Opening ceremony of the 75th International Astronautical Congress. Attending the ceremony the President of the Italian Republic, Sergio Mattarella and Adolfo Urso, Italian Minister of Economic Development. Participants from ESA included ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher and ESA astronauts.
In the photo in front are President of the Italian Republic Sergio Mattarella and ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti. In the back is ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano.