Latin America Has a Space Agency. Now Comes the Hard Part
ALCE held its first general assembly in Mexico in February, but faces questions about funding and political buy-in.
This article is adapted from AQ's special report MEXICO CITY—The Latin American and Caribbean Space Agency (ALCE) held its first general assembly in Mexico in February, marking the transition of a five-year-old diplomatic ambition into an operational institution. Of the 18 countries that signed the agency’s founding convention in 2021, only 11 ratified it. The challenge ahead is making it matter. Since its inception, the agency has attracted expressions of cooperation from the European Space Agency (ESA) and China’s National Space Administration (CNSA). Spain’s and...
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