The space industry advances in Paraguay and aims for economic development in several areas - .::Agencia IP::.

Asunción, Agencia IP.- The Paraguayan Space Agency is working on the formation of capacities in the space field, so this technology allows economic development in several areas of the country, claimed its President, Osvaldo Almirón Riveros. In 2018, Paraguay started to operate its first satellite, the «GuaraníSAT1», destined to monitor a part of the country’s […]

Asunción, Agencia IP.- The Paraguayan Space Agency is working on the formation of capacities in the space field, so this technology allows economic development in several areas of the country, claimed its President, Osvaldo Almirón Riveros.

In 2018, Paraguay started to operate its first satellite, the «GuaraníSAT1», destined to monitor a part of the country’s territory for public health purposes. Currently, the second phase of the project contemplates the launching of a second Paraguayan satellite into space.

Yesterday, a meeting was held between the Ministry of Technologies of Information and Communications (Mitic, by its acronym in Spanish) and the General Director of Strategic Communication, César Palacios, and Eng. Adolfo Jara, who serves as General Director of Planning of the Agency and Director of the Special Engineering Degree at the National University of Caaguazú.

Jara pointed out that even though it is essential to have a satellite in orbit and take our flag to space, the real value of this project lies in the human capital formed, which was present in the first phase.