Data Relay: Brazilian Space Program

Thanks to Anderson da Nova for researching and presenting this topic! twitter.com/DaSupaNova

Unrelated, but fun resource discovered while researching (nakka-rocketry.net)

"Smith Plan" resulted in the construction of 2 institutions; the ITA and the IPD (periodicos.sbu.unicamp.br) (fab.mil.br)

Perspective paper (seer.cgee.org.br) Brazil’s first launch complex was CLBI (Barreira do Inferno Launch Center) (clbi.cta.br) Nike-Apache was the first rocket launched here (wikipedia.org)



Sonda rocket family (I II, III, IV) (wikipedia.org) (astronautix.com) Sonda II was a new design (mtc-m12.sid.inpe.br)

IAE (Aeronautics and Space Institute) (iae.cta.br)

Alcantara Launch Center (CLA) (astronautix.com) (goo.gl/maps)

Satellite Launching Vehicle (VLS) (wikipedia.org)

Data Collecting Satellite (SCD-1 and 2) - (inpe.br)

Operation São Luis - VLS-1 disaster (PDF: aereo.jor.br)

Crewed space program (tecnoblog.net) Marcos Pontes was the first Brazilian in space! (twitter.com/astro_pontes)

Contributions to the ISS (gizmodo.uol.com.br)

Alcântara Cyclone Space (ACS) (parabolicarc.com) Used Cylone-4 (npointercos.jp)

Programa Cruzeiro do Sul (pt.wikipedia.org)

L75 Rocket Engine (researchgate.net)