6 Community, Education & Networks companies in Mexico
Space Atlas lists 6 organisations in Mexico working in community, education & networks: 2 academic institutions, 1 private company, 1 industry association, 1 research institution, 1 startup. That is 46% of the 13 space organisations in Mexico and 1% of the 462 in this sector worldwide. Most are based in Mexico City (3), Monterrey (1), San Andrés Cholula (1).
Academic Institution (2)
- Centro de Desarrollo Aeroespacial del IPN (CDA) · Academic Institution · Mexico City
Aerospace development centre of Mexico's Instituto Politécnico Nacional — runs space engineering projects, stratospheric missions and training.
- Programa Espacial Universitario UNAM (PEU) · Academic Institution · Mexico City
UNAM programme coordinating space research across Mexico's National University — runs nanosatellite projects, CanSat contests and space scholarships.
Industry Association (1)
- Clúster Nacional de Industria Espacial de México A.C. (CNIEM) · Industry Association · Monterrey
Mexican non-profit space industry cluster — groups startups, companies, academia and government actors, reporting 24 members from 8 countries.
Private Company (1)
- Aplicaciones Extraordinarias Aeroespaciales (AEXA) · Private Company · Mexico City
Mexican aerospace company with a US affiliate — runs space experiments such as ISS MISSE materials tests and STEM space education programmes.
Research Institution (1)
- Instituto Nacional de Astrofísica, Óptica y Electrónica (INAOE) · Research Institution · San Andrés Cholula
Mexican public research centre in astrophysics, optics and electronics — offers space science and technology graduate programmes and develops small satellites.
Startup (1)
- ThumbSat · Startup · Tijuana
Tijuana-based femtosatellite startup — builds sub-100 g satellites and the ThumbNet ground-station network; flew ThumbSat-1 and -2 in 2025.