Brazil

Welcome and Thank you very much for visiting Brazil’s National Page. We hope you enjoy everything, subscribe to our regional Mailing List, to SGAC TALK Mailing list and get more involved.

For Space related Events and Activities in Brazil we try maximum to input those at our Calendar - if you wish to add an event / activity, please be comfortable to do.

National Page Last updated on January 05th 2009.

Brief Historical Overview

Brazil was one of the first developing countries to institutionalize space activities through the establishment of government organizations in the early 1960s.

The first Brazilian Astronaut, tenant-colonel Marcos Pontes was sent to the ISS in the Centenary Mission performing microgravity experiments on the year 2006.

Profiting from the magnetic equator, the logistic support and the region low pluviometric indicators, in the Northeast state of Rio Grande do Norte on 1965 Brazil’s first launching center was created – the Centro de Lançamento da Barreira do Inferno (CLBI – Barrier of Hell Launch Center). Today still in activity tracking Ariane launch vehicles, together with the Korou Launching Center, performing experiments of Aeronautic Command, Army and Navy interests and selling launchings and tracking of sub-orbital rockets to organizations worldwide.

Created on 1971, INPE – National Institute of Space Research (Instituto de Pesquisas Espaciais) has as strategic objectives to respond to national challenges with science, technology and innovation, to develop leadership in science and technology, to provide infra-structure to the scientific and technological development among others. Detailed timeline and INPE creation history at: http://www.inpe.br/institucional/historia.php

On 1982 the construction of the Centro de Lançamento de Alcântara (CLA – Alcântara Launching Center) began, being the closest launching base to the equator, giving a significant advantage in launching geosynchronous satellites.

Since 1994, created by Law# 8.854, AEB (Agência Espacial Brasileira / Brazilian Space Agency) is the civilian public organism subordinated to the Brazilian Ministry of Science and Technology, to coordinate the development of space activities of national interest.

On October 2003 Ukraine and Brasil signed a “Long-Term Cooperation in Utilization of the Cyclone-4 Launch Vehicle at the Alcântara Launching Center”, which established the first international legal framework for the commercialization of space launches from the Alcântara Launching Center. The bi-national public company Alcântara Cyclone Space (ACS) was officially inaugurated on December 2007 – strengthening the opportunity to turn Brazil one of the leading launching service providers.

Having as main international partners the USA, China, Germany, France, Ukraine and Argentina – recently expanding the cooperation network with India, Italy and others countries.

Started to provide free satellite images via internet on the year 2004 – to the benefit of mankind, with transparency, international cooperation and peaceful purposes Brazilian National Space Policy drive us to achieve the key-player position our own geopolitical, territorial and cultural outstanding magnitudes ask for.

Some of the goals of SGAC in Brazil

Expand SGAC Projects in Brazil, promoting the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space, the benefits for developing and least developed countries and the access to space related information.

To help telling everybody about space exploration, space education, space policy and its daily benefits.

To interact with space related organizations and entities in Brazil and Latin America for the betterment of Brazilian youth and Space Program, creating a trust and confidence among all parts involved. Making students and young professionals to be comfortable to approach SGAC in Brazil for further guidance and idea support.

Some Brazilian Space Related Links – please note some may carry Educational Programmes. Listed by alphabetic order.

www.acs.gov.br – Alcântara Cyclone Space
www.aeb.gov.br – Agência Espacial Brasileira
www.aeroespacial.org.br – Associação Aeroespacial Brasileira
www.aiab.com.br – Associação das Indústrias Aeroespaciais do Brasil
www.apod.astronomos.com.br – APOD Imagem Astronômica do Dia
www.astro.ufsc.br – Grupo de Astrofísica (GAS-UFSC) – UFSC
www.astrocasp.com.br – Clube de Astronomia de São Paulo
www.astronomia2009.org.br – Ano Internacional da Astronomia – IYA2009
www.astronomia-carj.com.br – Clube de Astronomia do Rio de Janeiro
www.astrofotos.info - Astrophotography Brazil
www.astropb.betahost.com.br – Associação Paraibana de Astronomia
www.boletimsupernovas.com.br - Astronomy Boletim via Internet
www.calc.zip.net - Louis Cruls Astronomy Club/CEFET-Campos dos Goytacazes
www.casb.com.br – Clube de Astronomia de Brasilia
www.cce.ufes.br/observatorio/ - Observatório Astronômico da UFES
www.ceuprofundo.com.br - Astronomia Amadora
www.cla.aer.mil.br – Centro de Lançamento de Alcântara
www.clbi.cta.br – Centro de Lançamento da Barreira do Inferno
www.cosmobrain.com.br - Astronomy Discussion Forum
www.cta.br – Comando-Geral de Tecnologia Aeroespacial
www.defesanet.comm.br – Defesa@NET
www.enast.com.br – Encontro Nacional de Astronomia
www.etacarinae.iag.usp.br - Eta Carinae website by Dr A. Damineli & Dr P. Bessa
www.iae.cta.br – Instituto de Aeronáutica e Espaço
www.iag.usp.br – Instituto de Astronomia, Geofísica e Ciências Atmosféricas – USP
www.if.ufrgs.br/ast/index.html - Departamento de Astronomia da UFRGS
www.incubaero.org.br - Incubaero, Aerospace business Incubator
www.inovacaotecnologica.com.br – Inovação Tecnológica Jornalismo C&T
www.inpe.br – Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais
www.inpe.br/unidades/cep/atividadescep/crectealc/ - CRECTEALC Brasil, Centro Regional de Educação em Ciência e Tecnologia Espacial para America Latina e o Caribe
www.ita.br – Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica - ITA
www.jornaldaciencia.org.br – Jornal da Ciência
www.lna.br – Laboratório Nacional de Astrofísica – LNA
www.marcospontes.net – Primeiro Astronauta Brasileiro
www.mast.br – Museu de Astronomia e Ciências Afins – MAST
www.meeting.passeiopeloceu.org - 2nd Astronomy and Astronautic International Meeting
www.obaas.zip.net - Observatório Astronômico Aristarco de Samos
www.observatoriophoenix.astrodatabase.net – Phoenix Observatório Astronômico
www.observatorio.ufmg.br – UFMG - Observatório Astronômico Frei Rosário
www.on.br – Observatório Nacional
www.ov.ufrj.br – Observatório do Valongo – UFRJ
www.panoramaespacial.blogspot.com – Panorama Espacial (blog de notícias e análises)
www.rio.rj.gov.br/planetario/ - Planetário do Rio de Janeiro
www.ronaldomourao.com – Astrônomo Ronaldo Mourão
www.sab-astro.org.br – Sociedade Astronômica Brasileira
www.sbda.org.br – Associação Brasileira de Direito Aeronáutico e Espacial
www.sbpcnet.org.br – Sociedade Brasileira para o Progresso da Ciência
seti.casb.com.br - SETI - Astonomia no Orkut Brasil
super.abril.com.br/blogs/mulherestrelas/ - Dr. Duília de Mello Blog Web Site
www.torreastronomica.blogspot.com - Astronomic Tower Society, São Paulo
www.uefs.br/antares - Observatório Astronômico Antares
www.unesc.br – Centro Universitário do Espírito Santo
www.uranometrianova.pro.br – Uranometria Nova (divulgação, ensino e difusão de Astronomia)
www.vitoria.es.gov.br/secretarias/educacao/planetario1.htm - Planetário de Vitória – ES
www.yacamin.net – Foguetes Experimentais

Please accept our full apologizes if we did not insert yet your Institution / Organization, which is in Brazilian territory. Please kindly help us sharing your website address to be linked – by contacting me.