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The ''Institute of Aeronautics and Space'' (Portuguese: ''Instituto de Aeronáutica e Espaço'') is a military research organization of the
Brazilian Air Force "Wings that protect the country" , colours = , colours_label = , march = Hino dos Aviadores , mascot = , anniversaries = 22 May (anniver ...
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Department of Aerospace Science and Technology The Brazilian Department of Science and Aerospace Technology ( pt, Departamento de Ciência e Tecnologia Aeroespacial; DCTA) is the national military research center for aviation and space flight. It is subordinated to the Brazilian Air Force (FA ...
(DCTA), founded on 1 January 1954. The IAE was refounded in 1991 as result of the merger of the Brazil's ''Institute of Space Activities'' and the ''Institute of Development and Research'' subordinated to the DCTA. The current IAE have a strong presence in the space and aeronautics activities in Brazil. Together with the
National Institute for Space Research The National Institute for Space Research ( pt, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais, INPE) is a research unit of the Brazilian Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovations, the main goals of which are fostering scientific research an ...
(INPE), the
Alcântara Space Center The Alcântara Space Center ( pt, Centro Espacial de Alcântara, CEA), former known as ''Alcântara Launch Center'' ( pt, Centro de Lançamento de Alcântara,) is a space center and launching facility of the Brazilian Space Agency in the city ...
(CEA) and the
Barreira do Inferno Launch Center The Barreira do Inferno Launch Center ( pt, Centro de Lançamento da Barreira do Inferno; CLBI, ) is a rocket launch base of the Brazilian Space Agency. It was created in 1965, and is located near Ponta Negra beach, near Natal, the capital o ...
(CLBI), these public organizations represent today the pillars for the national space program through the
Brazilian Space Agency The Brazilian Space Agency ( pt, Agência Espacial Brasileira; AEB) is the civilian authority in Brazil responsible for the country's space program. It operates a spaceport at Alcântara, and a rocket launch site at Barreira do Inferno. It is ...
(AEB). The IAE is responsible for the development of rockets and launchers such as the VLM-1 for AEB, the
VSB-30 VSB-30 - "''Veículo de Sondagem Booster – 30''" (Booster Sounding Vehicle) or "''Foguete Suborbital VSB-30''" is the designation of a Brazilian sounding rocket, which replaced the Skylark rocket at ''Esrange''. The VSB-30 is based on the VS- ...
and 14-X for the Brazilian Air Force, satellites and the corresponding ground stations for the CEA, among others tasks.


Developments

The list of rockets and launchers developed by the IAE: * VLS * Sonda I * Sonda II * Sonda III * Sonda IV *
VS-30 The VS-30 is a Brazilian sounding rocket, derived from the Sonda 3 sounding rocket's first stage.
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VS-40 The VS-40 (''Foguete Suborbital VS-40'') is a Brazilian sounding rocket using solid fuel, stabilized aerodynamically, distributed between the first stage S40TM (4,200 kg) engine and the second stage S44M (810 kg) engine. This configura ...
* VSB-30 * VLM-1 * 14-X


See also

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Brazilian Organization for the Development of Aeronautical Certification Brazilian commonly refers to: * Something of, from or relating to Brazil * Brazilian Portuguese, the dialect of the Portuguese language used mostly in Brazil * Brazilians, the people (citizens) of Brazil, or of Brazilian descent Brazilian may als ...
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Brazilian Space Agency The Brazilian Space Agency ( pt, Agência Espacial Brasileira; AEB) is the civilian authority in Brazil responsible for the country's space program. It operates a spaceport at Alcântara, and a rocket launch site at Barreira do Inferno. It is ...
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Brazilian space program The Brazilian space program is the rocketry and space exploration programs conducted by Brazil from 1961 until the creation of the Brazilian Space Agency in 1994. It had significant capabilities in launch vehicles, launch sites, and satellite ...
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Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica The ''Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica'' (ITA; en, Aeronautics Institute of Technology) is an institution of higher education maintained by the Brazilian Air Force and is located in São José dos Campos, Brazil. ITA is consistently ran ...


References


External links


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