Norway Details Funding Allocation for Second Andøya Launch Pad

What happened

The Norwegian government has detailed plans to finance a second orbital launch pad at Andøya Spaceport, an initiative the country’s Minister of Trade and Industry first announced on 30 September. In its proposed state budget, published on 7 October, the government allocated NOK 323.3 million (€30 million) towards the project in 2027.

NOK 223.5 million […] The post Norway Details Funding Allocation for Second Andøya Launch Pad appeared first on European Spaceflight . The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries will cover its contribution by reallocating funds originally approved in 2020 for the development of Andøya Spaceport.

This contains NOK 73 million in unspent equity funding and NOK 26.5 million from an outstanding regional development grant. The original commitments totalled NOK 282.6 million and NOK 83 million, respectively.