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Brazilian Space Agency
Agência Espacial Brasileira
Brazilian Space Agency
Established:1994
(formerly the Brazilian space program, 1961-1993)
Command Structure:Ministry of Science and Technology
Administrator:Sergio Gaudenzi
Operational center:Centro de Lançamento de Alcântara
Budget:R$ 250 million (USD $100 million) (2007 Estimate)[1]
Website:aeb.gov.br


The Brazilian Space Agency (Portuguese: Agência Espacial Brasileira; AEB) is the civilian authority in Brazil that is in charge of the country's burgeoning space program. It operates a rocket launch site at Alcântara. Its location near the equator means that less energy is required to launch into space.

The Brazilian Space Agency is the heir to Brazil's space program. Previously, the program had been under the control of the Brazilian military; the program was transferred into civilian control on 10 February 1994.

It suffered a major setback in 2003, when a rocket explosion killed 21 technicians. Brazil successfully launched its first rocket into space on 23 October 2004 from the Alcântara Launch Center; it was a VSV-30, or Brazilian Exploration Vehicle, launched on a sub-orbital mission. Several other successfull launches have followed.[2][3][4]

On March 30, 2006 Brazilian astronaut Lt Col Marcos Pontes (Mission Specialist) became the first Brazilian and the first native Portuguese-speaking person to go into space, where he stayed on the International Space Station for a week. During his trip, Pontes carried out eight experiments selected by the Brazilian Space Agency. He landed in Kazakhstan on April 8, 2006, with the crew of Expedition 12.[5]

The Brazilian Space Agency has pursued a policy of joint technological development with more advanced space programs. Initially it relied heavily on the United States, but after meeting difficulties from them on technological transfers, Brazil has branched out, working with other nations, including Ukraine, Israel, Argentina and China.

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Writing system: Latin alphabet (Portuguese variant) 
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Ordem e Progresso   (Portuguese)
"Order and Progress"
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Hino Nacional Brasileiro
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    On August 22, 2003, a massive explosion destroyed a Brazilian Space Agency VLS-1 (VLS-1 V03) rocket as it stood on its launch pad at the Alcântara Launching Center in the state of Maranhão in northern Brazil.
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    Marcos César Pontes

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    Marcos César Pontes (born March 11, 1963) became the first Brazilian and the first Lusophone to go into space when he launched towards the
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    International Space Station (ISS) is a research facility currently being assembled in space. The building of ISS started in 1998. The station is in a low Earth orbit and can be seen from Earth with the naked eye: its altitude varies from 319.6 km to 346.
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    Expedition 12
    Mission insignia

    Mission statistics
    Mission name: Expedition 12
    Call sign: Expedition 12
    Number of crew: 2
    Launch Date: October 1, 2005 03:55 UTC
    Launch Spacecraft: Soyuz TMA-7

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    The Hope


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