https://spacewatch.global/tag/portuguese-space-agency/ AN INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE ON SPACE Tue, 24 Mar 2026 13:16:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://spacewatch.global/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/SpaceWatchGlobal-Sign-90x90.png https://spacewatch.global/tag/portuguese-space-agency/ 32 32 https://spacewatch.global/2026/03/munich-space-summit-european-launcher-companies-demand-contracts-as-agencies-continue-to-book-spacex/ Tue, 24 Mar 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=72296 The launcher panel at Day 2 of the inaugural Munich Space Summit exposed a fundamental disconnect in European space policy: the continent's commercial launcher companies are building factories, filling order books, and preparing for flight - while European institutions continue to procure launch services from SpaceX and Rocket Lab.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/01/portugal-signs-artemis-accords-bringing-the-number-of-partner-countries-to-60/ Wed, 14 Jan 2026 07:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=70370 Portugal has become the 60th nation to join the U.S. led Artemis community, with the country's Secretary of State for Science and Innovation Helena Canhão signing the Artemis Accords on behalf of the country on Sunday, January 11. Furthermore, a ceremony to recognize the signing was held on Monday in Lisbon, during a semi-annual meeting between the United States and Portugal to discuss cooperation between the two governments.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/01/innospace-selects-santa-maria-as-its-european-launch-base-after-agreement-with-asc/ Thu, 08 Jan 2026 07:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=70223 Innospace has signed a multi-launch agreement with the Atlantic Spaceport Consortium (ASC), choosing Santa Maria, Azores, as its European launch base. This comes weeks after a similar launch facility agreement with Southern Launch to conduct space missions from South Australia. Through this agreement, INNOSPACE has secured priority and long-term access to the Malbusca Launch Center, located on Santa Maria Island in the Azores, Portugal, for a five-year period starting in 2026.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2023/06/spacewatchgl-opinion-building-the-future-of-space-ocean-earth-collaborative-research/ Fri, 30 Jun 2023 08:00:10 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=49657 In Portugal, the Institute of Systems and Computer Engineering, Technology and Science (INESC TEC) is seeking new ways to apply scientific action to support solutions both in space and on Earth.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2022/10/the-european-rocketry-challenge-2022-has-begun/ Tue, 11 Oct 2022 06:00:26 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=43886 This content is for members only. Visit the site and log in/register to read.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2022/07/space-cafe-radio-on-tour-in-oeiras-portugal-for-ssp22-with-hugo-andre-costa/ Mon, 11 Jul 2022 07:00:43 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=42026 SpaceWatch.Global Event coordinator and Space Café Young Global Talents Host Chiara Moenter spoke with Hugo André Costa, member of the Board of Directors at Portuguese Space Agency, in the first week of the Space Studies Program (SSP22) of the International Space University (ISU).]]> https://spacewatch.global/2022/04/register-today-for-our-space-cafe-33-minutes-with-ricardo-conde-on-12-april-2022/ Sun, 03 Apr 2022 14:00:44 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=40214&preview=true&preview_id=40214 This Space Café WebTalk will feature Ricardo Conde, President of the Portuguese Space Agency - Portugal Space, in conversation with Torsten Kriening, publisher of SpaceWatch.Global. Portugal's Journey into Space. Ricardo Conde, 55 years old, is the father of two beautiful girls.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2022/04/happy-birthday-portuguese-space-agency/ Fri, 01 Apr 2022 06:00:23 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=40195 The Portuguese Space Agency has just celebrated its third anniversary of existence. The agency is proud that it remained faithful to “making sure that Space can, and does, contribute to the Portuguese population’s economic growth and social well-being.”]]> https://spacewatch.global/2021/10/euroc-2021-rockets-taking-off/ Thu, 14 Oct 2021 06:00:18 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=36430 Portuguese Space Agency (Portugal Space), and the Portuguese Army signed a partnership protocol marking the first day of rocket launches by competing teams of the European Rocketry Challenge (EuRoC), the Agency reported. The competition will carry on until 17th October with 20 teams, 20 rockets and 400 enrolled students.]]>