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Germany commits EUR 870,000 more to its offshore launch platform project

Germany's transport ministry committed a further EUR 870,000 to the OSLIOS planning study for a mobile offshore launch platform in the North Sea, run by the German Offshore Spaceport Alliance with OHB and partners.

Verified AI-drafted BMDV (Federal Ministry for Digital Affairs and Transport) press release 008/2025, 7 February 2025

What it does not test. The money funds a planning study due by September 2025; it does not yet build or licence the launch platform itself.

How this item counts. This item is dated before the index starts on 1 January 2026, so it does not count in the European Sovereignty Index.

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