6 Space Resources & Exploration companies in Portugal
Space Atlas lists 6 organisations in Portugal working in space resources & exploration: 3 academic institutions, 3 research institutions. That is 13% of the 46 space organisations in Portugal and 4% of the 145 in this sector worldwide. Most are based in Porto (2), Lisbon (2), Coimbra (1).
Academic Institution (3)
- Centre for Earth and Space Research of the University of Coimbra (CITEUC) · Academic Institution · Coimbra
University of Coimbra research unit for Earth and space sciences — studies geomagnetism, space weather and solar physics at the Geophysical and Astronomical Observatory.
- Centre for Research in Geo-Space Sciences (CICGE), University of Porto · Academic Institution · Vila Nova de Gaia
University of Porto Faculty of Sciences research unit — works on heliophysics, remote sensing and GIS at the Prof. Manuel de Barros Astronomical Observatory.
- Centro de Astrofísica e Gravitação (CENTRA), Instituto Superior Técnico · Academic Institution · Lisbon
Instituto Superior Técnico research unit for astrophysics and gravitation — includes a scientific and space instrumentation and modelling group.
Research Institution (3)
- 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.
- Space Radiation Environment and Effects Group (SpaceRad), LIP · Research Institution · Lisbon
LIP particle physics laboratory group in Lisbon — develops space radiation monitors and models, including RADEM on ESA's JUICE and BERM on BepiColombo.