Italy and the Dominican Republic promote the development of aerospace technology
The Italian Embassy in the country held a discussion with the Government and INTEC, to celebrate Italy's National Space Day
Santo Domingo. - On the occasion of the celebration in Italy of National Space Day, Italian Embassy in the Dominican Republic, Along the National Council for Climate Change and Clean Development Mechanism (CNCCMDL), el Instituto Tecnológico de Santo Domingo (INTEC) and the National University Pedro Henríquez Ureña (UNPHU) organized the discussion “Promoting Aerospace Development: Italian-Dominican Cooperation.”
The event, held in the Radio Classroom of the INTEC Health Sciences Building, was attended by students from the university and the Don Bosco School, who were invited to receive training on the importance of developing nanosatellites to obtain advanced data for topics such as monitoring sargassum arrivals, marine biodiversity, or risk prevention, among many others.
During the discussion, the Special Envoy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Italy for Space, Marco Lisi, reiterated his support for the Dominican Republic in the effort to develop national capabilities for observation, collection and analysis of aerospace data, and made a presentation on the development of the Italian space sector.
Lisi highlighted the commemorative milestone of the National Space Day in his country, which marks the 60th anniversary of the launch of the first Italian satellite, the San Marco I, which was put into orbit on December 15, 1964.
For his part, Dr. Paolo Marzioli, professor at the University of La Sapienza in Rome, explained that the development of space technology positively impacts various areas of scientific and technological development of nations, generating advanced capabilities in areas such as aeronautics, physics, programming and design of specialized software, mechatronics and electronics, among many others.
Representing the Italian Embassy in Santo Domingo, Chargé d'Affaires ad interim, Rodolfo Colaci, stressed the importance of cooperation and space diplomacy in a complex international context.
The technical director of CNCCMDL, Sara González, highlighted the innovative nature of the second project and its importance in the study of climate change, emphasizing the fundamental role that young people have in these advances. She also underlined the transversal nature of the space sector and the diversity of disciplines that can be involved in its development.
While the person in charge of Geomatics at CNCCMDL, Teodoro Jiménez, highlighted the importance of the cooperation of the Italian government with the Dominican Republic in the space area, which is working for the development of the National Center for Processing Climate Files and Satellite and Drone Images.
On behalf of the Ministry of Defense of the Dominican Republic, Colonel Pilot Rafael Ferrera Sánchez, Director of the Directorate of Education, Training and Training of the Air Force, motivated the new generations to actively participate in the development of the aerospace sector in the Dominican Republic and highlighted the importance of satellite observation in the defense and protection of the national territory.
Quisqueyasat 1
Aerospace engineer Edwin Sánchez Camilo, from the INTEC Department of Mechatronic Engineering, detailed the stages and deadlines of the Quisqueyasat-1 project, which is being developed with the cooperation of Italy, through the La Sapienza University of Rome, with the objective of launching the first Dominican satellite whose purpose is to monitor environmental phenomena such as sargassum, to offer innovative technological solutions to problems affecting the region and lay the foundations for more complex future projects.
The event concluded with a long question and answer session by the students present with the speakers, to whom they expressed their deep interest in aerospace sciences.