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Norway Launched Into the Commercial Space Age: Andøya (High North News): On Thursday, Europe's first and only operational launch port for satellites officially ...
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Do the Shetland Isles need Cold War-style military protection?: Calls are being made for the defence of the Shetland Isles to be strengthened after increased ...
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Historic Launch From Andøya Spaceport: 'A Breakthrough for European Space Activities'
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Europe’s Busiest New Rocket Flies From South America. Who Profits?: A record Ariane 6 launch from French Guiana shows Europe's spaceport hitting its stride ...
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German startup's space rocket explodes seconds after take-off from Norway: German startup Isar Aerospace says this was an initial test as part of a project aimed ...
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This launcher is about to displace the V-2 as Germany’s largest rocket: Isar Aerospace’s first Spectrum rocket will launch from Andøya Spaceport in Norway.
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Rocket launch in Shetland delayed after engine explosion: The blast resulted in "extensive damage" in part of the structure, which is now being rebuilt.
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Rocket explodes during testing at UK’s new spaceport in Shetland: Rocket Factory Augsburg says ‘anomaly’ led to ‘the loss of the stage’, adding that there were ...
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Rocket engine explodes during test launch from new spaceport in Scotland: A rocket engine exploded during a test launch at a new spaceport in the Shetland ...
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New Orbex chief hints at Sutherland launch next year: The new chief executive of Orbex has strongly hinted that the company expects to achieve first launch from ...
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Shetland's SaxaVord Spaceport granted licence for UK's first vertical rocket launch
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Key FactsFirst Vertical Rocket Launch Site in Shetland
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- Approval for SaxaVord Spaceport on Unst island for launches starting in 2024.
- First fully-licensed spaceport in Western Europe for vertical orbital launches.
- Sub-orbital launches by German rocket firm Hylmpulse expected from August.
- Full orbital launches expected at SaxaVord from 2025.

Andøya Spaceport: Continental Europe's first spaceport opens in Norway: Rockets have been launched from northern Norway for decades, but so far not into orbit ...
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Norway Inaugurates Andoya Spaceport, advancing European satellite launch capacity
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