Andøy Municipality
municipality in Nordland, Norway
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
changeRockets 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
changeSources
change- ↑ «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