NASA Helps Peru In Study Of Rocket Demonstrations For Distance Measurers

JAKARTA NASA agreed to cooperate with the National Commission for Research and Development of the Peruvian Aerospace (CONIDA). Through this collaboration, NASA will support the launch of test rockets in the country.

The two countries signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding on Thursday, November 14 in Lima, Peru. In the memorandum of understanding it is noted that NASA will support safety training for test rocket launches.

The US space agency will also help provide a joint feasibility study in potential campaigns and provide technical assistance to CONIDA. That way, the launch of this low-cost small rocket can be flown without any problems.

NASA administrator Bill Nelson, who represented NASA in signing a memorandum of understanding, said it was excited about the launch of the multi-year scientific rocket in the country in South America.

"This agreement deepens our international partnership with Peru and the scientific research we carry out because the country's location is along the magnetic equator. Together we will go further," Nelson said.

Meanwhile, the party representing Peru is the Head of CONIDA Major General Roberto Melgar Sheen. The other parties who attended the inauguration ceremony for this collaboration were US Ambassador to Peru Stephanie Syptak-Ramnath and Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs for the US State Department Brian Nichols.

This is not the first collaboration between NASA and Peru. Since decades ago, the two have had good cooperation in the aviation sector. NASA even tested rockets at the CONIDA launch base in 1975 and 1983.