An Italian astronaut will walk on the Moon says ASI - Science & Tecnology - Ansa.it

An Italian astronaut will walk on the Moon thanks to a new deal with NASA, the Italian Space Agency (ASI) said Tuesday.

This is provided for by the agreement signed in Washington by Adolfo Urso, Minister of Business and Made in Italy, with responsibility for space, and NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman.

The president of the Italian Space Agency, Teodoro Valente, wrote in a post on X: "A long-standing space cooperation, now even deeper, between NASA and ASI will lead to the creation of a base camp on the Moon and an Italian astronaut walking on the lunar surface." Thanks to the agreement, the Italian habitation module for the Moon, MPH, becomes an integral part of the Artemis program.