Portugal Space

Portugal Space
Agência Espacial Portuguesa
Agency overview
FormedMarch 12, 2019; 5 years ago (2019-03-12)
JurisdictionPortuguese government
HeadquartersSanta Maria, Azores, Portugal
Employees<100 (2020)
Annual budgetIncrease €40,0 million (2020)
Agency executive
  • Ricardo Conde
  • Secretary-General
Websiteptspace.pt

Portugal Space (Portuguese: Agência Espacial Portuguesa) is the Portuguese space agency created by the Portuguese government in collaboration with the regional government of the Azores in 2019.[1] It is headquartered at Santa Maria Island, in the Azores, Portugal.[2] The agency succeeds the Space Office of the Foundation for Science and Technology.[3]

  1. ^ "Portugal Space: o "novo miúdo do bairro"". Portugal Space (in European Portuguese). 4 September 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Agência Espacial Portuguesa arranca já em 2019" (in European Portuguese). 21 December 2018. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Portugal Just Launched a National Space Agency!". 26 April 2019. Retrieved 18 April 2022.