by Nuno Gomes | Mar 30, 2022 | News, Newsletter
The Square Kilometre Array (SKA) Project will allow astronomy to embark on a much deeper scientific journey than it has done so far: the two largest radio telescope networks ever built will enable data collection far superior to anything that exists today. The...
by Nuno Gomes | Mar 30, 2022 | News, Newsletter
When Ivo Vieira and his two partners launched Lusospace in 2002, there were those who said “making space hardware in Portugal wasn’t possible.” But the founders of the Portuguese company ignored the naysayers, ready to demonstrate that fortune favors...
by Nuno Gomes | Mar 30, 2022 | Call, News
In the Summer, Portugal hosts the SSP 2022 (Space Studies Program), an initiative by the International Space University (ISU) entirely dedicated to Space. Portugal Space and Instituto Superior Técnico (Técnico) are in charge of the organisation of the course and...
by Nuno Gomes | Mar 30, 2022 | News
The Institute of Astrophysics and Space Sciences, Deimos Engenharia, LC-Technologies, Lusospace, D-Orbit Portugal and ML Analytics are the six finalists for the Innovation in Space Science and Technology Prize, launched this year by the Portuguese Space Agency –...
by Hermínia Saraiva | Mar 28, 2022 | News
In Kourou, in French Guiana, no two days are alike. At least for Marta Oliveira, Safety Engineer on the Ariane 5 launcher, that has its launch from the European Spaceport, located in the South American region. “The role I perform varies greatly day by day. However,...
by Hermínia Saraiva | Mar 18, 2022 | News
This Friday, the Portuguese Space Agency – Portugal Space launches the Zero-G – Portugal – Astronaut for a Day contest. This national competition selects 30 students, aged 14 to 18, from Portuguese primary and secondary schools, to fly and experience...
