Italy, Oct. 7 -- Thales Alenia Space, a joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), has today inaugurated its Space Smart Factory in Rome with a ceremony attended by Italian President Sergio Mattarella. The factory - one of Europe's largest intelligent, digital, reconfigurable manufacturing facilities - is located at the Tecnopolo Tiburtino high-tech innovation hub in Rome.President of the Italian Republic, Sergio Mattarella, and Minister for Enterprises and Made in Italy, Adolfo Urso, were welcomed by Ambassador Stefano Pontecorvo, Chairman of Leonardo; Roberto Cingolani, CEO and General Manager of Leonardo, and Teodoro Valente, President of the Italian Space Agency (ASI). The delegation also included Philippe Keryer, SEVP Strat...