Presentación del Dr. Javier Mendieta en reunión con directivos del NASA Ames Reseach Center, el 18 de junio de 2013

1. Collaboration with NASA ARC

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

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

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

6. Mexican aerospace sector

7. MexSat Satellite System

8. 2nd Stage
¤ Approval of the Law
that creates the
Mexican Space
Agency
30 July 2010
¤ Board of Goverment
first meeting
¤ Start of operations
1 November 2011
7 September 2010
16 November 2010
11 April 2011
¤ National consultation
forums
13 July 2011
¤ National Space Policy
Publication

10. Vision and Mission
Vision Mision
That AEM will be an enabler to allow
that Mexico could be a recognized
nation in the development and use of
space science and technology to
improve the quality of life of all
Mexicans.
Transform Mexico into a country with
scientific activities and world class
space technology developments,
focused on social needs and
articulated to leading edge
industrialization programs,
contributing to the country’s
competitivity.

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

12. Collaboration Agreements and MoU’s
International
•Signed
•Germany DLR
•State Space Agency of
Ukraine.
•Italian Space Agency
•NASA
•In process
•Israel
•ROSCOSMOS
•Space Agency of
Azerbaijan
Mexican State
Governments
•Signed
•Jalisco
•Querétaro
•Hidalgo
•Yucatán
•Puebla
•In process
•Baja California
Institutions
•Signed
•IPN
•Telecomm
•CICESE
•UABC
•SENER
•GMV
•Colima
•In process
•UNAM
•INAOE
•Academies of
Engineering, Medicine
and Sciences
•NEC

13. Mexico s space vision (2030)
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14. Challenges
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15. Opportunities
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16. Mexican Space Research
• ASTRONOMY, ASTROPHYSICS, GEOPHYSICS
• SPACE COMMUNICATIONS
• EARTH OBSERVATION
• OCEAN SCIENCES
• EARTH SCIENCES
• ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES
• NATURAL DISASTER MANAGEMENT
REDCyTE

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Linking vision and strategy
Goals Strategy
Mexico has adequate space infrastructure • Develop joint programs between government and
industry to generate space infrastructure
Mexico has a globally competitive space
industry
• Develop private space science and technology
industry sector through PPPs
Mexico has a robust space science and
technology base
• Human capital development through alliances with
universities, industry, state governments and
international partners
Mexican people have awareness and
appreciation for science
• Advocate the importance of space science and
technology and its benefits among the population
Mexico as a space global player which
contributes to space exploration and
research
• Establish partnerships with space advanced
countries
• Participation in international projects

18. Mexico s road map of the space industry
• World class center for validation and
certification for the space industry.
Milestone
E1:
• PPP world class company covering a
space niche.
Milestone
E2:
• LEO multifunctional satellite bus with
50% of Mexican integration
Milestone
E3:
• PPP world class institute for research in
advanced and composite materials
Milestone
E4:
• 1% of participation in the world space
industry
Milestone
E5:

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20. 11/14/2011 Dirección 24
Ongoing projects for capacity building
1. Stratospheric Balloons
Technology demostrator, human capital
development
2. CanSats
Technology demonstrator, human capital
development
3. Cubesats (SENSAT/SATEDU) Technology demostrator, capacity building
4. CONDOR Project Seismic sensor, multiespectral camera
5. Project Quetzal Atmospheric observation
6. SATEX 2 Project
Imaging national needs
Capacity building, multimission platform
Less than a 1m resolution

22. Conclusions
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23. Possible modes of collaboration with
NASA ARC
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24. director.general@aem.gob.mx