NEWS

The space sector is evolving rapidly, creating opportunities for regional initiatives to drive innovation, attract investment and strengthen national industries. Emir Sirage joined Alok Jha, science and technology editor of The Economist, to discuss these possibilities.

The 17th edition of the European Space Conference, in Brussels, had a strong Portuguese participation. Several members of the New Space Portugal consortium were present, actively engaging in crucial discussions about the future of the European space sector.

NEW SPACE PORTUGAL – through the launch of LusoSpace's first satellite – marked another significant step toward its vision yesterday. The PoSat-2, named in honour of Portugal’s first satellite, marks the beginning of a constellation of 12 maritime communication satellites.

NEW SPACE PORTUGAL took the stage at the 2nd Space Economy Summit, an Economist Impact conference, to position Portugal as a key space hub in Europe, driving innovation through downstream.

New Space Portugal joined the Portuguese delegation at this year’s Space Tech Expo in Bremen, considered the largest B2B event in Europe for the space industry. It was an international opportunity to present the most ambitious program in the Portuguese space sector, particularly the satellite constellations being built in Portugal.

VdA - Vieira de Almeida & Associados, GEOSAT, Nova SBE - School of Business and Economics, and CoLab +Atlantic are organizing a series of User Requirements Workshops this week to identify the Earth Observation data and value-added service needs from providers and end users.