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SPACE PRIZE FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES SPACE PRIZE PORTUGAL
The 5 finalists and 2 grand prize winners of Space Prize Portugal will receive once-in-a-lifetime opportunities. Finalists will receive one year of mentorship from a leader in the space industry, and the grand prize winners will also experience the weightlessness of space when they take an Air Zero G flight with the first Portuguese astronaut, Mário Ferreira. Additionally, winners will have access to other valuable opportunities such as exclusive internships, access to space education courses, study trips with industry experts and more.
For decades, the composition of workers in the space industry has not been representative of Earth's diverse humanity; less than 12.5% of people who have traveled to space have been women. Further, female CEOs represent just 1 in 5 of leaders in aerospace and defense, even though space is one of the fastest growing sectors in business and innovation.
Kim Macharia , Executive Director of Space Prize, is passionate about diversifying and democratizing the space industry and advocates for the creation of nontraditional pathways for marginalized communities to engage in the growing space economy:
Portuguese entrepreneur, investor and president of Pluris Investments Mario Ferreira says,
Laetitia Garriott de Cayeux, CEO of Global Space Ventures and a Space Prize judge, adds,
Space Prize Portugal will be managed by Manuel Vaz , Founder of Expanding World, and is open to female Portuguese students aged 18-22. To enter, applicants will submit an essay and video on space exploration. Applications will be accepted between 4 September through 30 October and reviewed by a specially selected panel of space industry experts and gender equality advocates, with winners announced on 21 December.
For full competition details and timeline, please visit https://www.spaceprize.org.
Space Prize was founded by Roman Chiporukha , Co-founder of Space VIP . Space Prize seeks to promote universal space literacy and inspire the next generation of private astronauts by connecting private citizens with a thrilling range of astronaut, earthanaut and aquanaut experiences.
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