Hermínia Saraiva

The Portuguese Space Agency is an organization created by the Portuguese government to implement the National Strategy for Space (Portugal Space 2030). The Agency’s primary purpose is to promote and strengthen Space in Portugal, its ecosystem and value chain, for the benefit of society and economy in the country and worldwide, acting as a business and development unit for research entities and companies. The Agency coordinates the Portuguese participation in several international organizations such the European Space Agency (ESA) and advises the Portuguese government on the contributions and subscriptions made to ESA. The Portuguese Space Agency also coordinates the Portuguese participation in European Southern Observatory (ESO), and in the recent SKA Observatory as a founder member. The Agency is also the national representative for Portugal to the European Commission for matters related to Space, namely the European Union Space Program (Copernicus, Galileo, GOVSATCOM, SSA) and Horizon Europe and has a seat on the Board of the EUSPA (European Union Agency for the Space Program).