Space industry seeks to participate in development hub in Nezahualcóyotl
At least 32 companies from the space and aerospace industries have expressed their intention to participate in the Economic Development Pole for Well-being (Podecobi) that will be set up in Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl as part of Plan Mexico and the comprehensive strategy to rescue the eastern part of the State of Mexico promoted by President Claudia Sheinbaum.
Esteban Carrera García, president of the Mexico Space Cluster and the Metropolitan Aerospace Cluster, said that academics and businesspeople from this sector, grouped together in both organizations, will ask the federal and state governments to allocate 10 hectares within the new hub.
"We were waiting for this project to be formalized so that we could make our request with solid grounds. Now that the site and strategic focus have been defined, we are ready to present our proposals and contribute with projects of high technological and social value," he said.
He explained that the business organizations he presides over currently have 32 affiliated companies and more than 10 in the process of joining, several of which are from Nezahualcóyotl.
The companies interested in joining the development hub specialize in the manufacture of aerospace components, batteries, drones, smart textiles, and electronic system design. Their goal is to install a nanosatellite factory, an artificial intelligence and cybersecurity laboratory, a prototype Fablab, a Martian habitat, and a space capsule for research and recreation purposes on those 10 hectares.
Gabriela Solís Espinoza and José Alberto Manzo Prado, coordinator and vice president of the Nezahualcóyotl Business Sector, respectively, highlighted that this is a historic opportunity to transition from an economic model focused on trade and services to an ecosystem of innovation and technological development with highly specialized jobs.
Jeannette Olivo, Velázquez, Director of the Mexico Space Cluster,
emphasized that these business organizations have international ties with NASA, the European Space Agency (ESA), Latin American agencies, universities, and investment funds in countries such as the United States, France, Japan, Brazil, and Hungary.
“Our contribution will not only be intellectual capital, we can also attract foreign investment and companies looking to set up in this region,” she explained.
Myrhge Spross Bárcenas, Director of the Metropolitan Aerospace Cluster, anticipated that the group of entrepreneurs is working on the design of a strategy that will allow the hub to generate more than 10,000 direct jobs within three years, establish at least 50 new companies, and become a national benchmark in science, technology, and innovation.
Finally, Esteban Carrera called on Mayor Adolfo Cerqueda Rebollo, Governor Delfina Gómez Álvarez, and President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo to include the aerospace and space sector based in Nezahualcóyotl as a key player in the design and implementation of this strategic hub.
