Helena Correia Mendonça is attending the 75th edition of the International Astronautical Congress, taking place from 14 to 18 October in Milan.

On the first day of the congress, 14 October, Helena Correia Mendonça will participate in the panel ‘International Cooperation and Business Ventures in Earth Observations’, where she will present a paper entitled ‘The New Space Portugal project - challenges and opportunities for EO’. This panel aims to discuss projects and experiences that promote the development of international initiatives in the field of Earth observation.

On 16 October, Helena Correia Mendonça will also take part in the ‘Launching into Outer Space’ panel, where she will present the article ‘The approach to space ports and launches under Portuguese law’. This panel aims to deliberate on the legal configuration of space ports and the challenges that they face.

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