Latest news of commercial spaceports

Andøya Spaceport and Exolaunch sign strategic partnership agreement
Andøya Spaceport, strategically located in northern Norway at 69°N and 16°E, with orbital launch pads offering direct injection into Polar and sun-synchronous orbits (SSO), today announced a strategic...
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Commercial Spaceports Sign Memorandum of Understanding to Commit to Expand International Collaboration
MILAN, Italy – Today (October 13, 2024), eight commercial spaceports located across five continents signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). The MOU will establish a forum to explore potential stra...
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MaiaSpace selected to operate from former Soyuz launch pad in French Guiana
Following a call for application issued by CNES, MaiaSpace has been selected to operate its reusable launcher from the former Soyuz launch pad (ELS) in the Guiana Space Center.
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ELA Signs Multi-Launch Contract with Sirius Space Services in Paris
Leading French rocket company, Sirius Space Services (Sirius), has signed a historic contract with Equatorial Launch Australia (ELA) for a multi-year, multi-launch campaign from the Arnhem Space Centr...
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Norway takes another step into the newspace age
Less than one year after the opening of the Norwegian spaceport at Andøya, Andøya Spaceport has reached yet another important milestone towards the first launch of satellites from Norwegian soil. On T...
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NordSpace Announces New Spaceport Canada and $5M Investment, Adding to End-to-End Space Launch System for Canada
MARKHAM, ONTARIO, CANADA, July 31, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- On July 31, 2024, Ontario-based NordSpace Corp. announced that it will be investing $5M towards the development of the first phase of Spac...
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Swedish Space Corporation and Firefly Aerospace to Launch Satellites from Esrange in Sweden
Cedar Park, Texas, June 27, 2024 – Swedish Space Corporation (SSC) and U.S. space transportation company Firefly Aerospace have signed a collaborative agreement to jointly launch satellites with Firef...
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Swedish Space Corporation (SSC) and Perigee to launch satellites from Esrange
SSC and South Korean rocket company Perigee Aerospace Inc. have signed a collaborative agreement to launch satellites jointly from Esrange Space Center in northern Sweden, starting 2025. Perigee’s Blu...
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Green Light for First Australian Orbital Spaceport in Bowen, Queensland
Australian rockets are closer to launching off the Queensland coast following the approval of the country's first orbital launch facility licence under the Space (Launches & Returns) Act 2018.
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EQUATORIAL LAUNCH AUSTRALIA (ELA) SIGNS MOU WITH SINGAPOREAN ROCKET COMPANY
Spaceport operator and launch technology infrastructure company, Equatorial Launch Australia (ELA) has today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Singaporean rocket compan...
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ASC ADVANCED LAUNCH PAD DESIGN: A GAME CHANGER IN MULTI-ROCKET LAUNCH PAD COMPATIBILITY AND REUSABLE PAD DESIGN
Equatorial Launch Australia (ELA) has today released completed designs for its state-of-the-art launch pads, a world first in launch pad design allowing any NewSpace rocket to be quickly and seamlessl...
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SAXAVORD GRANTED SPACEPORT LICENCE BY CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY
A significant historic milestone has been achieved by SaxaVord Spaceport with the award of a licence by the Civil Aviation Authority. It becomes the first licensed vertical launch spaceport in the UK ...
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UK SPACE AGENCY FUNDING BOOSTS PLANS FOR LAUNCH FROM SAXAVORD SPACEPORT AND SUTHERLAND SPACEPORT
Two companies have secured over £6.7 million to develop their world-leading launch technologies in a sustainable way and help cement the UK’s position as Europe’s leading destination for commercial sp...
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TRACKING SATELLITE LAUNCHES FROM ANDOYA SPACEPORT
European launch service company Isar Aerospace has established a partnership with Andøya Spaceport to launch small satellites from Andøya using Isar Aerospace’s Spectrum launch vehicle. Isar Aerospace...
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GERMAN OFFSHORE SPACEPORT TO HOST FIRST LAUNCH IN EARLY 2024
The German Offshore Spaceport Alliance (GOSA) was formed in December 2020 as a joint effort between Tractebel DOC Offshore, MediaMobil, OHB, and Harren Shipping Services. The spaceport will utilize th...
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