Since the very beginning of our journey, one of the questions we get asked most often is:
“Why did you choose Turin to build a company that produces satellites in series?”
It’s a fair question.
Especially for a company with an international mindset, and a CEO who spent fifteen years building businesses in the United States.
When people around the world talk about Space, they often think of iconic places: Houston, Los Angeles, Toulouse, or the Netherlands.
And yet, among these global hubs, Turin is quickly gaining a leading role in Europe’s new Space Economy.
Here’s why.
1. A City with an Industrial DNA
Turin, capital of Piedmont and Italy’s first capital, has long been the cradle of European industry.
For more than a century, this city has designed, assembled, and tested technologies that defined the very concept of manufacturing, from automotive to mechatronics, telecommunications, biomedical, and aerospace.
This legacy is not just history, it’s a living infrastructure made of technical expertise, production capacity, precision, and an industrial mindset.
A culture of making things, and making them well.
2. From Automotive to Space: the Same Industrial Logic
For us, Turin is much more than a City.
It’s where the “automotive” model was born and refined: standardization, efficiency, serial production.
And it’s exactly that logic we want to bring into Space.
At our Stellar Hub in Settimo Torinese, we are building one of the largest clean-room facilities in Europe, more than 2,000 square meters of modular areas dedicated to the assembly, integration, and testing of satellites.
Each client will operate in a private, dedicated “stable,” designed for confidentiality, flexibility, and precision.
Turin’s manufacturing heritage makes it the ideal place to realize this vision: bringing Space inside the factory.
3. A Thriving Space Ecosystem
The Piedmont region and the city of Turin are now home to one of the most dynamic space ecosystems in Europe.
A fertile network of established players, high-specialization SMEs, and visionary startups is redefining how technology is conceived and deployed in orbit.
Alongside these companies, the Polytechnic University of Turin and other research centers provide a constant flow of talent, skills, and applied innovation.
Organizations such as ESA BIC Turin foster the connection between academia and industry, while public institutions, from the Region of Piedmont to the City of Turin, actively support the growth and visibility of the local space sector well beyond Italy’s borders.
Here, collaboration is not an exception, it’s the ecosystem itself.
4. Quality of Life Meets Global Vision
Turin is also a great place to live and work.
In just over an hour, you can reach the world’s most beautiful mountains, the Alps, or the Ligurian coast.
It’s a city that combines high livability with advanced infrastructure and international accessibility.
Geographically, it sits at the crossroads of Europe, with efficient connections to France, Switzerland, and Germany.
For a company looking to operate on a global scale, Turin offers what few cities can: industrial roots and international reach.
And, honestly, it’s cheaper than the close Milan.
5. Where the Future of Space Manufacturing Begins
We chose Turin because it feels familiar.
Because this is a land of workshops, factories, and bold ideas that change how things are made.
A place where precision meets vision, and where engineering becomes tangible impact.
Here, in a city that has built cars for over a century, building satellites is not a leap — it’s the natural evolution.
Conclusion
Turin represents the perfect intersection between industrial heritage and space ambition.
A city where innovation is not just a goal, but a method.
And that’s why we chose to build our future here.
Because we believe that the future of Space will not be born in the labs of tomorrow, but in the factories of today.
And for us, that future begins here.
In Turin.
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