Andøy Municipality

Andøy municipality is a Norwegian municipality in Nordland county. The municipality is on the island of Andøya.

It has a population of 4,577 (as of 2023).

Economy

Rockets without people onboard, sometimes get launched from the island. A rocket was launced as early as 18. august 1962; Its goal was to study the ionosphere in the (Arctic) polar area.^[1]

Andøya Spaceport opened in 2023.^[2]

The air force has an air station [as of 2024], Andøya Air Station.^[3]

Related pages

List of mayors in Norway that are elected until 2027

Sources

↑ «Rakettskytefeltet på Andøya bytter navn til Andøya Space Center», dagbladet.no, 5. juli 2014. Besøkt 10. juli 2014.
↑ https://www.nrk.no/nordland/klart-for-historisk-rakett-test-pa-andoya-_-ekspert-mener-norge-er-i-ferd-med-a-vinne-romkapplopet-1.17025666. Retrieved 2024-09-01
↑ https://www.nrk.no/nordland/for-siste-gang-deltar-orion-flyene-pa-andenes-i-den-store-nato-ovelsen-1.16335156. Retrieved 2024-09-02

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[1] «Rakettskytefeltet på Andøya bytter navn til Andøya Space Center», dagbladet.no, 5. juli 2014. Besøkt 10. juli 2014.

[2] ttps://www.nrk.no/nordland/klart-for-historisk-rakett-test-pa-andoya-_-ekspert-mener-norge-er-i-ferd-med-a-vinne-romkapplopet-1.17025666. Retrieved 2024-09-01

[3] ttps://www.nrk.no/nordland/for-siste-gang-deltar-orion-flyene-pa-andenes-i-den-store-nato-ovelsen-1.16335156. Retrieved 2024-09-02

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