Tag: Portugal
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Alén Space Advances Atlantic Constellation Role as Spanish Satellite Program Enters Production Phase
Alén Space has reached a new milestone in its participation in Spain’s contribution to the Atlantic Constellation (ESCA), following the successful completion of the project’s Critical Design Review (CDR), a key step that allows the program to move into the production phase for satellites and onboard payloads. The Atlantic Constellation is a joint Earth observation…
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Portugal Joins Artemis Accords as Global Support Grows for Lunar Exploration Rules
Portugal has signed the Artemis Accords, becoming the latest country to endorse a set of principles aimed at guiding the peaceful and responsible exploration of the Moon, Mars and other destinations beyond Earth, as international interest in lunar missions accelerates. The agreement was signed on Jan. 11 by Portugal’s Secretary of State for Science and…
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Portugal Orders Two Earth-Observation Satellites From Satellogic for Atlantic Constellation
Portugal has commissioned two new Earth-observation satellites from Argentine company Satellogic, strengthening its space-based monitoring capabilities and contributing to a joint Iberian initiative aimed at expanding European-owned orbital infrastructure. Satellogic said on Monday it had signed an $18 million contract with Portugal’s Centre of Engineering and Product Development (CEiiA) to build and deploy two NewSat…
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South Korea’s Innospace Signs Deal to Launch Hanbit Rockets From Portugal’s Santa Maria
South Korean launch services provider Innospace has signed an agreement with the Atlantic Spaceport Consortium (ASC) to conduct launches of its Hanbit rocket family from the Malbusca Spaceport on the Portuguese island of Santa Maria, expanding Europe’s emerging commercial launch infrastructure. The agreement, signed on Jan. 8, makes Innospace the first company planning orbital launches…
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Blue Origin carries the first Egyptian and Portuguese spacefliers on suborbital trip
Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket ship rises from its Texas launch pad. (Blue Origin via YouTube) Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture sent six more crew members on a suborbital space ride, including the first Egyptian and Portuguese citizens to reach the final frontier. Thanks to today’s flight from Launch Site One in West Texas,…