Imagine rockets being launched from the Azores, an archipelago out in the Atlantic Ocean, carrying Portuguese-built satellites into space — and then picture reusable space capsules returning to base. While this may sound like a rather futuristic scenario, elements of it could soon become reality. Portugal , after all, is working hard to become a spacefaring nation, with the help of its many highly skilled engineers and EU cooperation. "Portugal has modernized considerably over the past 20 years,