Coming from a pilot project financed by the EP on access to space, a study adressing existing ground infrastructures should provide an overview and an asssesment of their importance to the continuity of access to space operations. It falls in the scope of a pilot project aiming at developing a …

- identification of the commercial and institutional needs for responsive launch systems in the EU, including for security and defence purposes. - identification and definition of the suitable and affordable solutions for responsive launch systems in the EU (including ground and launcher systems). - identification of necessary steps toward operational …