by Hermínia Saraiva | Mar 19, 2024 | News
The president of the Portuguese Space Agency received the Medal of Scientific Merit this Monday, March 18, from the Minister of Science, Technology and Higher Education. Elvira Fortunato wanted to distinguish Ricardo Conde’s work and that of the organisation he...
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...
