Launch Vehicles & Propulsion companies in Norway
Space Atlas lists 7 organisations in Norway working in launch vehicles & propulsion: 3 non-profits, 2 private companies, 2 startups. That is 30% of the 23 space organisations in Norway and 3% of the 270 in this sector worldwide. Most are based in Trondheim (2), Stavanger (2), Andøya (1).
Non-profit (3)
- Portal Space · Non-profit · Oslo
Norwegian student rocketry organisation at the University of Oslo — develops liquid-fuelled rockets such as the LOX/ethanol Nansen for education and research.
- Propulse NTNU · Non-profit · Trondheim
Norwegian student rocketry organisation at NTNU — designs and launches hybrid and liquid-fuelled rockets with the goal of reaching space.
- UiS Aerospace · Non-profit · Stavanger
Norwegian student rocketry organisation at the University of Stavanger — builds liquid-fuelled rockets with the aim of reaching space with Phoenix 2.
Private Company (2)
- Andøya Space · Private Company · Andøya
Norwegian aerospace company operating the Andøya Spaceport — provides suborbital and orbital launch services, defence test range and space education from the Arctic.
- Nammo · Private Company · Raufoss
Develops hybrid rocket propulsion systems — active in space launch vehicle and sounding rocket propulsion.
Startup (2)
- Solstorm · Startup · Trondheim
Norwegian space propulsion startup from NTNU rocketry projects — develops small thrusters and de-orbit devices for satellites.
- Space Lab · Startup · Stavanger
Norwegian launch startup in Stavanger — develops a reusable, sea-launched orbital rocket that draws on Norway's offshore industry and logistics.