Northern Luzon, particularly the province of Cagayan, is being explored as a potential rocket launch site as the Philippines moves to develop capabilities in the space sector through partnerships with international aerospace firms.
The Department of Economic Planning and Development (DepDev) has launched the Stakeholder Partnership Accelerator for Convergence and Engagement (Space) Web application, a digital platform aimed at improving coordination and progress monitoring on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Interested space tech-savvy Filipinos will be able to test the waters, so to speak, as the satellite telecommunications company will be conducting the Inmarsat World Conference (IWC) on Nov. 6-8, 2017 at the Lisbon Congress Center, Lisbon, Portugal.
