Who we are
and what we do
Newspace North AS was established to realise Norway's ambition of becoming a global player in the upstream aerospace industry. We are the national innovation centre anchored at Andøya, home to Norway's only orbital launch site, Andøya Spaceport. Our owners: SIVA, Andøya Space, Nordland County, and Andøya Teknologipark represent the full breadth of Norwegian aerospace infrastructure, regional development, and innovation policy. We are open to the right strategic shareholders. If you believe your company belongs in this ecosystem, we want to hear from you.
Vision Statement: Norway as a recognised hub for upstream aerospace with Andøya as its operational centre.
Mission Statement:To accelerate aerospace technology development by connecting companies, research institutions, and defence actors with unique infrastructure, capital, and networks at the edge of the Arctic.
The space industry represents one of the fastest-growing global markets valued at $464 billion in 2022 and projected to exceed $1.1 trillion by 2040. Andøya's unique infrastructure positions Norway at the centre of this growth. Come work with us.
Illustration: Andøya Space
Space: the final frontier. These are the voyages of the starship Enterprise. Its five-year mission: to explore strange new worlds; to seek out new life and new civilizations; to boldly go where no man has gone before!
Captain James T. Kirk USS Enterprise (Star Trek)
Who hasn’t felt the thrill of hearing this sentence at the beginning of each Star Trek episode and wished that you could access space yourself?
That is exactly what newspace is - a way of making space much more accessible.
The space industry is a rapidly growing market that can bring about both commercial and national security benefits: the total sector was valued at $464 billion in 2022 and is expected to reach around $1.1 trillion by 2040, with a projected compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of around 7 percent.
Illustration: Andøya Space