ALTEC – Aerospace Logistics Technology Engineering Company – is the Italian center of excellence for the provision of engineering and logistics services to support operations and utilization of the International Space Station and the development and implementation of planetary exploration missions. ALTEC headquarters are based in Turin, Italy, its branch office is located in Cologne, Germany, with activities at ESA and DLR, and has liaison offices at NASA. ALTEC is a public-private company owned by Thales Alenia Space, one of the most important European space industries, and the Italian Space Agency – ASI