Avio s.p.a is a leading company in space propulsion based in Colleferro, Rome, Italy. The expertise and know-how acquired in over 100 years in explosives and more than 50 in space activities allow Avio to compete with the top players in the Space Launch Systems definition and integration as well as in the segment of solid, liquid and cryogenic space propulsion. Today, Avio plays a strategic role in the global space industry through VEGA, a light launcher of satellites in the range 1500kg - 2,000kg in LEO produced by ELV (70% Avio, 30% ASI), and Ariane 5, the biggest European launcher which reaches geostationary orbit at 35,786 kilometers (22,236 miles). Avio has had its subsidiary facilities at the European Space Centre in French Guiana since 1984: Regulus (60 % Avio, 40% ASL), producing solid propellant for Ariane and Vega’s first-stage engines and Europropulsion (50 % Avio, 50% ASL), in charge of booster assembly. The company was listed on the Italian Stock Exchange in April 2017, after the SPAC business combination (Special PurposeAcquisition Company) with Space 2. Follow Avio also on Facebook (facebook.com/AvioGroup), Twitter (@avio_group), & YouTube (AvioGroup)