National Institute for Space Research explained

National Institute for Space Research
Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais
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Abbreviation:INPE
Formation:April 22, 1971
Status:Active
Purpose:Space research
Headquarters:São José dos Campos,
São Paulo
Language:Portuguese
Leader Title:Director
Leader Name:Gilvan Sampaio de Oliveira
Parent Organization:Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovations
Budget:R$79.9 million (2021)[1]

The National Institute for Space Research (Portuguese: 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 and technological applications and qualifying personnel in the fields of space and atmospheric sciences, space engineering, and space technology. While INPE is the civilian research center for aerospace activities, the Brazilian Air Force's General Command for Aerospace Technology is the military arm. INPE is located in the city of São José dos Campos, São Paulo.

History

On August 13, 1961, President Jânio Quadros signed a decree which created the Organizing Group for the National Commission on Space Activities (COGNAE).[2] This group would give rise to the current National Institute for Space Research.COGNAE, which shortly after became known as CNAE, started its activities by stimulating, coordinating and supporting studies on space related areas, besides breeding a team of skilled researchers and establishing cooperation with leading nations on the space area.On April 22, 1971, the National Institute for Space Research (INPE) was created, subordinated to the National Research Council (CNPq). Its first Director was the electronic engineer Fernando de Mendonça. INPE would be the main civilian executive organ for space research development in accordance with the directives of the Brazilian Commission for Space Activities (COBAE), an advisory organ to the President.Until the mid-Seventies, the main projects carried out by INPE included the usage of meteorological, communications and earth observation satellites. This engendered other projects such as:

INPE entered a new era when the Brazilian government approved the Complete Brazilian Space Mission (MECB) at the end of the 1970s. The institute, besides research and applications, started the development of the space technology for specific needs, essential for a country of continental dimensions with immense uninhabited areas.On March 15, 1985, the Ministry of Science and Technology (MCT) was created and INPE became part of it as an independent organ of the Direct Administration.During the 1980s, INPE started developing priority programs such as:

It also kept track of other countries' research on the space area, facilitating collaboration and partnership with them. During this period it also established its Integration and Tests Laboratory (LIT) which develops highly specialized activities essential to the Brazilian Space Program. In the 1990s, the first Brazilian satellite (SCD-1) was launched. Since 1994, the Brazilian Space Agency has been responsible for Brazil's space program. INPE works in close cooperation with the agency. In 1998, the second Brazilian satellite (SCD-2) was successfully launched, performing even better than the first one. CBERS 1 was launched in 1999, CBERS 2 in 2003 and CBERS 2B in 2007. In August 2019, the chief of the agency, Ricardo Galvão, was fired by science minister Marcos Pontes after a period where Galvão had a public argument with Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro over the validity of data from DETER, a satellite system monitoring deforestation. Bolsonaro stated that the data had been altered to attack his government and Galvão called him a coward in response.[3]

Directors

DircetorPeriodNote
11963 - 19761st director from INPE.[4]
21976 - 1985[5]
31985 - 1989[6]
41989 - 2001He left the institute to take up a post at UNESCO.[7] [8]
2001 - 2001Interim Director.[9] [10]
52001 - 2005Assuming post in 2001, resigned on 26 April 2005[11] after a dispute over funding.[12]
2005 - 2005Interim Director.[13]
62005 - 2012[14]
72012 - 2016[15]
82016 - 2019Assuming post in 2016, he was exonerated in 2019 after publicly defending INPE's work against the Jair Bolsonaro in the context of Amazon deforestation, specifically during the 2019 fires.[16] Within the internal regulations the replacement occurred due to "a situation of loss of confidence".[17]
2019 - 2020Interim Director.[18] [19]
92020 - 2023In office between 2020 and 2023.[20]
2023Interim director.[21]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Agência Espacial Brasileira zera orçamento do Inpe para pesquisa em 2021. valor.globo.com. Salvador Nogueira. pt. August 17, 2020. March 1, 2021.
  2. Web site: História. INPE. pt. March 1, 2021. May 16, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120516230309/http://www.inpe.br/institucional/sobre_inpe/historia.php. dead.
  3. https://www.science.org/content/article/brazilian-institute-head-fired-after-clashing-nation-s-president-over-deforestation Brazilian institute head fired after clashing with nation’s president over deforestation data
  4. Web site: Cientista Fernando de Mendonça conhece o Observatório da Indústria da FIEC. 2019-10-02. 2022-05-18. pt-br.
  5. Web site: Nelson de Jesus Parada. 2022-05-18. pt-br.
  6. Web site: INPE/MCTI lamenta falecimento do ex Ministro Marco Antonio Raupp. 2021-07-24. 2022-05-18. pt-br.
  7. News: Márcio Barbosa assume a direção do INPE. 1989-01-30. 2022-05-18. pt-br.
  8. News: Diretor do Inpe assume cargo na Unesco . 2000-11-30. 2022-05-18. pt-br.
  9. News: FHC indica diretor interino do Inpe. 2001-02-22. 2022-05-18. pt-br.
  10. Web site: Novo diretor do INPE toma posse hoje. 2001-10-29. 2022-05-18. pt-br.
  11. News: Comitê de Busca inicia trabalho de escolha do novo diretor. 2005-05-11. 2022-05-18. pt-br.
  12. News: Disputa por verba derruba diretor do Inpe . 2005-04-28. 2022-05-18. pt-br.
  13. Web site: Leonel Perondi é o novo diretor do INPE. 2012-05-14. 2022-05-18. pt-br.
  14. Web site: DISCURSO DE POSSE DO NOVO DIRETOR DO INPE. 2005-12-12. 2022-05-18. pt-br.
  15. News: INPE has a new director. October 2016. 248. 2022-05-18.
  16. News: Ricardo Magnus Osório Galvão: The physicist who would not bend. July 2020. 293. 2022-05-18.
  17. Web site: Diretor do Inpe diz que discurso sobre Bolsonaro 'causou constrangimento' e será exonerado. 2019-08-02. 2022-05-18. pt-br.
  18. Web site: Nomeação de diretor interino do Inpe é publicada em 'Diário Oficial'. 2019-08-14. 2022-05-18. pt-br.
  19. Web site: Conheça a trajetória de Clezio Marcos De Nardin, o novo diretor do Inpe. 2020-08-02. 2022-05-18. pt-br.
  20. Web site: 2022-01-04. 2023-01-02. MCom e MCTI terão ampla troca de cargos, com exonerações de Lula.
  21. inpe_mct . INPE . 1610624478094000128 . 2023-01-04 . INPE no Twitter.