Who is the Mendoza native who won the NASA World Aerospace Engineering Championship?

From General Alvear to the global podium of aerospace engineering . Along with his team, young Mendoza native Juan Agustín Martínez Haarth made history by becoming world champion in the CanSat Competition , a demanding international competition sponsored by the American Astronautical Society (AAS) and supported by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration ( NASA ), Lockheed Martin, Siemens, and the US Naval Research Laboratory, among other top-level institutions.

Agustín from Alvear represented Argentina as part of the group from the Buenos Aires Institute of Technology (ITBA), where he is currently studying Bioengineering .

The competition, developed in the United States , simulated real aerospace missions on a small scale and called on students from around the world to design, build and launch small satellites the size of a can (hence the name CanSat).

In addition to Agustín, the team included Santiago and Ezequiel Bolzicco, Micaela Perillo, Daniela Maradei, Thomas Marthi, Agustín Pilotto, Rafael Dalzotto, Santino Agosti, and Emanuel Albornoz.

Mendoza native Agustín Martínez Haarth, champion of the NASA-organized engineering world championship. Pictured here is the entire Argentine ITBA team.

Gentleness

The new international recognition for the Mendoza native is not a coincidence, but rather the consolidation of an outstanding academic career .

Agustín won a gold medal in levels I and II of the Argentine Biology Olympiad , representing the School of Agriculture at the National University of Cuyo in General Alvear. He also won first place in the Argentine Technology Olympiad, a competition that opened the door for him to continue his studies at ITBA.

Behind this triumph are a passion for science , sustained work, collective talent , and a drive for public education.