Milo was the site of an important airport during the
Second World War, called the
Trapani–Milo Airport, which was used to transport people and supplies, for protecting convoys and as an airbase. The area around the old military airport covers an area of over 90 hectares on the edge of the town and is home to the
Italian Space Agency's
Base di lancio palloni stratosferici (Launch base for stratospheric balloons), which was established in 1975 and renamed in honour of
Luigi Broglio in July 2001. It is one of the view sites in the world capable of making transmeditteranean and transatlantic balloon launches, which are of fundamental importance for astrophysics and astronomical research. However, it has not been used for the latter type of launch since 1977. It has also been used recently for launching drones. == External links ==