Europe shifts from sovereign to responsive space access

Europe is building sovereign launch capabilities and diversifying spaceports through international partnerships. Germany, with a €35 billion space defense budget, plans a national launch site for the Bundeswehr and is exploring launches from the North Sea and near the equator.

• Germany allocated €35 billion for space defense projects through 2030
• European firms launch from spaceports in Oman, Australia and Canada
• The U.S. signed TSA launch deals with 7 countries including the UK and Japan
• New spaceports are being built in Sweden, Norway and the UK