Azores, Portugal
Latest news and stories from Vila do Porto.
For centuries, Santa Maria has turned its position in the Atlantic into an opportunity. Now, as the world enters a new era of space flight, this small Azorean island is preparing for its most ambitious crossing ever, not across the ocean, but beyond the atmosphere. This possibility became clear during the Atlantic Space Hub event.
The company Atmos Space Cargo is evaluating the possibility of establishing a new operational base in Portugal.
A 15-million-euro space technology centre is scheduled to begin construction in 2027 and 'must be ready' by 2028 for the Space Rider mission. The Azores will play 'a central role'.
The 15 million euro project includes a 12 million euro investment from the Portuguese State and 3 million euros from the Regional Government of the Azores.
The new CT scanner represented an investment exceeding 400,000 euros.
The President of the Regional Government of the Azores (PSD/CDS-PP/PPM), José Manuel Bolieiro, warned this Monday that the region only has the “possibility of making certain transformative investments,” such as the Vila do Porto bypass which he inaugurated, if there is EU co-financing. “There is no economy of reduced scale or [of] no scale, in an economic region like the...
Were it not for the various satellite dishes dotting the approximately 40,000 square metres of area, the Santa Maria Teleport would almost blend into the lush green landscape of the Azorean island. Located on the Monte das Flores, right next to the Teleport is a farm where there is no shortage of sheep, and on the path of less...
The 16th-century liturgical chalice, which disappeared about a year ago from a parish on the island of Santa Maria in the Azores, has been returned by mail. The parish priest says the package came from the mainland.
The 16th-century liturgical chalice that had disappeared in August 2025 from the Mother Church of Vila do Porto, on the island of Santa Maria, Azores, was returned anonymously via a CTT postal package.
The liturgical chalice had been reported missing in August 2025, during preparations for the annual feast of Our Lady of the Assumption, the patron saint of Vila do Porto, which is celebrated on August 15th.
Parish priest admits it is a “very big mystery”.
On the remaining four islands, only “a tooth or a piece of a vertebra” have been found.
The UK-based firm Space Forge is planning to establish a semiconductor manufacturing facility in Portugal.
In this flight, known as suborbital, the spacecraft exceeds an altitude of 100 kilometres and reaches space, but does not achieve sufficient speed to complete an orbit.
Portugal has signed an agreement with the European Space Agency to use Santa Maria Island as a landing site for returning spacecraft.
Rafael Macedo is being investigated by local authorities for posting photos and videos of the corpse on his Facebook social media page.
Horror on the island of Santa Maria, in the Azores. The body was already frozen with other waste to be incinerated on Terceira island.
Returning humans to the Moon is one of the major projects NASA is committed to, in a coalition effort with other nations and agencies, such as the European Space Agency (ESA). There is nothing like seeing an astronaut do what we consider an almost impossible feat to serve as collective inspiration.
South Korean Innospace has chosen the island of Santa Maria in the Azores to launch its rockets in Europe. The contract, signed with the Atlantic Spaceport Consortium, is valid until 2030, with the first orbital flight scheduled for late 2026 and regular launches planned in the coming years from the Malbusca launch centre.
The business association asked the Regional Government to provide the vessel Margarethe to “temporarily cover the absence of the Furnas and ensure the continuity of the island's weekly maritime connection”.
