In August 2021, Esrange Space Center in Kiruna was hit by an extensive fire. The accident occurred in connection with a planned test of rocket engines, something that is regularly carried out on the space base. A test rocket that was stronger than expected came at the ignition loose from its ramp and went off 200 meters at full speed, causing massive property damage. Two of the six buildings in the area burned to the ground and several others buildings were damaged. Fortunately, no people were injured.
Immediately after the fire, an internal project was started to rebuild the rocket launch capability as quickly as possible.In the autumn of 2021, Keep the company received a request to install Keep safe system® within the fire cell boundaries. And, in February we delivered the units. This will protect personnel from explosions in the future.
Esrange Space Center, Sweden’s only space base, is owned by Swedish Space Corporation. The facility is located 45 km east of Kiruna in the far north of Sweden and has been in operation since 1966, the same year as the first rocket was launched from the base.Today, Esrange works with satellite communications and services in space, atmosphere and weightlessness research, in collaboration with researchers around the world.
At Keep the company, we are of course very proud of supplying security to the space industry.
