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AEROSPACE CHINA ›› 2016, Vol. 17 ›› Issue (4): 47-55.

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China-Venezuela Space Cooperation Benefits and Review

  

  1. Executive Director of Bolivarian Agency for Space Activities
    Estado Miranda. Caracas. 1060, Venezuela
  • Online:2016-10-20 Published:2016-10-20

Abstract: For the last 10 years, the Venezuelan aerospace industry has been constantly growing, and it is to be expected to continue in the same way in the future. China and its space industry, as the main partner for most of the ongoing Venezuelan space projects from their beginning, has been an important player in their development and may continue acting as one of the most important partners not only for the Venezuelan aerospace industry but also for other Latin-American countries’ aerospace industries.
ABAE (Bolivarian Agency for Space Activities) together with the related Chinese aerospace companies, with the guidance and help of CGWIC, has been constantly improving its cooperation methods, regarding technical work flows as well as management activities, especially for the latest’s space projects under development, namely the CIDE (Venezuelan Design, Assembly, Integration and Testing Center) and VRSS-2 (Venezuelan Remote Sensing Satellite-2) programs. Provided that there is a deeper and stronger cooperation in the future, partnership and friendship of the different scientists, experts and leaders from the space sectors of both countries, will be improved and strengthened for the development of both nations social welfare.