Overview
- The Executive sent Bill No. 12623/2025-PE to Congress, signed by President Dina Boluarte, to formally declare the creation of a spaceport a national interest and public necessity.
- Officials say the facility would support scientific, commercial, military and exploratory missions and aims to position Peru as a regional space actor.
- Talara in the Piura region is identified as the likely site due to its proximity to the equator, and the plan has favorable views from the Air Force, CONIDA and civil aviation authorities.
- If approved, the Defense Ministry would coordinate actions to develop the project, which the bill frames as declarative and therefore without immediate cost to the public treasury.
- The initiative builds on a 2024 CONIDA–NASA memorandum and U.S. expert visits reported this year, with estimates from the Air Force suggesting a first launch could be possible in three to five years if the program advances.