The not-for-profit association ToscanaSpazio (www.toscanaspazio.it) was established in December 2011 with the mission to create a wide network of companies and research institutions throughout Tuscany able to guide, promote and increase the value of cultural, training and research activities, share and develop the knowledge of its members, thus keeping the valuable technical, scientific and business know-how in the Aerospace sector within Tuscany, promote the development and growth of excellence within the sectors in Tuscany, enhance the complementary nature of groups and create synergies, encourage participation of members and affiliates in public and private funding instruments In June 2013 ToscanaSpazio has 31 Full Members (21 SMEs, 6 Research organizations and 4 Large Industries) and two affiliates. Full members produce in Tuscany a total revenue of 210ME and employ more than 1.400 highly qualified staff in Tuscany and nearly 350M with 2500+ employees in Italy. ToscanaSpazio comprises the 3 Universities in Tuscany (Firenze, Pisa, Siena), the National University Consortium for Telecommunications (CNIT), the Institute of Science and Technology for Information, the largest institute of the Italian National Council of Research (CNR-ISTI)