El primer satélite hecho en Costa Rica saldrá al espacio el 2 de abril
Costa Rica hará historia con el lanzamiento de su primer satélite. El proyecto Irazú busca monitorear los efectos del cambio climático. El satélite saldrá al espacio en un cohete Falcon 9.
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1 / 4View of the first Costa Rican satellite constructed by students and professors of the Technological Institute of Costa Rica (TEC), during its presentation in Alajuela, El Coyol 25 kilometres West of San Jose on October 23, 2017.
The Irazu project -aimed at monitoring carbon levels in Costa Rican forests- is the first Central American space mission developed by TEC students and professors. The satellite will be launched into space in March 2018 from the international space station. / AFP PHOTO / Ezequiel BECERRA -
2 / 4Costa Rican scientists work on the first Costa Rican satellite constructed by students and professors of the Technological Institute of Costa Rica (TEC), during its presentation in Alajuela, El Coyol 25 kilometres West of San Jose on October 23, 2017.
The Irazu project -aimed at monitoring carbon levels in Costa Rican forests- is the first Central American space mission developed by TEC students and professors. The satellite will be launched into space in March 2018 from the international space station. / AFP PHOTO / Ezequiel BECERRA -
3 / 4Costa Rican professors (L to R) Olman Quiroz, Marco Gomez, Esteban Martinez and Adolfo Chavez pose next to the first Costa Rican satellite constructed by students and professors of the Technological Institute of Costa Rica (TEC), during its presentation in Alajuela, El Coyol 25 kilometres West of San Jose on October 23, 2017.
The Irazu project -aimed at monitoring carbon levels in Costa Rican forests- is the first Central American space mission developed by TEC students and professors. The satellite will be launched into space in March 2018 from the international space station. / AFP PHOTO / Ezequiel BECERRA -
4 / 4El proyecto está a cargo del Laboratorio de Sistemas Especiales del TEC (SETEC-Lab) del Tecnológico de Costa Rica (TEC) y la Asociación Centroamericana de Aeronáutica y del Espacio (ACAE).
