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Norway opens Andøya spaceport Norway inaugurated its northern Andøya spaceport Thursday as commercial launch competition on continental Europe heats up.

Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA) - the Bavarian rocket startup which will be launching from the Shetland Islands - has successfully hot fired its upper stage

The Board of Swedish Space Corporation (SSC) has appointed Charlotta Sund as the new President and CEO of the SSC Group. She will take office during the autumn of 2023, and succeeds the current CEO Stefan Gardefjord who retires after twelve years in the company. “Sweden can take a leading role in the global space

Swedish Space Corp (SSC) says it will invest in sustainable social development through a number of initiatives. Among the initiatives is the newly inaugurated S

Swedish and European officials inaugurated what they called mainland Europe’s first orbital launch site Jan. 13, but it’s unclear who will use it.

On January 13, 2023, mainland Europe’s first spaceport opened in the Swedish Arctic city of Kiruna–better known for iron ore mining and its dramatic and ongoing relocation. The Swedish Arctic city of Kiruna is perhaps best known for its dramatic and ongoing relocation. With the Swedish state-owne

This Sunday is the first day of the Chinese Lunar New Year. Plus, weve got a new close-up of an ancient guest star, and the latest on the astronauts stranded aboard the International Space Station.

Esrange, in the far north of Sweden, has been launching sounding rockets since 1966. After nearly 60 years of operations, orbital missions are on the horizon.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, King of Sweden Carl XVI Gustaf and Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson inaugurated the European Union's first mainland orbital launch complex on Friday. Spaceport Esrange, the new facility at...

European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen called Spaceport Esrange an ‘independent European gateway to space’.