Latin America looks to space, despite limitations on ground
Mars missions, astronauts coming and going in the International Space Station, China's increasingly ambitious space program. Space-related news is certainly flowing, and not just from the world's richest, biggest nations. Have Latin America. On Feb. 17, the congress in Nicaragua, among the region's poorest, virtually all conflict-prone nations, permitted a law creating an area agency. Costa Rica, referred to for relative progress and stability, does the same on Feb. 18, your day that the NASA rover Perseverance landed on Mars to look for signs of ancient life.
The potential benefits of space are tantalizing for most countries with scarce resources. Satellite technology, international partnerships, national pride and local development all beckon. Inevitably, critics suspect a boondoggle, a vanity project, a diversion from pressing problems on the floor. "
The truth is, the type of eyebrow raised about the announcement of a Nicaragua space program is comparable to whenever an African country announces an area program. People generally question why it seems sensible, especially since these countries happen to be battling different socioeconomic problems," Temidayo Oniosun, handling director of Space in Africa, wrote in an email to The Associated Press.
"To begin with, most growing countries are mainly interested? in space technology to handle developmental challenges, Oniosun said. Some desire a communications satellite "since it brings an excellent investment return and facilitates close the digital divide challenges. It really is why you rarely see a developing country say they are undertaking space explorations (Moon, Mars, etc.) and stuff,? he said.
The growth of the commercial space industry and prospects for global internet access from satellite constellations could increasingly help countries that lack coverage. Satellite data can also guide crop-growing, help industry and pure disaster supervision and track weather and additional conditions associated with disease.
