Adapt. Preparing body and mind for microgravity.

The human body is the first system that has to become compatible with life beyond Earth.

Living in space is one of the greatest challenges the human body can face. Muscles, bones, the cardiovascular system and cognitive function all change profoundly without gravity.

The Human Factor explores the technologies, training programs and healthcare solutions that let astronauts perform, physically and mentally, through ever-longer missions.

Built with the world of sport and wellness, this area highlights the constant exchange of innovation between Earth and space applications.

• Focus: fitness, health, space medicine, nutrition, wearable technology, sport tech.

Area in collaboration with Rimini Wellness and Assosport

Depart. Every new home begins with a journey.

Every space mission starts long before launch. The Gateway takes visitors into the journey to orbit, the transport systems, logistics and infrastructure that get us there.

It's where the experience begins: where the astronaut prepares for the mission, puts on the technology that will travel too, and takes the first step into an entirely new environment.

Focus: launchers, spaceports, spacesuits, space logistics, access to space.

Discover. Living in space means producing knowledge.

We don't go to space just to get there. We go to understand the universe better and to improve life on Earth.

The Work Station tells the story of how astronauts, researchers and companies use microgravity as a unique laboratory: running experiments, developing new materials, studying the human body, generating innovation. A space dedicated to work, research, and the production of scientific and economic value.

Focus: orbital laboratories, microgravity research, advanced manufacturing, materials, life sciences.

Grow, feed, and sustain life beyond Earth.

Living in space long-term takes more than reaching a destination, it means creating the conditions to sustain human presence over time.

This area explores the technologies that produce food, grow plants in controlled environments, manage limited resources, and meet astronauts' nutritional needs on long-duration missions. From space farming to food production systems, from water management to the new frontiers of nutrition, it shows how humans can build self-sufficient ecosystems beyond Earth and how many of these innovations are already finding a home on Earth too.

Focus: space farming, food technology, space nutrition, closed-loop systems, water management, sustainability, food security, agritech.

Space exploration is born where scientific research, industry, institutions and vision meet.

The Think Lounge is where ideas go further — a space for dialogue, insight and outreach, where scientists, astronauts, companies and innovators share ideas, results and perspectives on the future of human presence in space.

Focus: conferences, science outreach, research, innovation, future scenarios.