European Space Agency eyes Cooper’s Island
Cooper’s Island could be used by a European space agency to track rockets the Government revealed yesterday.The agency in question was not revealed. It is the second space agency that has expressed interest in Cooper’s Island, the site of a US NASA station for several decades.Yesterday Minister of Environment, Planning and Infrastructure Strategy Walter Roban said he is excited to boast” the Government was in talks with a European space agency.He added: “Related to this, there have been steps taken within our Ministry to insert the presence of Bermuda into the satellite industry… a formal announcement of these developments will be forthcoming once concluded.”Since the closure of the NASA station, the 77-acre island has been turned into a nature reserve with the help of donations from HSBC. Approximately 600 longtail bird nests have been observed there.