by Hermínia Saraiva | Feb 10, 2021 | News
The European Space Agency is looking for the first European astronauts for a trip to the Moon. And one of them may be Portuguese. The selection process, which provides for the rejuvenation of the organization’s astronaut base, starts on March 31 and is open to all...
by Hermínia Saraiva | Feb 5, 2021 | News
The Portuguese Space Agency was accepted as a member of the International Space Exploration Coordination Group (ISECG) at the end of 2020, thus becoming part of a select group of space agencies working together to uphold and strengthen their individual exploration...
by Hermínia Saraiva | Feb 4, 2021 | News
The Square Kilometer Array Observatory (SKAO) is the second world-class intergovernmental organisation dedicated to astronomy. Portugal, represented by the Portuguese Space Agency, took its place as a founding member this Thursday, alongside countries such as...
by Hermínia Saraiva | Feb 2, 2021 | News
Portugal, through the Portuguese Space Agency, works closely with the European Space Agency (ESA) on its various space programmes and activities. ESA established, early last year, a Task Force composed by representatives from European States and ESA experts to explore...
by Hermínia Saraiva | Dec 11, 2020 | News
Following recent approval by its national Parliament, Portugal has ratified the Convention establishing the Square Kilometre Array Observatory (SKAO). The Convention was signed by seven countries, including Portugal, in Rome on 12 March 2019, a critical milestone that...
by Hermínia Saraiva | Dec 3, 2020 | News
The SMART project, which brings together five Portuguese institutions and researchers from MIT Portugal, was the big winner of the first edition of the AI Moonshot Challenge, which received applications involving institutions from 13 countries. The winner was...
