Thrusters Unlimited Looks to Boost Aerospace Industry in 2023

Synergy between Thrusters Unlimited and the Mexican Space Agency (AEM) seeks to jumpstart the development of specialized talent to build a competitive aerospace data and products industry, according to a press release from the Ministry of Communications and Transportation (SICT) . Both parties are betting on academic, business and government coordination to promote trust and investment in the country’s burgeoning aerospace industry. 

The announcement was made during a trilateral meeting between AEM, SICT and the Mexican Federation of the Aerospace Industry (FEMIA), which observed Thrusters Unlimited’s shared capacity of its satellite GEOSAT Constellation system. The high-resolution satellites, GEOSAT 1 and 2, are the country’s first and only fully operational satellite system recognized at the international level, representing an important historical and economic contribution to Mexico, remarked Salvador Landeros Ayala, General Director, AEM. 

“We have confidence in Mexico and we reiterate our willingness to continue joining efforts with AEM toward a national, sovereign and sustainable space industry, recognized worldwide, and capable of creating economic spillover and jobs supported by Mexican ingenuity,” said Benjamin Najar, CEO, Thrusters Unlimited. Najar is also the acting president of FEMIA. 

To support the unfolding of this initiative, both parties will seek to strengthen Mexico’s infrastructure capacities in 2023, necessary to make production of national satellite data and products more cost-effective. Currently, GEOSAT is supporting “priority social tasks,” including curbing risks from natural disasters and climate change, while supporting private industry needs, among others. Furthermore, it will also allow Mexico’s federal government to move away from their dependence on foreign agencies for satellite images. 

Altogether, the agencies look to highlight “the national potential of Mexican talent to academia, business and government, to continue promoting trust and investment in our country, and the natural use of space technology to solve problems here on earth,” reads the document.