Sweden inaugurates mainland Europe's first satellite launch complex

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Sweden inaugurates mainland Europe's first satellite launch complex

STORY: Sweden inaugurates mainland Europe's first satellite launch complex DATELINE: Jan. 14, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:01 LOCATION: Stockholm CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the ceremony (Courtesy of SVT) 2. various of the space rocket model (Courtesy of SVT) 3. various of the animation (Courtesy of SVT) STORYLINE: Spaceport Esrange, mainland Europe's first orbital launch complex, was inaugurated on Friday at the Esrange Space Center in northern Sweden. The inauguration ceremony was attended by King Carl XVI Gustaf, Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, who jointly cut the ribbon. "Europe has its foothold in space and will keep it," von der Leyen said. She was in the country to mark the beginning of Sweden's six-month rotating Presidency of the Council of the European Union (EU). For Europe, the new orbital launch facility at Esrange is a long-awaited critical asset. Today, only ten-odd countries in the world are capable of launching satel

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