by Hermínia Saraiva | Jul 28, 2026 | Events, News
The surrounding ocean, the low density of air traffic and the island’s position beneath the routes flown by vehicles returning from orbit make Santa Maria one of the places in the Atlantic where a spacecraft can return from space with the greatest assurance of...
by Hermínia Saraiva | Jul 7, 2026 | Events, News
Santa Maria is preparing to welcome more than 50 international specialists in space biomedicine, engineering and technology in July. Over four days at the Atlântida Cine, in Vila do Porto, the Atlantic Space Hub: Designing the Future of Space will debate the role of...
by Hermínia Saraiva | Mar 24, 2026 | Events, News
The second edition of the UN-Portugal Outer Space Fellowship began this Monday, 23 March, in Lisbon, bringing together 21 representatives from several countries for a week of work focused on space policy, governance, and diplomacy. The initiative is the result of a...
by Hermínia Saraiva | Mar 20, 2026 | Events, News
The Portuguese Space Agency and the Institute of Social and Political Sciences of the University of Lisbon (ISCSP-ULisboa) are organising an International Conference on Space Policy and Diplomacy on 26 March. The conference, which will take place at the Óscar Soares...
by Nuno Gomes | Jan 14, 2026 | Events, News
Register here Registration is now open for Terra em Foco 2026. Participation in the third edition of the national Earth Observation (EO) conference, created by the Portuguese Space Agency and co-organised with local partners, is free of charge but subject to the...
by Nuno Gomes | Oct 10, 2025 | Events, News
The official start of the 2025 edition of the European Rocketry Challenge (EuRoC) took place on Friday, October 10, with the competition’s opening ceremony. The event brought together around 700 participants at the Constância Municipal Sports Pavilion, as well...
