This is a major boost to the Norwegian space effort - the Andøya Rocket Range is favourably located for research on the aurora, for instance - it sits a little

This is a major boost to the Norwegian space effort - the Andøya Rocket Range is favourably located for research on the aurora, for instance - it sits a little south of the 70th parallel. The ability to launch heavier payloads further into the atmosphere/near space will open for all kinds of interesting research and spin off industries.