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The Brazilian Space Agency (Portuguese: Agência Espacial Brasileira; AEB) is the Brazilian agency for the country's growing space program. It runs a spaceport at Alcântara and a launch pad at Barreira do Inferno. The Brazilian Space Agency made Brazil a part of the International Space Station mission.

History

The Brazil Space Program was created in 1961 and was controlled by the Brazilian military. Since the military controlled the program, research there was not much research. Some technological research was not allowed because other countries were worried about developing ICBMs with nuclear bombs.

Brazil launched it's first Brazilian made satellite on February 9, 1993. The satellite was used to study space.

On February 10, 1994, the Brazilian military stopped running the Space Program, which then became the Brazilian Space Agency.

In 2003, a rocket exploded and killed 21 people. Brazil was able to successfully launch its first rocket into space on October 23, 2004. Several other successful launches have followed.

On March 30, 2006, Brazilian astronaut Marcos Pontes became the first Brazilian and the first native Portuguese-speaking person to go to space. He stayed on the International Space Station for a week. He landed in Kazakhstan on April 8, 2006 with the astronauts on Expedition 12.

Launch Sites

Alcântara Launch Center

The Alcântara Launch Center (Portuguese: Centro de Lançamento de Alcântara; CLA) is the main launch site and home to the Brazilian Space Agency. It is located in the state of Maranhão. This place is good because not many people live there and it is easy to protect. It also gives good access to the sky and sea. Since it is close to the equator, it makes launching a special type of satellite that stays over one part of the earth much easier.

Barreira do Inferno Launch Center

The Barreira do Inferno Launch Center (Portuguese: Centro de Lançamento da Barreira do Inferno; CLBI) is another launch site of the Brazilian Space Agency. It is located in the state of Rio Grande do Norte. It is mostly used to launch a special type of rocket for research. It also helps the Alcântara Launch Center.

Images for kids

  • Library-ITA

    Technological Institute of Aeronautics (ITA).

  • CLA Control Center

    The Brazilian Space Agency's control room at the Alcântara Launch Center

  • Vls 1 v03

    VLS1-V03 rocket on a launching pad from Alcântara Launch Center.

  • Foguete VS 40

    VS-40 rocket

  • Vls1-mockup-test

    VLS-1 at the Alcântara Launch Center

  • VSB-30 payload section

    VSB-30, the Brazilian sub-orbital vehicle

  • Veículo Lançador de Microssatélite

    VLM, the future Brazilian three-stage satellite launcher

  • INPE, São José dos Campos 2016 015

    Part of the satellite testing facility at the National Institute for Space Research

  • 14-XW

    14-X in computer graphics

  • Amazonia 1 with MLI installed 001

    Brazilian multi-mission satellite Amazônia-1

  • 23062020 Cerimônia de Inauguração do Centro de Operações Espaciais Principal (COPE-P)

    Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro at the inauguration of the Space Operations Center in Brasília, June 2020.

  • CBERS line draw

    The CBERS/ZY-1 Sino-Brazilian

  • ELC-2 showing MISSE and HPGT removed

    ISS Express Logistics Carrier

See also

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