Voyager Space and Nanoracks Sign MOUs with Five Latin American Space Agencies

Leader in area exploration joins forces with companies to extend entry to area and increase business alternatives in respective nations

PARIS, Sept. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Voyager Space, a world chief in area exploration, and its working firm Nanoracks, at the moment introduced whereas on the International Astronautical Congress (IAC) that the corporate has signed Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) with the Colombian Space Agency, El Salvador Aerospace Institute, the Mexican Space Agency, the Guatemalan Association of Space Sciences and Engineering, and the Costa Rican startup Orbital Space Technologies. Nanoracks and Voyager signed a person MoU with every company, with the intent of opening up entry to area and furthering business area alternatives throughout the respective nations.

“This is a momentous occasion, not only for our teams at Voyager and Nanoracks but also for the growing space economies of each and every one of these countries,” stated Jeffrey Manber, President of International and Space Stations at Voyager. “We look forward to working closely with the space agencies in Colombia, El Salvador, Mexico, Guatemala, Costa Rica, and probably extra nations within the area to assist their present area initiatives and work collectively to make future business area platforms accessible.

“This is a major initiative to help ensure that as we move towards commercial space stations, the doors are open for countries that are emerging space nations,” says David Marsh, Vice President of Strategy at Nanoracks. “Nanoracks has been focused on making space accessible since day one, and we are proud to carry the legacy forward from the International Space Station to Starlab. We cannot wait to get to work with our friends from the Latin America region.”

Colombian Space Agency
This settlement outlines assist of tasks and plans for the continued improvement of area actions in Colombia in addition to participation in Starlab and George Washington Carver Science Park (GWCSP) planning efforts. By working collectively, the businesses will assist close to time period area actions in Colombia, develop cooperation with the area, business, and scientific communities throughout the nation and proceed to advance the way forward for area applied sciences and capabilities for Voyager and its portfolio corporations.

“Not only is this agreement an essential step in supporting the development of Starlab and other future ISS experiments, it is also an opportunity in the new space age to be in the space with some of Colombia’s key space initiatives, including our GreenSat CubeSat project, our Vision Agro program, and our Aprendiendo con Galileo program and education,” stated Pilar Zamora Acevedo, govt director on the Colombian Space Agency by non-public initiative. “We are eager to begin working closely with the Voyager and Nanoracks teams and help accelerate growth for our country in the space industry.”

El Salvador Aerospace Institute (ESAI)
This settlement is to assist increase area exploration actions in collaboration with companies, establishments, non-governmental and authorities companies inside El Salvador, which incorporates the event of the STEAM framework of data with social advantages for the Salvadoran economy and its residents. This settlement additionally helps cooperation and collaboration with ESAI and Nanoracks for Starlab and the GWCSP.

“We are thrilled to have the opportunity to support efforts around Starlab and the GWCSP and to leverage the unique capabilities of Voyager, and its portfolio companies, to plan for future Salvadoran payloads, equipment, and astronauts,” stated Luis Alfaro, president and CEO of ESAI. “We look forward to sharing knowledge and collaborating on the future of commercial space activities within the North Triangle of Central America and beyond.”

Mexican Space Agency 
This settlement will discover tasks and plans for future area actions in Mexico, together with satellites, lunar payloads, and youth engagement efforts whereas constructing technical experience and increasing the financial base of Mexico. Similar to the opposite MoUs, this settlement can even permit the Mexican Space Agency to take part within the improvement of Starlab and present enter for components of the GWCSP.

“Signing this MoU with Voyager Space is essential in order to further the integration of Mexico to the international space community and promotes the effective development of space activities within our country,” stated Dr. Salvador Landeros Ayala, Director General of the Mexican Space Agency. “By joining forces, we will be able to execute on our joint objectives in a timely manner and change the course of our future in space for the better.”

Guatemalan Association of Space Sciences and Engineering (AGICE) 
This MoU is meant to assist area actions in Guatemala with a particular deal with academic packages. In addition to collaborating on near-term assist for the Association’s goals and packages, the AGICE can even have the chance to take part in Starlab and GWCSP.

“There is a growing need and interest in space from the Guatemalan community and we are eager to continue to build upon this momentum with Voyager,” stated Katherinne Herrera Jordan, president of AGICE. “Voyager and Nanoracks are making waves with the development of Starlab while simultaneously moving the future of commercial space forward. We welcome the chance to collaborate with them and extend our reach in the space industry.”

Orbital Space Technologies
This settlement is with Costa Rica’s first area startup and will assist the event of extra capabilities and applied sciences throughout the rising area sector in Costa Rica, serving to to launch new area initiatives and eventual floor station companies within the area. The MoU additionally permits for the participation in Starlab and GWCSP.

“It’s an exciting step for us to sign this agreement with Voyager and move forward in furthering the development of the space sector in Costa Rica and Central America,” stated Valeria Dittel, CEO of Orbital Space Technologies. “We are hopeful that this collaboration will reap massive benefits for our region, not only to establish ourselves as a strong force in the industry but also to support key initiatives such as access to microgravity experimentation in Latin America.”

About Nanoracks
Nanoracks, powered by Voyager Space, is a world chief for offering business area companies. Nanoracks owns and operates non-public {hardware} on the International Space Station and has launched over 1,300 analysis experiments, deployed over 300 small satellites, and put in the Bishop Airlock. Today, Nanoracks leverages over a decade of expertise to develop new business area techniques in direct response to buyer wants. These area techniques embrace changing business launch automobile higher levels into useful secondary platforms, constructing new liveable area stations, supplying payload and crew airlock techniques and companies infrastructure, and extra.

Follow @Nanoracks on Twitter to be taught extra or go to https://nanoracks.com.

About Voyager Space
Voyager Space is an area know-how firm with practically 20 years of spaceflight heritage. Voyager’s long-term mission is to create a vertically built-in NewSpace firm able to delivering any area mission people can conceive. The agency’s first-in-industry mannequin is uniquely tailor-made to assist the expansion wants of business area corporations by changing conventional non-public capital fashions with a longer-term method that gives everlasting capital.

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