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# Italy's ALTEC signs EUR 61 million ESA contract for ISS support to 2029
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2025-04-08-altec-esa-iss-contract/
- Published: 2025-04-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T04:00:52.000Z
- Description: ESA and Italy's ALTEC, jointly owned by Thales Alenia Space and ASI, signed a five year, EUR 61 million contract for astronaut training, logistics and mission operations covering the ISS and future Gateway work.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Defence and space, #news, #verified, #ai-drafted

Verified AI-drafted [ASI (Italian Space Agency) press release, 10 April 2025](https://www.asi.it/en/2025/04/training-logistics-and-operations-support-services-for-iss-exploration-2025-2029-signature-ceremony-between-altec-and-esa?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** It does not establish that Italy gains any new decision making role over ESA's exploration programme itself.

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