Orbital space race heats up in Arctic north
Europe lags far behind the US and China in orbital space launches, but new facilities are opening up.
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"It was a good flight, we're really relieved."
— Thomas Voigtmann , Executive
"Within a couple of years, we will have the first satellite launch from here."
— Mattias Abrahamsson , Executive
"We are now building out more infrastructure that is specific to Firefly's Alpha rocket."
— Katarina Lahti , Executive
"Spaceports will be like seaports, and you will need multiple for the amount of traffic, but also for resilience."
— Hermann Ludwig Moeller , Executive
Key People
Director discussing the future of spaceports.
Part of SSC's orbital launch and rocket test division.
Business development director at SSC Space.
Campaign manager involved in rocket launches at Esrange Space Centre.
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