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EuroSpaceport joins ESA backed deal for North Sea launch site

Denmark based EuroSpaceport joined an ESA Boost! programme agreement with Polish rocket maker SpaceForest to support the first launch from its proposed floating Spaceport North Sea platform. SpaceForest's suborbital Perun rocket is planned to fly in the second half of 2026.

Verified Editor-read EuroSpaceport company announcement, 16 July 2025

What it does not test. Does not establish any funding figure, since neither party disclosed one, and ESA has not issued its own release confirming the backing.

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.

How this item was made. Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above; read and approved by the editor on 2026-10-19. How the record is made

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