A Non-Terrestrial Edge Infrastructure Testbed for Early Validation of Industrial Applications

6G will enhance its networking capabilities with multiple wireless communication interfaces that seamlessly integrate air, ground, and space networks - the so-called 3D networking. Non-Terrestrial Networks (NTNs), particularly Satellite Communication and Satellite Edges, are critical elements to enable global, pervasive, and uninterrupted connectivity and increased scalability of Industrial applications. However, before going online in a real deployment, applications must be carefully validated in the widest range of possible scenarios. This work presents the COSNO framework, a tool to enable the deployment of emulated satellite networks with Edge capabilities, allowing a comprehensive, systematic, and reproducible assessment and validation of Industrial applications during their development lifecycle. Moreover, COSNO is flexible to support the evaluation of novel mechanisms towards optimal satellite communications and edge computing scenarios. Ultimately, COSNO can actively contribute to the development of 6G systems, as an integrated TN-NTN system, as well as of the next-generation of satellite-enabled (industrial) applications, shortening their time-to-market and reducing testing costs.