From Padua to the Maldives: Zoppas Industries and Vectoring Space launch Italian Research into space for climate resilience.

#Innovation knows no borders, and here at Zoppas Industries Heating Element Technologies we certainly know its power!

We are incredibly proud to be backing Vectoring Space, the #aerospace research project spearheaded by a team of four young engineers from the Università degli Studi di Padova. Their work isn't just advancing space technologies; it’s showcasing the immense value of the talent nurtured in our top universities.

We are delighted to announce that Italian research is entering the Maldives' first rocketry programme! Vectoring Space, supported by Zoppas Industries, has been chosen as the technical partner for the “Space Launch Access Programme” in the Maldives. This is a crucial initiative focused on developing space access technologies for climate resilience and maritime monitoring—a brilliant example of combining a global outlook with local foundations!

Our support for Vectoring Space is a firm commitment to acting as an "incubator", sharing our business expertise and providing access to international networks. We are dedicated to transforming the highly specialised skills of our young people into genuinely competitive entrepreneurial ventures on the world stage.

"The space sector today represents one of the most promising frontiers for the Italian economy and for youth employment. What we must avoid—declares Federico Zoppas, Managing Director of Zoppas Industries—as a territory and as businesses, is for young talents, who have trained in our excellent universities, to see opportunities only abroad. This is why I believe it is important to commit to building bridges: between university and business, between private capital and innovation, between global vision and territorial roots. We must invest in the new generations, in their ideas and skills, giving them real opportunities."

A sustainable and technologically advanced future is built by putting our faith in visionary projects and the next generation.

"The support from Zoppas Industries—continues Andrea Pagnin, Project Lead of Vectoring Space—was instrumental in turning this project into a reality: it gave us the solidity and confidence to proceed with ambition, while their technological excellence and commitment to sustainability pushed us to aim ever higher. It is thanks to partners like Zoppas Industries that visionary projects like this can take shape and generate a lasting impact. [...] For the first time a group of young Italian researchers is leading a project entirely developed in Veneto and brought as far as the Maldives, where, thanks to the collaboration with Maldives Space Research Organisation (MSRO) , it was inaugurated with the first Maldivian student competition: the 'Maldives Rocketry Challenge'. Until mid-November, we will be engaged in coordinating the programme, which also includes the setting up of workshops to involve the community both in the capital Malé and in the Addu Atoll."  

Together, we’re looking beyond the boundaries!