by Hermínia Saraiva | Mar 15, 2024 | News
The Cubesat Portugal competition, organised by the Portuguese Space Agency, will challenge Higher Education students to create and launch a nanosatellite (cubesat). Registration opens on 7 June. Cubesat Portugal, which will culminate in the launch of a 1U cubesat (a...
by Hermínia Saraiva | Mar 4, 2024 | News
AEROS, which is expected to be Portugal’s second satellite, is scheduled to be launched this Monday, 4 March, from Vandenberg Space Base in California (USA) aboard a SpaceX rocket. A launch made possible by Portugal’s new legal framework for the space...
by Hermínia Saraiva | Feb 29, 2024 | News
The first phase of the 3rd edition of Astronauta por um Dia ended with 634 applications, a new competition record. Students from all over Portugal responded to the call of the Portuguese Space Agency, which has achieved the goal of total geographical representation....
by Hermínia Saraiva | Feb 6, 2024 | News
With the publication in the Official Gazette of the revision of the Space Law, through Decree-Law no. 20/2024, of 2 February, the rules for licensing space launch centres on Portuguese territory were laid down. The licence to operate a space launch centre, like the...
by Nuno Gomes | Feb 5, 2024 | News
An ESA delegation visited the island of Santa Maria, Azores, this Monday, 5 February, as part of the decision process on the landing site for Space Rider, which is currently undergoing testing and validation. “I’m here basically for the Space Rider...
by PTSpace-Admin | Feb 2, 2024 | News
Pelo segundo ano consecutivo, a Agência Espacial Portuguesa lança o PROSSE (PROdex for Science in Space Exploration), que tem como objetivo apoiar projetos de investigação científica na área da exploração espacial. A edição de 2024 da iniciativa abre esta sexta-feira,...
