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The '''Brazilian Space Agency''' ({{lang-pt|Agência Espacial Brasileira}}; '''AEB''') is the [[Brazil]]ian [[agency]] for the country's growing [[Space exploration|space program]]. It runs a [[spaceport]] at Alcântara and a [[launch pad]] at Barreira do Inferno. The Brazilian Space Agency gives [[South America]] a job in space and also made Brazil a part of the [[International Space Station]] mission.<ref>http://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedia/B/Brazilian_Space_Agency.html Brazilian Space Agency</ref>
==History==
On February 10, 1994, The Brazilian Space Program became the Brazilian Space Agency when the Brazilian military stopped running the agency.
In 2003, a [[rocket]] exploded and killed 21 people. Brazil was able to [[success]]fully launch its first rocket into [[Outer_Space|space]] on October 23, 2004. Several other successful launches have followed.<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/3948531.stm</ref><ref>{{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080724224154/http://space.com/missionlaunches/brazil_launch_041023.html}}</ref><ref>http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/07/19/america/LA-GEN-Brazil-Rocket.php</ref>
On March 30, 2006, Brazilian [[astronaut]] Marcos Pontes became the first Brazilian and the first native [[Portuguese]]-speaking person to go to space. He stayed on the [[International Space Station]] for a week. He landed in [[Kazakhstan]] on April 8, 2006 with the astronauts on [[Expedition 12]].<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4859622.stm</ref>
==Launch Sites==
===Alcântara Launch Center===
The Alcântara Launch Center ({{lang-pt|Centro de Lançamento de Alcântara}}; CLA) is the main launch site and home to the Brazilian Space Agency.<ref name="AEB-CLA">{{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090712010838/http://www.aeb.gov.br/indexx.php?secao=centros_lancamentos |date=July 12, 2009}}{{pt icon}}</ref> It is located in the state of [[Maranhão]].<ref name="GS">http://www.globalsecurity.org/space/world/brazil/alcantara.htm</ref> This place is good because not many people live there and it is easy to protect. It also gives good access to the sky and sea.<ref name="GS"/> Since it is close to the [[equator]], it makes a special type of [[satellite]] launch much easier.<ref name="AEB-CLA"/>
===Barreira do Inferno Launch Center===
The Barreira do Inferno Launch Center ({{lang-pt|Centro de Lançamento da Barreira do Inferno}}; CLBI) is another launch site of the Brazilian Space Agency.<ref>http://www.globalsecurity.org/space/world/brazil/inferno.htm</ref> It is located in the state of [[Rio Grande do Norte]]. It is mostly used to launch a special kind of rocket. It also helps the Alcântara Launch Center.<ref>{{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090712010838/http://www.aeb.gov.br/indexx.php?secao=centros_lancamentos |date=July 12, 2009}}{{pt icon}}</ref>
==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.aeb.gov.br/ Official site in Portuguese]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20030827103414/http://www.mrree.gub.uy/iiicea/PAISES/Brasil/Brazilian%20Space%20Program98.htm An article on the agency]
[[Category:Space agencies]]
[[Category:Government agencies of Brazil]]
[[Category:1994 establishments in Brazil]]
[[Category:Organisations based in Brasília]]
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