Germany is considering a dedicated launch facility for its armed forces to guarantee access to space for future national security missions.
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Minister of Defense Boris Pistorius is pushing forward the plans for his own launch base for military launchers. In the future, the Bundeswehr will no longer rely on commercial providers or foreign launch sites. The step is part of a continuing militarisation of space. Federal Minister of Defense Boris Pistorius, during a visit to the rocket manufacturer Isar Aerospace in Ottobrunn near Munich, has for the first time publicly confirmed reflectio…