President Meloni’s message of congratulations on ‘Virtute 1’ mission

“Congratulations to the Italian Air Force, the Italian National Research Council (CNR) and all those who were involved in the success of the ‘Virtute 1’ mission. This achievement is an excellent example of institutional collaboration and a first step towards suborbital flight development in our nation. I would also like to take this opportunity to renew my best wishes for this year’s centenary of the founding of both the Italian Air Force and the CNR. Both these institutions have been able to reinvent themselves, accepting the challenge of keeping in step with technological innovation and, with this mission, they have effectively worked in synergy to support Italy.”

[Courtesy translation]