Brazil has reaffirmed its commitment to participate in the international space station program with a planned contribution of $10 million over the next four years, according to the South American nation's top space official. Sergio Gaudenzi, president of Brazil's space agency, said the space station plan is among several recommendations that came out of a national conference held in Brazil in late November 2004 to determine the nation's long-term goals in space. The conference participants, who included senior Brazilian government, congressional and industry officials, also recommended continued work on domestic satellite and launch capabilities, as well as major industry-funded infrastructure upgrades to Brazil's fledgling Alcantara launch center, Gaudenzi said in a telephone interview in late December.
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