Tag: Space
Brazil’s Space Program Goes On Out of Step with Times and World
Located in the state of Maranhão, Brazil, the Alcântara Launch Center made two launch ...
Brazil Ventures into Space with a Little Help from Russia, China and France
In 2006 Marcos Pontes, a Lieutenant Colonel in the Brazilian Air Force, became the ...
Playing the Race Game in Brazil’s Shopping Malls
Sociology teaches us that spaces are not neutral; just as race or color are ...
Brazil Calls Space Mission’s US$ 10 Million Price Tag Small Considering Benefits
Brazil’s Minister of Science and Technology, Sérgio Rezende, refuted criticism this Thursday, April 20, ...
Brazil’s First Astronaut May Help with Better Drugs and Search of ETs
During his conversation via videoconference with Brazil’s first astronaut, the Brazilian Minister of Science ...
Brazilian Air Force Officer Ending Training for Space Travel
A Brazilian air force officer will become his nation’s first person in space when ...
Brazilian Astronaut Gave Up Nasa to Celebrate Dumont’s Pioneer Flight
The Brazilian Space Agency (Agência Espacial Brasileira) (AEB) is in a race against time ...
Brazil Expects to Resume Space Program in Three Years
The Alcântara Base in the northeastern Brazilian state of Maranhão should be ready for ...
Lula and Putin Sign Contract for First Brazilian Astronaut’s Flight
The contract that will permit Brazilian Air Force lieutenant-coronel Marcos Pontes to travel to ...