DOVE-OSCAR 17:

A DREAM COME TRUE AND A PROPOSAL FOR PHYSICS TEACHING

Abstract

The research of this work is based on a review of the story of Junior Torres de Castro and his achievements in the field of Astronomy and the concepts of Physics involved in them. He became the first Brazilian and the first person not involved with any scientific/technological entity in the world, to have his own satellite in orbit around the Earth. This satellite, Dove-OSCAR 17, also had humanitarian and educational purposes as its mission. This work aims to rescue the history of this great and unknown Brazilian, in order to make it possible to publicize it. Furthermore, this article seeks to highlight the Physics knowledge involved in launching satellites and encourage greater interest in Astronomy, bringing it closer to students' reality. For this purpose, a bibliographical research was carried out on Junior Torres de Castro, which enabled a systematized exposition of this Brazilian and his achievements. It is hoped that this text will be used to demonstrate that dreams, with effort and dedication, can be achieved, no matter how big and intangible they may seem, as happened with the aforementioned scientist.