[4] Strategy to articulate the management of the various national programs linked to Space.
[6][7] The agency focuses on Earth observation and the small satellite industry[2] in addition to the creation of a space port on Santa Maria Island.
[9] The National Space Agency coordinates Portuguese participation in the European Space Agency (ESA)[2] and also advises the Portuguese government on contributions and subscriptions made to ESA.
In collaboration with FCT, Portugal Space manages funds from ESA and the European Southern Observatory (ESO) and represents Portugal in these international organizations, as well as in the newly created Board of Directors of the European Solar Telescope (EST).
Portugal Space is also Portugal's national representative to the European Commission for space-related matters, namely the European Space Program (Copernicus, Galileo, GOVSATCOM, SSA) and Horizon Europe and sits on the board of directors of the GSA (future EUSPA).