On which continent is the main spaceport of the European Space Agency located?
in Europe
in Africa
in South America
in Asia
The Guiana Space Centre is a French and European spaceport near Kourou in French Guiana since 1968. The location was chosen as it fulfils the two major geographical requirements of such a site: it is quite close to the equator, so that the spinning earth can impart some extra velocity to the rockets for free when launched eastward, and it has open sea to the east, so that lower stages of rockets and debris from launch failures cannot fall on human habitations.
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in Europe
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Thailand
21
Italy
63
France
54
Greece
54
Republic of Ireland
53
Germany
787
Switzerland
84
Spain
26
Austria
130
Israel
19
the Netherlands
55
Australia
65
Unknown
25
the United States
806
Poland
19178
the United Kingdom
310
India
184
Canada
62
the Philippines
17
Lithuania
18