Giancarlo Giorgetti (R), President of Italy's Interministerial Committee on Space (COMINT), delivers a speech during a conference in Rome, Italy, Sept. 17, 2018. Space technology and exploration can aid sustainable development on Earth, officials said at the launch of Italy's new Interministerial Committee on Space (COMINT) at a conference in Rome on Monday. Participants at the conference organized by Italy's Foreign Ministry and the Italian Space Agency (ASI) included ministry officials, aerospace business leaders, and scientists. (Xinhua/Cheng Tingting)