NASA Congratulates Mexico on Successful AztechSat-1 Project
The Secretary of Communications and Transportation, Javier Jiménez Espriú, welcomed Andrés Martínez, Executive of Space Programs for NASA HQ's Advanced Exploration Systems Division, who gave special recognition to the talent of young people.
The U.S. space agency (NASA) congratulated our country on the success of the AztechSat-1 project, the first Mexican nanosatellite on the International Space Station.
The Secretary of Communications and Transportation, Javier Jiménez Espriú, welcomed Andrés Martínez, Executive of Space Programs for NASA HQ's Advanced Exploration Systems Division, who gave special recognition to the talent of Mexican youth.
“I thank you not only for the support you have given us, but also for the support you will give us,” said the head of the SCT to the Executive of Space Programs of the Advanced Exploration Systems Division of NASA Headquarters (HQ), in reference to future satellite projects to be developed.
The Director General of the Mexican Space Agency (AEM), Salvador Landeros Ayala, announced that efforts will be redoubled to develop new satellites for priority tasks such as protecting the population from disasters, supporting agricultural productivity, and connectivity and Internet, among others.
“AztechSat-1 represents the beginning of a new Mexican space era,” said Andrés Martínez to the heads of the SCT and the AEM.
He highlighted that the students and professors of the Popular Autonomous University of the State of Puebla (UPAEP) literally made history by successfully developing this mission.
Martínez also presented two videos, one with NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine and another with NASA Ames Research Center Director Eugene L. Tu, in which both congratulated Mexico on the success of the AztechSat-1 project and expressed their desire to develop more and new projects.
The officials agreed on the importance of continuing to attract Mexican youth to science and space technology, in order to apply it for the benefit of the Mexican population.
