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Esrange will be developed on a commercial basis and now the government is investing SEK 80 million in a test facility. The plant will test and develop reusable launch technologies for small and large rockets, engine development, flight tests and satellite technology. This is because Esrange is one of the few places where such activities can be conducted.
– The goal of the initiative is to move to Esranges, now a renovation of Esrange is underway and the next step is to allow a test bench where we can test at once launch rocket and rocket technology of the future. According to Helene Hellmark Knutsson (S), Minister of Higher Education and Research, […] Lennart Poromaa, responsible for the localization of Esrange, considers the new facility a good complement.
– It was about what we had calculated, that would give us the opportunity to establish the test facility, and it's a very good complement important to the space base. "1965-19005 No major initiative on satellite launches
space strategy was announced last spring that an investment of half a billion would be made to allow the launch of satellites Esrange . But the space strategy did not contain any major effort on satellite launches from space.
– This must be seen as building a unique environment in Kiruna with a major investment that takes several steps forward. Then it stays if you are going to make the entire investment then you need more money. But this initiative will begin to take effect next summer, says Mikael Damberg (S), Minister of Industry and Innovation.
"Happy to have this company"
– Of course, we hope to carry out all the initiative of the satellite launches it is very important for Sweden and Europe 's. have their own capabilities, but we are very excited about the idea of doing this business, "said Lennart Poromaa, director of Esrange.
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