ANACOM, as a Space Authority , participated in the talk “Can Portugal look at Space?” promoted by Jornal Económico, on June 23, 2021.
Pedro Ferreira, Director of the Board of Directors Support Office and coordinator of the Space Working Group, spoke with Luís Santos, Coordinator of EMA-Espaço, from the Regional Government of the Azores, about the Portuguese aerospace industry, the work developed by Portugal and the prospects for the future, looking at the national potential in this area.
The importance of the Space Authority was highlighted in this conversation, as it aims to facilitate the access of the greatest number of interested operators to the exercise of space activities in Portugal. It should also be noted that the Space Authority is committed to implementing the legal framework for this area, namely to face the challenges of this sector, such as the safety of launching and returning space objects and the mitigation of space waste.