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Key space-program milestones Mexico, in 1 edition.

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  • 1962-1977 - sounding rocket program
  • 1985 - first Mexican in space on US Space Shuttle; first communications satellite (Morelos-1) built by US and released from the US Space Shuttle
  • 2015 - first successful launch of MEXSAT series of communications satellites by the US
  • 2021 - signed US-led Artemis Accords for space and lunar exploration
  • 2024 - contributed five autonomous micro-robots (Colmena project) on failed US commercial Moon lander mission

1962-1977 - sounding rocket program
1985 - first Mexican in space on US Space Shuttle; first communications satellite (Morelos-1) built by US and released from the US Space Shuttle
2015 - first successful launch of MEXSAT series of communications satellites by the US
2021 - signed US-led Artemis Accords for space and lunar exploration
2024 - contributed five autonomous micro-robots (Colmena project) on failed US commercial Moon lander mission

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