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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Thailand
21
Italy
63
France
54
Greece
53
Republic of Ireland
52
Germany
757
Switzerland
79
Spain
26
Austria
127
Israel
19
the Netherlands
53
Australia
65
Unknown
25
Poland
19084
the United States
794
the United Kingdom
310
India
181
Canada
61
the Philippines
17
Lithuania
18