It may not be common knowledge, but Brazil has its own space science body. We are talking about the National Institute for Space Research, INPE.
The institute emerged in the early 1960s. At the time, the cold war was at its peak, and the space race had already begun, with the Soviet Union and the United States disputing not only ideology on Earth, but also in space.
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INPE's mission is the production of science in the space area, as well as in terrestrial environments. In addition, the institute conducts research in the areas of weather forecasting and climate studies, engineering and space technology. As well as earth system science and several others.
The idea of a special research body in Brazil emerged in 1960, at the Brazilian Interplanetary Society. The following year, President Jânio Quadros signed a decree for the creation of the Organization Group of the National Special Activities Commission (GOCNAE), which would later become INPE.
In addition, the project aimed to link space policy with foreign relations, as well as to develop technical-scientific exchange and international cooperation.