European Spaceflight
• Andrew Parsonson
Norway’s proposed 2027 budget allocates funding for a second orbital launch pad at Andøya Spaceport. The plan would expand the site’s launch infrastructure, though the available report does not specify the amount, schedule or launch vehicles the additional pad would support.
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Norway’s proposed 2027 budget allocates funding for a second orbital launch pad at Andøya Spaceport. The plan would expand the site’s launch infrastructure, though the available report does not specify the amount, schedule or launch vehicles the additional pad would support.
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