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Space Has Never Been So Unconventional: Art, Sport, and Science Share the Same Sky

From satellites to street art, Argotec’s ‘Unconventional Orbits’ brought together those who dare to think beyond gravity

SpaceInfo Club at Argotec’s visionary side event of Italian Tech Week 2025 in Turin, Italy.

We at SpaceInfo Club had the privilege of attending Unconventional Orbits, the extraordinary side event hosted by Argotec on the closing day of the Italian Tech Week. What we witnessed at the company’s futuristic SpacePark headquarters was more than a talk — it was an experience.

From the moment we arrived, it was clear that Argotec had redefined what an aerospace event could be. The SpacePark — an architectural marvel designed by Oscar Niemeyer — came alive under new lights, literally: beams, projections, and ambient visuals turned the production facility into a glowing symbol of Italy’s forward-looking space industry.

The organization was majestic, the atmosphere electric. Thousands of visitors — professionals, enthusiasts, and the simply curious — filled the venue, proving that space and technology can inspire well beyond the boundaries of engineering.

NASA Reopens Artemis III Lunar Lander Contract Amid Schedule Delays and Competitive Pressures

NASA is reopening the contract for its Artemis III lunar lander, a move that reintroduces competition into one of the agency’s most high-profile human spaceflight programs. The decision marks a significant strategic shift for the Artemis initiative, which aims to return American astronauts to the lunar surface later this decade.

SpaceX was originally awarded the sole Human Landing System (HLS) contract in 2021, valued at nearly $3 billion, to develop a lunar variant of its Starship vehicle. The spacecraft would ferry astronauts from lunar orbit down to the Moon’s surface as part of Artemis III—the first crewed lunar landing since Apollo 17 in 1972.

Starship Flight 11: A Triumphant Sendoff for Block 2

On October 14, 2025, SpaceX launched Starship Flight Test 11 from its Starbase site in South Texas. This mission marked a major milestone: it was the final flight of the Block 2 (“V2”) version of Starship, designed as a culminating demonstration before transitioning into next-generation iterations.

The vehicle stack used for Flight 11 comprised Booster 15 (B15-2) and Ship 38 (S38). For the booster, this was a return to flight: B15 had flown in Flight 8, and was refurbished and prepared for this mission. The upper stage, Ship 38, had undergone cryogenic testing and static fire campaigns ahead of launch.

Flight 11 followed a broadly similar trajectory to Flight 10, but with new experimental elements baked in, especially in booster landing strategy, heat-shield testing, and flight profile maneuvers.

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