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The ultimate goal for Brazil is independence in the space arena: independent access to space by means of indigenous satellite launch vehicles; independent satellites with beneficial applications. What started as a presumed military need in the 1960s changed into a realization that Brazil could become an environmental power and one of the first developed nations in the tropics.
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Harvey, B., Smid, H.H.F., Pirard, T. (2010). Brazil: Plans - the ultimate goal. In: Emerging Space Powers. Springer Praxis Books. Praxis. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-0874-2_11
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