by Hermínia Saraiva | Jan 26, 2026 | News
The first edition of the Winter Schools about Space kicks off in February. The Portuguese Space Agency’s new educational initiative focuses on a short-term training approach for higher education students, centred on practical, collaborative formats. The...
by Hermínia Saraiva | Jan 8, 2026 | News
The ESA Business Incubation Centre (ESA BIC), the European Space Agency (ESA) incubation programme, is entering a new phase in Portugal for the 2026-2028 cycle, now operating through two hubs: Instituto Pedro Nunes will coordinate ESA BIC Centro+, while Instituto...
by Hermínia Saraiva | Jan 6, 2026 | News
Following the success of its first edition, Portugal is once again promoting the UN-Portugal Outer Space Fellowship, an international capacity-building programme that, between 23rd and 27th March 2026, will bring together technical and diplomatic personnel from...
by Hermínia Saraiva | Dec 9, 2025 | News
The Astronaut for a Day initiative, created in 2022 by the Portuguese Space Agency, has established itself as one of the leading space education initiatives at both the national and international levels. Today, its influence is evident in similar programmes in several...
by Hermínia Saraiva | Dec 4, 2025 | News
Portugal will contribute €204.8 million to the European Space Agency’s (ESA) record budget of €22.3 billion for 2026-2030, as agreed at the 2025 Ministerial Council (CM25) held last week in Bremen. The total amount represents approximately 99% of the budget...
