A Formosa Files INTERVIEW: Making History in Space, Taiwan Uni Team Puts Nanosatellites into Orbit - With Angel Menéndez

National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) PhD candidate Angel
B. Menéndez came to Taiwan from his native Guatemala on
a full scholarship provided by the Taiwan government. For Taiwan,
this was a wise financial choice as Menéndez first studied
mechanical engineering, then Mandarin, and then became
involved in the historic achievement of a Taiwanese
space program; not with the official Taiwan Space
Agency (TASA), but with a team of researchers at
Tainan's NCKU. In 2017, they put a “nanosatellite” into
orbit, a model of which is now on public display. They've since
put up a few more and, due to Covid, Menéndez has recently been
the only expat on the team. Hear Eryk chat with Angel
about these remarkable achievements and the team’s
plans for the future of Taiwan in space. 


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