Waspie_Dwarf Posted December 17, 2012 #1 Share Posted December 17, 2012 Arctic to Become Next Gateway to Space? Sweden's small Arctic town of Kiruna has a surprisingly international airport with regular flights to London and Tokyo, but it has even bigger plans: to offer commercial space flights.Spaceport Sweden, a company founded in 2007, hopes to be able to provide the first flights within a decade from Kiruna's airport. "We're working on establishing commercial flights from Sweden to space for tourism and research, and to create a launching pad at the airport," explained the company's enthusiastic director, Karin Nilsdotter, seated in her office at the Swedish Institute of Space Physics (IRF). Read more... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandpa Greenman Posted December 17, 2012 #2 Share Posted December 17, 2012 Go for it! I hope it becomes more than just a joy ride. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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