El presidente de Canarias visita el IACFOTONOTICIA

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El presidente del Gobierno de Canarias visita el IAC

Hoy, viernes 8 de enero, el presidente del Gobierno de Canarias, Fernando Clavijo, ha visitado la sede del Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC), en La Laguna, para reunirse personalmente con el Director del centro, Rafael Rebolo, y conocer de primera mano los proyectos en los que está involucrado el Instituto. En dicho encuentro, se le han planteado distintos asuntos que conciernen al estado actual del IAC, como el progreso de su plan estratégico y el de las grandes instalaciones telescópicas para los Observatorios de Canarias. Además, se le ha informado de la situación del futuro centro de tecnología IAC-Tech. En él, se incluye el desarrollo del programa de minisatélites para la observación terrestre y astrofísica, cuyos planteamientos iniciales ya se adelantaron en la pasada reunión del 29 de julio.

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