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Portugal: in 2021 the first European spaceport

It will be on the island of Santa Maria in the Azores

Portugal is considering setting up a launch base for rockets on Santa Maria Island in the Azores archipelago, which could allow the European Space Agency (ESA) to use it instead of Kourou, in French Guyana. In addition, the space agencies of the United States, Russia, Italy, France, Germany, Portugal, Spain and the Netherlands would also have expressed interest in the new spaceport, which would guarantee...

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Santa Maria Island, Portugal, 11/21/2018 09:05
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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