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Bridging Space Economies: Italy Showcases Aerospace Innovation in New York

Italian aerospace innovation took center stage in New York during the event “Bridging Space Economies – Between Italy and the US”, held at the Consulate General of Italy to mark Italy’s National Space Day. The initiative brought together investors, corporations, institutions, and frontier-tech startups from both countries, strengthening a transatlantic dialogue that is becoming increasingly strategic in the context of the rapidly expanding New Space Economy.

Organized alongside I3/NYC – the Italian Innovators’ Initiative – the gathering provided a high-level platform to present Italian technological capabilities to the U.S. investment and industrial ecosystem, traditionally considered the most competitive space market in the world.

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Leicester-Led Team Achieves Historic Breakthrough in Radioisotope Heater Unit Safety Testing

A pioneering UK–European collaboration has reached a major milestone in the development of next-generation radioisotope power systems, completing the most comprehensive safety testing campaign ever conducted for a European-built Radioisotope Heater Unit (RHU). The work, carried out by scientists at Space Park Leicester and Perpetual Atomics Ltd. as part of the European Space Agency’s ENDURE programme, marks a critical advance toward a fully independent European capability in radioisotope power technologies.

🚀 Last Week in Space: Enceladus Organics, Solar Storm Risks & Baikonur Disaster Explained

Welcome to this week’s high-level briefing on the biggest developments in space, science, engineering, and aerospace policy.

In today’s episode, we dive into five major expert-level stories shaping the space sector right now:

Zhuque-3 Reusable Rocket Test Ends in Explosion After Reaching Orbit

China’s space industry witnessed a dramatic yet significant milestone when the Zhuque-3 rocket—developed by private aerospace company LandSpace—lifted off for its debut flight.

Sometimes progress comes wrapped in fire and smoke—and Zhuque-3’s explosive ending may prove to be the beginning of something much bigger.

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