India and Italy Strengthen Space Cooperation at Space Meetings Veneto 2026

Key facts

• The Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (IN-SPACe) led a delegation of nine space-tech companies to the Space Meetings Veneto 2026 held in Venice, Italy.
• The participating Indian companies included Astrogate Labs, Astrobase Space Technologies, VyomIC, Suhora, Kepler Aerospace, Hyspace Technologies, TakeMe2Space, Jarbits Pvt Ltd, and Dhruva Space.
• Karnataka-based Astrobase Space Technologies signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Italy’s Impulso Space to explore launch opportunities and integrated mission management.
• Kepler Aerospace signed a framework agreement with Apogeo Space to expand Ground Station as a Service (GSaaS) infrastructure and collaborate on CubeSat systems and payload technologies.
• The engagement is part of the 2025–2029 India–Italy Joint Strategic Action Plan announced during the G20 Summit in 2024 to deepen commercial space cooperation.