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Isar Aerospace's Spectrum Rocket Fails on First Test Flight
- Isar Aerospace's Spectrum rocket launched from And�ya, Norway, but crashed into the sea 30 seconds later during its first test flight.
- Daniel Metzler, Isar's CEO, stated that the rocket's launch met expectations and validated its Flight Termination System.
- ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher commented on the difficulties of rocket launches, encouraging Isar Aerospace to learn from the test.
- Isar Aerospace described the test flight as successful, aiming to collect data for future missions, despite the premature end.
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German startup Isar Aerospace conducted the first test of the launcher in Europe, but the company-owned Spectrum rocket crashed and exploded a few tens of seconds after takeoff.
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Isar Aerospace’s device managed to fly 30 seconds, which its boosters consider a “success” to be the first European space company to launch an orbital rocket from the continent
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Europe Tries To Do An Impersonation Of Elon And Space X, Instead Does An Impersonation Of Europe Sucking
For the first time, a private company from continental Europe has tried an orbital launch. The Spectrum rocket, developed by Germany’s Isar Aerospace, launched from Andøya Spaceport in Norway and exploded after 44 seconds. Encapsulates Europe nicely. Europe, rocket launch, German, fail, crash
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