The Institute of Aeronautics and Space, known in Portuguese as Instituto de Aeronautica e Espaco, is a military research organization operating under the Brazilian Air Force Department of Aerospace Science and Technology. It was established on 1 January 1954 and refounded in 1991 through a merger of Brazil Institute of Space Activities and Institute of Development and Research. The institute develops rockets, launch vehicles and satellites for Brazil space program, including the VLM-1 rocket for the Brazilian Space Agency, the VSB-30 and 14-X vehicles for the Air Force, and the Sonda series, VS-30, VS-40 and VLS sounding rockets and launch vehicles.
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Agency TypeMilitary research organization 1 Founded Year HeadquartersSão José dos Campos, São Paulo, Brazil 1 HeadCésar Augusto O'Donnell Alván 1 In the Other Atlases
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The IAE was refounded in 1991 as result of the merger of the Brazil's Institute of Space Activities and the Institute of Development and Research subordinated to the DCTA.
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military research organization
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1 January 1954
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São José dos Campos
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César Augusto O'Donnell Alván
In Group: Brazilian Space Agencies and Companies, Lead sentence
The Institute of Aeronautics and Space (Portuguese: Instituto de Aeronáutica e Espaço) is a military research organization of the Brazilian Air Force's Department of Aerospace Science and Technology (DCTA), founded on 1 January 1954.
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