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Space Opens Its Doors To Unexpected Players, One Of Them Paraguay, Macarena Carrizosa Aug 2021

Space Opens Its Doors To Unexpected Players, One Of Them Paraguay, Macarena Carrizosa

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Paraguay successfully sent its first native satellite into orbit in 2021, proving how essential and accessible the industry has become, even for developing countries. This article looks at how knowledge and technology transfer programs combined with a lower cost of entry helped Paraguay reach its first major milestone in the space industry, having its own satellite.


Drones In Logistics: A Feasible Future Or A Waste Of Effort, Andrew Lotz Dec 2015

Drones In Logistics: A Feasible Future Or A Waste Of Effort, Andrew Lotz

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On December 1st, 2013 news around the world was filled with headlines about E- Commerce website Amazon.com. CEO of Amazon Jeff Bezos announced to the world that Amazon was designing a drone delivery program called Amazon Air that could deliver packages to customers in just 30 minutes. Consumers were all too excited for the program to launch while many business and air traffic savvy people were highly skeptical. Now two years later research to look back at the feasibility of drone flight and whether investment into the technology is worth it for small deliveries straight to customers is …