Italy is taking a role in the exploration of Mars and beyond.

A recent decision by the Italian Space Agency (ASI) to award a contract for construction of a Martian sounding radar underscores the high priority the agency is placing on the Mars exploration program (AW&ST Mar. 3, p.19). The Sharad radar, to be built by Alenia Spazio, will participate in the...

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