30年前,原欧洲运载火箭发展组织(欧空局的前身之一)在对欧洲号运载火箭进行了3次不成功的发射后,放弃了它建在澳大利亚伍默拉的火箭试验场。根据国际商业发射市场的需求形势,1986年9月,在澳大利亚昆士兰州政府的支持下,澳开始组织对在约克角(东经142度,北纬12度)建设航天?.. Thirty years ago, the former European Launch Vehicle Organization (formerly ESA) abandoned its rocket test site built in Woodmere, Australia, after three unsuccessful launches of the European carrier launch vehicle. In September 1986, with the support of the Queensland government in Australia, Australia started to organize the construction of a space flight at Cape York (142 degrees east longitude and 12 degrees north latitude) according to the needs of the international commercial launch market.