13 Community, Education & Networks companies in Portugal
Space Atlas lists 13 organisations in Portugal working in community, education & networks: 4 non-profits, 4 academic institutions, 3 research institutions, 1 industry association, 1 government agency. That is 28% of the 46 space organisations in Portugal and 4% of the 292 in this sector worldwide. Most are based in Porto (4), Lisbon (3), Évora (1).
Academic Institution (4)
- Minho Aerospace Students' Team (MAST) · Academic Institution · Guimarães
University of Minho student aerospace team — builds experimental rockets and CubeSat technology, selected for the European Rocketry Challenge 2026.
- Planetário do Porto – Centro Ciência Viva · Academic Institution · Porto
University of Porto planetarium and Ciência Viva science centre — runs public astronomy and space science sessions, talks and school programmes.
- Porto Space Team · Academic Institution · Porto
University of Porto student rocketry association at FEUP — develops hybrid rockets and competes in the European Rocketry Challenge (EuRoC).
- Rocket Experiment Division (RED), AeroTéc – Instituto Superior Técnico · Academic Institution · Lisbon
Instituto Superior Técnico student rocketry team — designs, builds and launches solid-propellant rockets and competes in the European Rocketry Challenge.
Non-profit (4)
- Associação Portuguesa de Astrónomos Amadores (APAA) · Non-profit · Lisbon
Portuguese amateur astronomers' association — organises observing sessions, courses and publishes the APAA astronomy magazine.
- Centro Ciência Viva de Constância – Parque de Astronomia · Non-profit · Constância
Astronomy park and Ciência Viva science centre in central Portugal — runs a planetarium, observatory and space outreach events such as Astrofesta.
- ESERO Portugal · Non-profit · Lisbon
Portuguese node of ESA's European Space Education Resource Office — trains teachers and runs school space projects such as the CanSat competition.
- NUCLIO – Núcleo Interativo de Astronomia e Inovação em Educação · Non-profit · São Domingos de Rana
Portuguese non-profit astronomy education association — trains teachers, runs space education projects and coordinates the Galileo Teacher Training Program.
Research Institution (3)
- AIR Centre – Atlantic International Research Centre · Research Institution · Angra do Heroísmo
Intergovernmental Atlantic research network based in the Azores — works on space, Earth observation, climate and ocean data for Atlantic countries.
- Centro de Astrofísica da Universidade do Porto (CAUP) · Research Institution · Porto
Private non-profit astrophysics research association in Porto — hosts the Porto node of the IA and runs the Planetário do Porto.
- Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço (IA) · Research Institution · Porto
Portuguese national astrophysics and space science institute — conducts research on exoplanets, cosmology and space instrumentation, with nodes in Porto and Lisbon.
Government Agency (1)
- Estrutura de Missão dos Açores para o Espaço (EMA-Espaço) · Government Agency · Ponta Delgada
Azores regional government space mission structure — implements the Azores Space Strategy, including the Santa Maria spaceport and teleport projects.
Industry Association (1)
- AED Cluster Portugal · Industry Association · Évora
Portuguese aeronautics, space and defence industry cluster — non-profit association grouping over 150 companies, institutes and universities in the sector.