Norwegian Government Proposes Paying for Second Andøya Launch Pad

What happened

The Norwegian government plans to invest almost NOK 650 million (almost €60 million) to build a second orbital launch pad at Andøya Spaceport. Norway’s Minister of Trade and Industry, Cecilie Myrseth, announced the planned investment […] The post Norwegian Government Proposes Paying for Second Andøya Launch Pad appeared first on European Spaceflight .

Norway’s Minister of Trade and Industry, Cecilie Myrseth, announced the planned investment during a 30 September event hosted by Norway’s Directorate for Space Activities. Christian Hauglie-Hanssen, Director General of the Norwegian Space Agency, later said the government would allocate an initial NOK 323.3 million for the new pad in its 2027 budget proposal.

The remainder of the planned amount will then be included in the government’s 2028 budget. According to Norway’s national news agency NTB , responsibility for building the new pad will be given to Forsvarsbygg, the Norwegian Defence Estates Agency.

Key facts

• Norway’s Minister of Trade and Industry, Cecilie Myrseth, — announced: the planned investment […] The post Norwegian Government Proposes Paying for Second Andøya Launch Pad appeared first on European Spaceflight
• Norway’s Minister of Trade and Industry, Cecilie Myrseth, — announced: the planned investment during a 30 September event hosted by Norway’s Directorate for Space Activities