Andreas Cellarius, Harmonia Macrocosmica, 1661

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vendredi 19 février 2010

French-Italian Agreements

France and Italy have a common approach in the space sector.
In January 2001, a governmental agreement has been signed in Turin, that refers to the cooperation between the two countries in the filed of Earth Observation.
In June 2006, a new agreement has been reached between the two national agencies in the filed of Telecommunications, that focuses on a feasibility study (phase A) of the project Athena-Fidus. The agreement was immediately followed by a Letter of Intent between the two parties, signed in May 2007. It was agreed that the successive phases of the program be pursued, in order to develop a space infrastructure for high-speed satellite communication. This particular project aims at meeting the needs of the Italian and French Ministry of Defence and the civil institutions of the two countries (security, firemen and police)
In the last years French-Italian relationships have grown stronger, especially due to the signature of a new agreement, dated February 2007, whose objective is to a strengthen the collaboration between the two countries in the space sector. Through this agreement, France and Italy commit to coordinate and harmonise their policies and actions in order to contribute to the implementation of the European space policy. The agreement is stipulated for a 10-year period and after this deadline it will be automatically renewed.
In the filed of Universe Exploration, a Protocol of Intent has been signed between the Italian and the French agencies, in May 2007. It aims at the development of Phase A of the Symbol X program, a French project, for a scientific mission carried out by two satellites flying in formation. Symbol X, operational in the period 2013-2016, will give the opportunity to France and Italy to acquire more knowledge in the field of astrophysics X while their industries will be leaders in satellite formation flying programs.
Finally, in December 2007, a new cooperation agreement was forged, that increased staff mobility between the two agencies.

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