Latin American Space Challenge (LASC)

More space organisations in Brazil

• Fundação de Ciência, Aplicações e Tecnologia Espaciais (FUNCATE) · Non-profit · São José dos Campos

  Brazilian non-profit foundation — manages space science and technology projects and geotechnology services in partnership with INPE, DCTA and other public institutes.

• PION Labs · Startup · São Paulo

  Brazilian NewSpace startup — builds picosatellites, hybrid sounding rockets and educational CanSat/CubeSat kits, and runs the Latin American Space Challenge.

• Projeto Jupiter – Universidade de São Paulo · Academic Institution · São Paulo

  University of São Paulo student rocketry team — designs and builds sounding rockets, motors and satellites for national and international contests.

• AEB (Brazilian Space Agency) · Government Agency · Brasília

  Brazil's civilian space agency — coordinates the national space programme, satellite development and Alcântara launch centre.

• ALADA – Empresa de Projetos Aeroespaciais do Brasil S.A. · Government Agency · Brasília

  Brazilian state-owned aerospace company — commercialises launch services at national launch centres and manages aerospace projects.

• BIZU Space · Private Company · São José dos Campos

  Brazilian launch-technology developer — builds liquid rocket engines and CubeSat deployers and is developing the MLBR Brazilian microlauncher.

• Centro de Lançamento da Barreira do Inferno (CLBI) · Spaceport/Launch Site · Parnamirim

  Brazilian Air Force rocket launch centre near Natal — launches sounding rockets and provides tracking support for Alcântara and foreign launches.

• Centro de Lançamento de Alcântara (CLA) · Spaceport/Launch Site · Alcântara

  Brazilian Air Force spaceport near the equator in Maranhão — hosts sounding rocket campaigns and commercial launches such as Innospace's HANBIT-Nano.