Brazilian Space Agency | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 25/12/2018

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00:01:43 1 History
00:04:30 2 Launch sites
00:04:39 2.1 Alcântara Launch Center
00:05:29 2.2 Barreira do Inferno Launch Center
00:06:07 3 Launch vehicles
00:06:17 3.1 Sounding rockets
00:06:48 3.2 VLM
00:07:31 3.3 VLS
00:08:34 3.3.1 Southern Cross program
00:11:26 4 Engines
00:14:24 5 Satellites
00:14:45 6 Human spaceflight
00:15:44 7 International cooperation
00:15:54 7.1 China/CBERS
00:16:27 7.2 International Space Station
00:17:12 7.3 Ukraine/Ciclone 4
00:18:00 7.4 Japan
00:18:40 8 See also



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The Brazilian Space Agency (Portuguese: Agência Espacial Brasileira; AEB) is the civilian authority in Brazil responsible for the country's burgeoning space program. It operates a spaceport at Alcântara, and a rocket launch site at Barreira do Inferno. The agency has given Brazil a role in space in South America and technically made Brazil a partner for cooperation in the International Space Station.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 VSB-30 launched on a sub-orbital mission. Several other successful launches have followed.On March 30, 2006, AEB astronaut Marcos Pontes 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.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 China, India, Russia, and Ukraine.