Colombian Space Commission

{{Short description|Colombian space agency}}

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The Colombian Space Commission (CSC; {{Langx|es|Comisión Colombiana del Espacio}}) is Colombia’s government body for the promotion and use of space. It is in charge of promoting the development of space technology and communication satellites as well as applications for the navigation and maritime transportation in Colombia. It also works in the observation and surveillance of the country's natural resources. It was created by presidential decree No. 2442 in July 2006.{{cite journal|url=https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2014AcAau.100...94B/abstract|title=Colombia's space policy: An analysis of six years of progress and challenges|author1=Jairo Becerra|date=July 2014|journal=Acta Astronautica|volume=100|pages=94–100|doi=10.1016/j.actaastro.2014.03.018|bibcode=2014AcAau.100...94B|access-date=2 March 2023|archive-date=3 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230303052327/https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2014AcAau.100...94B/abstract|url-status=live}} although there have been some Americans of Colombian descent who have gone into space such as George D. Zamka.{{Cite web|title=Explainer: Space Programs in the Americas|url=https://www.as-coa.org/articles/explainer-space-programs-americas|access-date=2022-02-25|website=AS/COA|date=8 July 2016|language=en|archive-date=2022-01-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220120070549/https://www.as-coa.org/articles/explainer-space-programs-americas|url-status=live}}