CEC 2026: 3ER CONGRESO ESPACIAL CENTROAMERICANO (CEC) 2026
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Adaptable Robotic Infrastructure for Simulating Distributed Operations in Analog Space Habitats

Daniel Felipe Rodriguez Cuervo, Oscar Ivan Ojeda Ramirez and Yael Natalia Méndez Chaparro

BioSwitch-K2: Digital Twin in the Invisible Exoplanet Biosphere on M-Dwarfs Such as K2-18b

Jimena Camey, Natalia Lemus and María José Ramírez

Roots: a Bioregenerative Life Support System Design Concept for the Oasis Lunar Base

Fiorella Arias Bonilla

Multimodal Countermeasure Framework for Spaceflight Associated Neuro-Ocular Syndrome: Implications for Astronaut Health

Barbara Pastori, Yaritzel Vidal and Dayhana Crispin

Evaluation of Tensile Properties and Energy Absorption in FDM-Printed PLA-CF and Nylon-GF for Lightweight CubeSat-Type Structures in Stratospheric Missions.

Elizabeth Rivera Guillén, Manuel Antonio Pleites Caballero, Bernardo López, Brisa Margarita Terezón Segura and Misael Ernesto Melgar Escobar

Principles of Adaptive Locomotion in Rovers for Unstructured Terrain: Design and Analysis of a Suspension System Through Simulations

Gabriela Chapas, Carlos Beltrán, Lester Hernández, Mario Guzmán and Camila Camila Fuentes

Evaluation of the Morphological and Photosynthetic Response of Arthrospira Platensis and Chlorella Vulgaris During an Experimental Flight

Cristopher Cascante, Thomas Chacón-Faeth, Montserrath Matamoros-Mora, Cristhian Castro-López, Tatiana Aguilar-Mena, Natalia Jiménez-Conejo and Ana Margarita Silva-Benavides

Optimization of Coral Bleaching Alerts in the Mesoamerican Reef System Using Machine Learning

Mercy Gabriela Aguilar Maas and Sara Michelle Catalán Armas

Monitoring Geomagnetic Storms and Forbush Decreases in Honduras: Integration of Local, and Satellite Observations for Space Weather

Andre Jared Aguilar Ochoa, Yvelice Soraya Castillo Rosales, Arianna Getzamany Guerrero Irias, Bernice Siloé Mejía Ramos, Jonathan Luciano Vides Zeron, Gonzalo Adair Fuentes Ferrera and Raquel Sarahi Medina

Flight Validation of a 3D-Printed ABS Structural Capsule for the ZUYAT Stratospheric Mission

Manuel Antonio Pleites Caballero, Ali Balmore Barahona Reyes, Brisa Margarita Terezon Segura and Misael Ernesto Melgar Escobar

From Open Data to Shared Capacities: the Experience of the Copernicus Academy Costa Rica in Building an Open Science Ecosystem Through Earth Observation

Gabriela Chaves Soto and Esteban Montenegro-Hernández

Space Science as a Low-Cost, Place-Based STEM Education Model for Rural Communities in Peru

Marita Mayli Osorio Cristobal, Paola Valeria Naveda-Cosquillo and Cinthya Ariana Perez Cornejo

Aerospace Engineering as a Tool for Educational Inclusion: Experience in the Indigenous Community of Alto Chirripó

Andrés González-Fallas

Design and Construction of an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Resilient to Impacts Based on Tensegrity

Andrés González-Fallas, Mingjun Erika Kong Hsu, Julián Calderón Jiménez and Wilberth Corrales Torres

The Resolved Radio Spectral Energy Distribution of the Luminous Infrared Galaxy Arp 240

Danna López, Alejandro Saravia and Yiqing Song

Perceptions Associated with Aerospace Development in Costa Rica Expressed by Adults Not Associated with the Field: Current Situation and next Steps

Gabriela Quirós-Chanto, Adis Rojas-Vargas, Jeremy Hamilton-Campos and Vielka Pacheco-Varela

Microgravity and Human Endocrinology: Alterations of the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis as a Model of Extreme Stress for Future Space Missions.

Natalia Alejandra Villarreal Leal, Maximiliano Villarreal Leal, Mateo Villarreal Sanchez and Gustavo Alfonso Villarreal Tordecilla

What Makes Space Feel like Home? Cognitive Interventions to Foster a Sense of Belonging as a Psychological Shield in Space Missions.

Gabriela Quirós-Chanto, Adis Rojas-Vargas, Jeremy Hamilton-Campos and Vielka Pacheco-Varela

Space Hypogonadism: Alterations in Testosterone, Estrogens, and Fertility During Multigenerational Space Missions.

Maximiliano Villarreal Leal, Gustavo Alfonso Villarreal Tordecilla, Mateo Villarreal Sanchez and Natalia Alejandra Villarreal Leal

Breaking the Glass Ceiling: Accessibility and Democratization of STEAM Knowledge

Amanda Sofía Calderón Campos, Valeria Calderón Pérez and Mariana Delgado Morales

Dysregulation of the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis in Long-Duration Space Missions: Cortisol as a Potential Biomarker of Mission Failure.

Mateo Villarreal Sanchez, Gustavo Alfonso Villarreal Tordecilla, Natalia Alejandra Villarreal Leal and Maximiliano Villarreal Leal

Tharsis AeroFarm: Design and Development of an Automated Aeroponic System for Agriculture in Extreme Terrestrial and Space Environments

Shirley Quintero Blanco, Annika Kuhl Solís and Dany Rivera Hernandez

Proposal for the Biological Transformation of Regolith Through Controlled Bacterial Inoculation for in-Situ Resource Utilization: Autonomous Monitoring in a Mars Analog Environment

Lielka Noelia Caballa-Huaman, Keneth Lyn Culli Echegaray, Solanch Nikol Alexandra Solaligue Limache, Arian Alejandra Kuguimiya Ramos, Rodrigo Augusto Martinez Chavez and Claudia Valeria Benites Silva

Development and Experimental Validation of a CO₂-Actuated Dual-Deployment Separation and Recovery System for High-Power Rocketry

Melany Lopez Fallas, Pablo Arce Rojas, Valeria Calderón Leandro and Luis Sibaja Valverde

BlueLink: Design and Development of an Integrated Marine Monitoring System for Mariculture and Oceanographic Research

Abigail Monge Ramírez, Luis Paul Lenz Fontan Sancho, Alejandro Rodríguez González, Dariel Mora Jiménez and Juan José Rojas Hernández

Science Communication and Public Engagement Through the Simulated Space Exploration Analog Habitat in Colombia (HAdEES-C)

Yael Natalia Méndez Chaparro, Oscar Ivan Ojeda Ramirez and Jessica Slendy Pinzón Rivera

Aerodynamic Optimization System for Subsonic Prototype Rockets (AOS)

Julián Calderón Jiménez and Andrés González Fallas

Hydrochallenge Costa Rica

Julián Calderón Jiménez and Arianna Calderón Monge

Proposal for the Analysis of Chitosan as a Potential Antimicrobial Biomaterial for the Coating of Spacecraft Air Filters and Mitigation of Space Biofilm Formation.

Jimena Echeverría Peralta and Juan Pablo Meza Catalán

Development of a Multi-Drone and Rover System to Support Victim Search and Geolocation in Natural Disasters in Central America as an Analog Platform for Space Exploration Missions

Alex Arguedas Elizondo, Maria José Gamboa Quesada, Ariela Montero Esquivel, José Ignacio Castro Fonseca and Erolyn Mitchel Rodríguez Trejos

Strategies and Reach of the QUETZAL-2 Project Outreach Activities

Luis Carranza, José Bagur, Luis Jiménez, Marcela Cordón, Camila De La Rosa, Héctor Gómez and Mercedes Castillo

Modular Design of an Impact Crater as a Framework for Creating Functional Simulations in Analog Habitats

Laura Daniela Romero Diaz, Maycol Felipe Sandoval Velasquez, Yael Natalia Méndez Chaparro and Oscar Ivan Ojeda Ramirez

Experimental Investigation of Impact Dynamics and Structural Resilience of a Tensegrity Aerial Vehicle

Mingjun Erika Kong Hsu, Wilberth Corrales Torres, Sofía Munera Briones and Andrés González-Fallas

Numerical Construction and Analysis of the Lunar Analemma Using Astronomical Ephemerides and Computational Methods

Esteban Hildebrando Vargas Mazariegos

CanSat Workshop: a Replicable Model for Aerospace Education, Outreach, and Systems Integration

Sebastián Corrales Hernández, Mareya Villegas Chaves, Abigail Monge Ramírez, Dariel Mora Jimenez, Kaleb Granados Acuña and Juan José Rojas Hernández

Educational Softwate Tools for QUETZAL-2 CubeSat Outreach Activities

Cynthia Ayerdi, Luis Carranza, Kuk Ho Chung and Héctor Gómez

Georeferencing and Photogrammetric Accuracy of RPAS-Derived Orthomosaics Across Contrasting Scenarios in Parque Metropolitano La Libertad, Costa Rica

Jose Umaña-Ortiz, Carlos Saito Villanueva and Vanessa Morales-Cerdas

Multitemporal Analysis of Sugarcane Crops Using Satellite Indices and Agronomic Variables

Fausto Amador, Naithan Peña and Felix Hernandez
Total: 38 presentations.