (ASAS)
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15.00 – 15.30
Potential Infrastructures for Grottaglie Spaceport
Marco Catamerò, Apulian Airport Network
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15.30 – 16.00
Coffe Break
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16.00 – 16-30
Mojave Air & Spaceport: Bridge to the Future
Tim Reid, Mojave Air & Spaceport
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Free Time in Taranto Downtown
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14th September 2023
8.30 – 10.00
Transfer to Galatina Airport
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10.00 – 10.30
Coffee Break
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10.30 – 11.00
Presentation of the Activities of 61° Stormo Air Force – Galatina Airport
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11.00 – 13.00
Visit of Galatina Airport
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13.00 – 14.30
Lunch
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14.30 – 15.00
EMSi Electrical Muscle Simulation in Microgravity
Ilario Lagravinese, REA SPACE
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15.00 – 15.30
Extravehicular space suits – Apollo to ISS and beyond
Danny Olivas, Collins Aerospace
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15.30 – 16.00
Astronauts Training for Suborbital Flights
Angelo Landolfi, Italian Air Force
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16.00 – 16.30
Dynamic Training for Suborbital Space Flight
Glenn King, NASTAR
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20.00 – 23.00
Gala Dinner @ Relais Histò San Pietro sul Mar Piccolo
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15th September 2023
9.30 – 10.00
Transfer to Grottaglie Airport
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10.00 – 10.30
CRIPTALIE – Suborbital Spaceflight Programs in Italy
Luigi Riggio, Italian Air Force
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10.30 – 11.00
Grottaglie Italian Naval Air Station: strategic importance,
development plans and spaceport synergy prospects
Ivan Pagliara, Italian Navy
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11.00 – 11.30
Coffee Break
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11.30 – 13.30
Round Table
Vision for the Future of the Grottaglie Spaceport:
the Stakeholders, their Possible Roles and Responsibilities
Vincenzo Giorgio (ALTEC, ASI), Giovanni Di Antonio (ENAC), Maurizio Paggetti (ENAV), Antonio Blandini (CIRA), Giuseppe Acierno (DTA), Patrizio Summa (AdP), Gianna Elisa Beringerio (Apulian Region)
Moderator: Francesco Cupertino, Rector of Politecnico di Bari
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13.30 – 15.00
Lunch
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15.00 – 16.00
Visit of Grottaglie Airport
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16.00 – 17.00
Closing Remarks
