EVENT
The States General of the Space Economy
BEX – Beyond Exploration Expo 2026 is an official stop of the States General of the Space Economy, promoted by the Parliamentary Intergroup for Space across Italy’s key space industry districts.
On 25 September, BEX will bring this national journey to Rimini, creating a dedicated moment for dialogue among key voices from institutions and the space ecosystem.
A significant milestone for the first edition of BEX, strengthening its role as a meeting point where industry, institutions and vision come together to shape the future of the space economy
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NEW PROFESSIONS
ASI Space Hackathon
The ASI Space Hackathon brings university talent into the heart of BEX, not as an audience, but as participants. A place where research, education and innovation meet: interdisciplinary teams work on real problems, supported by expert mentors and surrounded by the companies, institutions and innovators that are shaping the space economy right now.
A STEP INSIDE
The Astronaut's Home
An immersive installation where brands, technologies and products show what daily life in space will look like, and what research will become possible from up there.
Visitors move through connected environments that capture the key moments of daily life in orbit: Human Factor, Wearable Habitat, Mission Lab, Orbita Harvest, Think Lounge.
Each designed to host branded solutions, product placements and storytelling installations. A start-up-driven project, open to cross-sector brands: food & beverage, fitness, design, materials, technology.
NEW PERSPECTIVES
We are made of stars
An exhibition project by Stefania Camilleri that weaves together artistic research, astronomy and reflection on humanity's place in the universe.
Through material-based installations - resins, metals, earth, diorite, optical fibres - extrasolar planets, dark matter and quantum entanglement take on sensory form, making visible what usually remains invisible.
At BEX, the project engages in dialogue with the Space Economy and opens onto Human Space Experience Design: art, psychology and perceptual design in service of the overall quality of the human experience in space.
