Brazilian Participation in the International Space Station, with an Emphasis on Microgravity Research

摘要

Brazil has various vigorous and well-established national programs, which are government supported, and which underpn future Brazilian utilization of the International Space Station (ISS). The particular opportunity for Brazilian participation in the ISS is for staff at government research centers and private companies to use its research and development facilities to develop a productive enterprise initiative including both the private and public sectors. Of particular importance is the opportunity offered for projects in the field of pharmaceutical products, an area that Brazil and the entire South American market is now developing and already one of the largest markets in the world.