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Isar Aerospace's Spectrum Rocket Explodes Shortly

Ars Technica · 2d

The first flight of Isar Aerospace’s Spectrum rocket lasted just 40 seconds

Isar Aerospace, based in Germany, is the first in a crop of new European rocket companies to attempt an orbital launch. If all went according to plan, Isar's Spectrum rocket would have arced to the north from Andøya Spaceport in Norway and reached a polar orbit.

Astronomy on MSN · 23h

Debut flight of Isar Aerospace Spectrum rocket ends in explosion

Spectrum lifted off from Norway’s picturesque Andøya Spaceport and cleared the launch pad. But after about 30 seconds, the vehicle activated its flight termination system, shutting down its engines and sending it tumbling nose-down into the sea “in a controlled manner,” Isar said.

ExtremeTech on MSN · 2d

Isar Aerospace's Spectrum Rocket Explodes Shortly After Takeoff

Isar Aerospace managed to launch its Spectrum rocket this past weekend after several aborted attempts, only for it to crash shortly after liftoff in a fiery implosion in the nearby ocean. The rocket appeared to begin a pitch maneuver to push toward its planned retrograde orbit,

Spectrum Rocket Crashes Into Sea

Spectrum Rocket Crashes Into Sea After Orbital Launch Attempt, Company Calls Test A 'Success'

A first-of-its-kind European rocket launch ended in the Norwegian Sea when Isar Aerospace's unmanned rocket exploded just 40 seconds after takeoff.

Smithsonian Magazine on MSN · 1d

First Orbital Rocket Launched From Western Europe Crashes Into Sea After Roughly 30-Second Flight

A test rocket developed by a German start-up crashed into the sea about half a minute after taking off from Norway on March 30. Though the rocket, called Spectrum, did not reach space, the test marks the first orbital flight outside of Russia launched from continental Europe.

Hosted on MSN · 1d

Isar’s first orbital rocket crashes into sea – CEO calls it a 'great success'

What counts as failure in New Space? Comment Yet another rocket exploded over the weekend and – you guessed it – its CEO called the test flight "a great success." This raises the question: what even counts as failure anymore in the world of so-called "New Space" – the VC-fueled and risk-friendly private rocket sector?

Space.com on MSN1d

Watch a private German rocket explode during 1st orbital launch attempt from European soil (video)

The Germany company's first Spectrum rocket lifted off Sunday morning (March 30) from Andøya Spaceport in northern Norway on ...

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A private European aerospace startup completes the first test flight of its orbital launch vehicle

A rocket by a private European aerospace company launched from Norway on Sunday and crashed into the sea 30 seconds later.

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