Arctic Sweden in race for Europe’s satellite launches (AFP)
December 9, 2022
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Originally published by Agence France Presse on 8 December
As the mercury drops to minus 20 Celsius, a research rocket lifts off from one of the world’s northernmost space centres, its burner aglow in the twilight of Sweden’s snowy Arctic forests.
Hopes are high that rockets like this could carry satellites as early as next year, in what could be the first satellite launch from a spaceport in continental Europe.
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