German startup Isar Aerospace launched its Spectrum rocket from the Andya spaceport on Sunday at 6:30 a.m.
ET for its first test flight.
We had a clean liftoff, 30 seconds of flight and even got to validate our Flight Termination System.
A screen grab showing the explosion shortly after launch.Credit: Isar Aerospace
We demonstrated that we can not only design and build but also launch rockets.
With the launch, Isar became the first European space company to launch an orbital rocket from continental Europe.
The rocket redeemed itself earlier this year, deploying a high-resolution reconnaissance satellite to orbit in March.
Spectrum lifted off from the northern Norwegian coast. Credit: Isar Aerospace | Simon Fischer, Wingmen Media
Evidently, the rocket business is hard.
Isar Aerospace, however, has not been derailed by its less-than-ideal launch.
Today, we laid the foundation to cater to the rising global demand for flexible satellite launch services.
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