Brazil and NASA explore possible satellite development collaboration

In a recent meeting at Brazil’s National Institute for Space Research (Inpe), the Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Luciana Santos, discussed the possibility of collaborating with NASA to create new satellites and aerospace technologies.

The proposed joint venture aims to enhance the monitoring of the Amazon rainforest.

The meeting, also attended by Inpe’s director, Clezio Nardin, and the Brazilian Space Agency’s president, Marco Antonio Chamon, was part of NASA administrator Bill Nelson’s visit to Brazil.

His trip was designed to widen collaborations on monitoring Amazon deforestation and support conservation initiatives.

During an interview post-meeting, Santos suggested the collaborative development of new initiatives as a potential expansion to the current partnership.

NASA has offered Brazil access to data from two upcoming satellites, including one co-developed with India, set for launch in the following January.

Currently, Amazon monitoring is executed through the CBERS and Amazonia-1 remote sensing satellites.

A new technology, Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR), developed by Inpe, could provide essential data under any weather condition, a significant factor for the Amazon region.

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