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Orbital space race heats up in Arctic north – Europe lags far behind the US and China in orbital space launches, but new facilities are opening up

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Tags: rocketry, sweden.kiruna, infrastructure, spaceports, esrange space center, swedish space corporation, research, aerospace, rockets, flights.test, rocket launches.orbital, technology, agreements, business, isar aerospace, firefly aerospace, european space agency, arctic, politics, geopolitics, policy.science, usa, china, european union, author.adrienne murray, author.james brooks, source.bbc
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4g0201rj8go

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Title
Orbital space race heats up in Arctic north
Published
Feb 24 2026
Word count
144 words