It is a very bureaucratic and difficult process to launch a rocket to space from currently established spaceports. With today's advances in rocket technology, the demand for accessible launch sites increases as the demand for satellites in orbit does as well. EuroSpaceport wants to offer an off-shore solution based on retired wind turbine equipment to provide Launch Service Providers (i.e. the companies with rockets) with an accessible and cheap launch range.
Currently, we are looking to the North Sea as it has a geographically favorable position when it comes to launching Earth observation satellites and communication satellites. We are engaged with relevant off-shore partners in Esbjerg, and we already have the first demonstration launches planned for 2022. Europe is currently seeing a modern space race in order to retain space launch capabilities, which the American market has been winning over the past 15 years. We are on track to become a cornerstone in the launch infrastructure of Europe. We will be using Esbjerg as our operative hub, but we work out of Copenhagen.