Puerto Rico satellite successfully leaves space

The Puerto Rico satellite CubeSat NanoRocks2 (PR-CuNaR2 left this morning for the International Space Station, from where it will be put into orbit to study the formation and development of asteroids, planets and young stars).

As reported by El Nou Dia, at about 3:14 a.m., the Falcon 9 rocket from the SpaceX company took off from the Kennedy Space Center of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in Cape Cañaberal, Florida.

The rocket transports the Dragon capsule, in which is the boricua satellite, that was developed in the enclosure of Bayamón of the Inter-American University.

As described by the newspaper, the sky was painted orange at the exit of the rocket from its platform. Then, as he climbed, he left a trail of white smoke.

During this historic moment, Professor Amílcar Racó Charris, who is the main researcher of the project, and engineering students from the said university who traveled to witness the launch, hugged and applauded in celebration of seeing the result. of his work for the past three and a half years.

“This moment means the beginning of a spatial era in component creation and development … a different vision of education, more focused on project development, and that we have more capable students who can reach further in what they set out to do, ”Charris Corner said excitedly.