Hidden in the Arctic, Sweden is quietly winning Europe ’s next big space race

Sweden is leading in a battle to be the first European space base outside Russia to launch a satellite into orbitFirst place is “nice but it’s not necessary”, says Stefan Gustafsson, a senior official at the Sweden Space Corporation (SSC), with a telling chortle. “Other actors are more aiming to be first. Naturally, I think we will be.”It was an unconvincing show of magnanimity. There is a space race on, a British rival has alreadyspectacularly fallen by the wayside, and the Swedes have every intention of winning.Continue reading...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - Category: Science Authors: Tags: Sweden Space Europe Science World news Aerospace industry Source Type: news