Last December, fifteen teachers from seven islands in the Azores participated in the CanSat Júnior Azores Workshop, which marks the start of this project in the Region. The training took place at the facilities of OASA – Astronomical Observatory of Santana, Azores and was carried out by ESERO-Portugal/Ciência Viva, within the scope of a partnership between this institution and the Government of the Azores through the Office of the Regional Undersecretary for the Presidency and EMA -Space. CanSat Júnior Azores is one of the actions included in the Azores Strategy for Space – Dissemination, Education and Scientific Culture for Space.