US EditionA base deep in the Swedish forest is part of Europe's hope to compete in the space race
Esrange's remote 6 sq km site supports rocket tests and satellite launches, aiming to reduce Europe's reliance on the U.S. amid rising global space competition, experts said.
- Deep in the Swedish forest, Esrange Space Center in Kiruna, Sweden, owned by the Swedish Space Corporation, expands orbital rocket programs on a 5,200-square-kilometer landing zone.
- For decades, Europe has relied on the United States for space security and launches, prompting calls for greater autonomy amid concerns about Elon Musk's politics and America First policies, U.S. Vice President JD Vance urged Europe to 'step up'.
- This year Isar Aerospace launched its first test flight from Andøya, and a private German aerospace company treated a short, 30-second sea crash as a success while Esrange operates 30-plus antennas and a 6-square-kilometer test area.
- Hermann Ludwig Moeller warned Europe must at least double space investment to stay relevant as satellite demand will surge in the next five years; Portugal, Spain, Italy, Germany and the United Kingdom vie to join a European spaceport network.
- China's 2021 warhead launch and President Donald Trump's 'Golden Dome' plan raise militarization concerns as Hermann Ludwig Moeller predicts a mainland orbital launch within the next year.
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A base deep in the Swedish forest is part of Europe's hope to compete in the space race (Business)
Deep in the Swedish forest, where reindeer roam and scientists ski in winter, lies one of Europe's hopes for a spaceport that can ultimately compete with the United States, China and Russia. For decades, Europe has relied upon the U.S. for its security among the stars. But the Trump administration's...
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A base deep in the Swedish forest is part of Europe's hope to compete in the space race
For decades, Europe has relied upon the U.S. for its security among the stars. But the Trump administration’s “America First” policies, plus a commercial market that’s growing exponentially, has prompted Europeans to rethink their approach.
Deep in the Swedish forest, Esrange Space Center is part of Europe’s hope to compete in the space race
The state-owned Esrange Space Center in Kiruna, Sweden, is among the sites building out orbital rocket programs to allow Europe to advance in the global space race and launch satellites from the continent's mainland.
A base deep in the Swedish forest is part of Europe’s hope to compete in the space race – UK Times
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