Colombian Space Commission
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The Colombian Space Commission (CSC) is Colombia
’s government body for the promotion and use of space. It is in charge of promoting the development of space technology
and communication satellites as well as applications for the navigation and maritime transportation in Colombia. It also works in the observation and surveillance of the country’s natural resources. It was created by presidential decree No. 2442 in July 2006.
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
’s government body for the promotion and use of space. It is in charge of promoting the development of space technology
Space technology
Space technology is technology that is related to entering, and retrieving objects or life forms from space."Every day" technologies such as weather forecasting, remote sensing, GPS systems, satellite television, and some long distance communications systems critically rely on space infrastructure...
and communication satellites as well as applications for the navigation and maritime transportation in Colombia. It also works in the observation and surveillance of the country’s natural resources. It was created by presidential decree No. 2442 in July 2006.