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Challenges and Opportunities of the Mexican Space Agency

Challenges and Opportunities of the Mexican Space Agency. IPPW 10 San Jose State University. Javier Mendieta, Mexican Space Agency San Jose, California , June 17, 2013. Overview. Space activities in Mexico today The Mexican Space Agency Where should Mexico be in 2030 ?

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Challenges and Opportunities of the Mexican Space Agency

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  1. Challenges and Opportunities of theMexicanSpaceAgency IPPW 10 San JoseStateUniversity Javier Mendieta, Mexican Space Agency San Jose, California, June 17, 2013

  2. Overview • Space activities in Mexico today • The Mexican Space Agency • Where should Mexico be in 2030? • Current challenges • Opportunities • A plan to turn Mexico into a significant space actor in 2030 • Conclusions

  3. Experimental Space Activities in Mexico 1970s: National Comission of Outer Space. Sounding rockets 1980s: “Morelos” Satellites System, contracted with Hughes & NASA. Development of space experiments for the NASA space shuttle container program, in collaboration with USA universities

  4. Mexican space experiments

  5. Experimental Space Activities in Mexico 1990s: “Solidaridad” Satellites System, contracted with ESA & Hughes. Development of the SATEX-1 microsatellite. Development of the UNAMSAT microsatellites. 2000s: SATMEX Satellites System, contracted with Hughes, Boeing, Loral & ESA. Diverse small satellite projects: SATEDU, CONDOR, SENSAT.

  6. SATEX-1

  7. Aerospace Industry in Mexico • NORTHEAST • Coahuila (7) • Nuevo León (29) • Tamaulipas (11) NORTHWEST REGION: Baja California (55) Sonora (43) Chihuahua (37) CENTRAL REGION: Distrito Federal (8) Edo. de México (7) Querétaro (35) San Luis Potosí (6) Puebla (3) Companies: 260 States: 16 Employees: 31,000+ • SOUTHEAST REGION: • Yucatán (3) • Guerrero (1) WEST REGION: Aguascalientes (2) Jalisco ( 6 ) Zacatecas (1) Source: Dirección General de Industrias Pesadas y de Alta Tecnología, SCT, ProMéxico y FEMIA

  8. Mexicanaerospace sector

  9. MexSat Satellite System

  10. Process for the creation of AEM 30 July 2010 7 September 2010 16 November 2010 11 April 2011 • Approval of the Law that creates the Mexican Space Agency • Board of Goverment first meeting • National consultation forums 2nd Stage 1 November 2011 13 July 2011 • National Space Policy • Publication • Start of operations

  11. Dirección

  12. Vision and Mision

  13. Vision 2030 Mexico makes significant contributions to space S&T Planning And Funding International Affairs and Security Industrial development and competitiveness Science and technology development Human capital development in the space field

  14. Organization

  15. First Year Activities

  16. Collaboration Agreements and MoU’s

  17. Mexico´sspacevision (2030) • TurnMexicointo a significantinternationalspaceplayer • Significantspaceinfrastructurebuiltmostlywithindigenouscapabilities • Spaceawareness of population • Adequate human capital • Significantspaceindustry, focusedon niches • Contributiontospaceexploration and research

  18. Challenges • Increase public funding • Increase participation of Mexican industry in R&D operations • Foster interaction between academic researchers and industry • Tackle global challenges (climate, security, connectivity…)

  19. Opportunities • Growingneedforspaceapplications • Growingaerospaceindustry • Populationbonus • Scientific base • New federal administration • Geopoliticallocation • Free tradeagreements • Growinginterest in spacetourism

  20. Mexican Space Research • ASTRONOMY, ASTROPHYSICS, GEOPHYSICS • SPACE COMMUNICATIONS • EARTH OBSERVATION • OCEAN SCIENCES • EARTH SCIENCES • ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES • NATURAL DISASTER MANAGEMENT REDCyTE

  21. Linking vision and strategy

  22. Mexico´sroadmap of thespaceindustry

  23. Framework a) National Development Plan b) National Infrastructure Plan Nationwide project: A Satellite Early Warning System for natural disaster prevention, mitigation and management. Building capacities for communications satellites and for scientific platforms.

  24. Dirección

  25. MexicanSpacedevelopment: Timeline

  26. Additional Actions • CONACYT-AEM Trust Fund dedicated to funding space projects. • Regional development supported by States • International collaboration

  27. Conclusions • Human capital development the key for success • Strong program for capacity building • Early warning and disaster management a key priority. • Space infrastructure: a change of vision • Gradual involvement of Mexico in international space exploration projects

  28. Thankyou!director.general@aem.gob.mx

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