
About Laboratorio de Instrumentación Espacial (LINX), ICN-UNAM
Laboratorio de Instrumentación Espacial (LINX), ICN-UNAM is a research institution headquartered in Mexico City, Mexico, founded in 2009. It works in Space Resources & Exploration, Robotics & Automation and Satellites & Spacecraft.
UNAM space instrumentation lab — led the COLMENA lunar micro-robot mission and contributes to Mini-EUSO and nanosatellites such as NanoConnect-2.
- Founded
- 2009
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HQInstituto de Ciencias Nucleares, Ciudad Universitaria, Coyoacán, Ciudad de México, Mexico City, Mexico
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