Topic: Private Sector Access to Outer Space
Country: Mexico
Delegate Name: Hunter Harloff
School: Mattawan High School
Topic page: background guide and all position papers All Mexico position papers GLIMUN 2016 committees
In the years following the dawn of space travel, Mexico has had little concern in establishing rules and regulations regarding space travel and exploration. For the past thirty years or so, Mexico has placed great priority on developing the basic infrastructure of our nation. As a result, space travel infrastructure has not been established in Mexico nearly at all. That said, Mexico is not against space travel and would love to facilitate privatized space travel within our nation.
To achieve this goal, in 2010 Mexico established the Mexican Space Agency. This agency currently does not possess any true infrastructure; however, it does actively engage in researching space exploration and tirelessly promotes education to facilitate future space travel in Mexico. Mexico believes that space travel is important to the future of our society. Even though Mexico does not have the infrastructure to participate first-hand in the exciting era of space-travel, it firmly believes that space travel is important to the future of our society. The establishment of the Mexican Space Agency upholds our beliefs and seeks to grow privatized space exploration in Mexico.
Mexico believes that a solution to this issue does not rely within the realms of heavily restricting space travel. We must facilitate space travel to its fullest in order for society to progress. Strict regulations will do nothing but discourage innovation in the field. An effective solution to this issue would allow for space agencies to launch and develop safety after ensuring brief governmental safety measures are met. Furthermore, Mexico is not afraid to advocate for, if anything, incentivising privatized space travels with governmental funding and or tax breaks. The competitive nature of privatized business has consistently shown to reduce costs and as a result the funds given to these privatized companies would be more effective utilized than if a unchallenged governmental space agency were to use them.
