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The Alcantara Space Center: A talk with Paulo Vasconcellos

  • 1.  The Alcantara Space Center: A talk with Paulo Vasconcellos

    Posted 05 Oct, 2020 10:20
    AIAA Sydney Section will be hosting a talk with Paulo Vasconcellos, the Director for the Space Transportation and Licensing division of the Brazilian Space Agency. He graduated in Aeronautical Science, Brazilian Air Force Academy in 1986. He has flown fighter planes for 10 years in the military including 4 years as a flight instructor. He has completed post-graduation in System Analysis and System Engineering from Catholic University of Brasilia, project management and a master's degree from Getúlio Vargas Foundation in Strategic Administration of Information Systems. Before he retired as a General Major of the Brazilian Air Force, he has represented his country for Brazil/Sweden High Level Group (Executive Committee) and lately the CIO for Brazilian Air Force. As the director for the Brazil's space agency he is responsible for coordinating the country's space activities and fostering national and international cooperation to further its goals in space. The agency has succeeded so far primarily by pursuing a policy of joint technological development with other nations including China, India, Russia and Ukraine. Now, following the ratification of a technology safeguards agreement (TSA) with the USA, Brazil is ready for the next stage in its expansion, inviting the international commercial launch business to make the most of its facilities and unequalled launch position, just two degrees south of the equator. Australia has planned missions such as HEXAFLY. He will be sharing us more information about the Alcantara Launch facility where the HEXAFLY will be launched from next year.

    Please register for the talk via the EventBrite page here:

    https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/the-alcantara-space-center-a-talk-with-paulo-vasconcellos-tickets-124100248183?ref=estw


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    Nimish Shete
    AIAA Sydney Section
    Parramatta NSW
    +61452296493
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