A Renaissance era basilica next to a rocket is not an Italian take on a space launch site. This mockup of an early version of the Vega European launcher is on display at the "Leonardo da Vinci" Science and Technology Museum in downtown Milan, Italy.

My other photos here:

https://photos.app.goo.gl/PgHt2vxbyZjRkuTf6

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Hello!

I live in Milan, Italy, where I've always worked in astronomy and space outreach and education. I post about these and my other tech interests such as Lisp, retrocomputing, Linux, Assembly, and more.

This is me at Kennedy Space Center on Apr 21, 2022. Behind, at pad 39A, is the Falcon 9 rocket that carried my astronaut friend Samantha Cristoforetti to space days later. More photos of the experience:

https://photos.app.goo.gl/SvRAMJCqoib9WTLb8

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