Brazil-Japan Cooperation Discussed at INPE

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Brazil-Japan Cooperation Discussed at INPE

Thursday, February 02, 2012

On Thursday (2/2) at the National Institute for Space Research (Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais – INPE) in São José dos Campos (SP), the executive director of Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), Hideshi Kozawa, will present the space program of his country and examples to protect the environment and to reduce the impact of natural disasters using satellites. On Friday (3), JAXA delegation meets INPE’s coordinators.

These activities are part of the "Workshop on Brazil-Japan Space Cooperation " – organized by the Brazilian Space Agency (Agência Espacial Brasileira - AEB) and the General Consulate of Japan in São Paulo – which is aimed at promoting the exchange of ideas that might result in projects in the space sector.

The seminar will address the role of joint ventures and collaboration between institutions of scientific and technological research. In his speech, JAXA director might highlight the industrial applications of knowledge and space technologies, the possibilities of cooperation between Brazil and Japan, with partnership between private and public sectors of both countries and cooperation with South American countries in the use of space knowledge.


Source: Website of the National Institute for Space Research (INPE)

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