Carlos Rodriguez

Orbital Space Technologies • Chief Executive Officer

Carlos is an electromechanical engineer. Co-founder and CEO of Orbital Space Technologies (OST), a Costa Rican startup focused on developing hardware for microgravity experimentation. Where he directed the successful development of Costa Rica's second space mission, marking the first space endeavor led by a private company in Central America.

Carlos has served on the board of directors at the Central American Association of Aeronautics and Space (ACAE) for five years. In this capacity, he contributed to various outreach and STEM education initiatives, while also representing the association at the aerospace committee of INTECO, where he worked revising and developing aerospace standards for the Costa Rica. During his academic pursuits, Carlos co-founded and presided over TECSpace, the largest aerospace engineering student group in Costa Rica.

His dedication to the field was recognized by the International Astronautical Federation (IAF) in 2021 when he was honored as an Emerging Space Leader. Currently, Carlos holds the position of Vice-Chair of the Latin American and the Caribbean Subcommittee (LAC-SC) at the IAF, where he works to enable cooperation within the space sector in the region.

Events

The Global Conference on Space for Emerging Countries 2022

16-20 May 2022

Quito, Ecuador

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