These days in Olbia (October 16–18), at the Archaeological Museum, the third edition of the Aerospace Festival is taking place. The event, organized by Astec, offers three days of talks, round tables, interactive workshops, and thematic conferences designed to explore the challenges and opportunities presented by the Space Economy and the Blue Economy, with a particular focus on sustainability, considered the key to the future of the aerospace sector.
This year’s program also introduces an important new feature: a call for ideas aimed at university students and young people under 30, dedicated to designing innovative and sustainable solutions both on our planet and beyond the atmosphere.
Among the highlights of the Festival is the Einstein Telescope, the future European research infrastructure for the study of gravitational waves, for which Italy is a candidate to host the facility in Sardinia, in the area surrounding the disused Sos Enattos mine, in the Nuoro region.
On Saturday, October 18, starting at 10:00 a.m., a session entirely dedicated to the project will take place, featuring Michele Punturo, international coordinator of the Einstein Telescope project, Domenico D’Urso, scientific coordinator of ET Italy, Luciano Colombo, Vice-Rector for Research at the University of Cagliari, Giovanni Luca Cardello, geology researcher at the University of Sassar, Enzo Brocato, Coordinator of “Mainstream Research & Scientific Networks” at the National Institute for Astrophysics (INAF), Sergio Vinciguerra, professor of seismology at the University of Turin and board member of the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV), Federica Govoni, director of the Cagliari Astronomical Observatory (INAF), and Alberto Masoni, research director at the National Institute for Nuclear Physics (INFN).
The discussion will be moderated by Stefano Birocchi, professional journalist and radio and television host.
You can reserve a seat for the conference at this link.