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New Test Run: German Rocket to Orbit

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Europe's space industry wants to become more independent.The second test flight of the German "Spectrum" rocket will take place on Thursday - it would be a big step.The Bavarian space company Isar Aerospace is facing a groundbreaking cut in German space history: In the evening the German space rocket "Spectrum" will be launched with the second test flight and as far as possible brought to an earth orbit.The time window opens at 22.00 Central Eur…

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A technical problem forces the German company Isar Aerospace to stop the "Spectrum" mission at short notice. For Europe's space travel, this is a damper - but the company is continuing its course towards orbit.

·Bonn, Germany
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Next setback for the space project of the German start-up Isar Aerospace: The launch of the rocket planned for tonight will be postponed.

·Berlin, Germany
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Here you will find information on the topic "Space Travel". Read now "Start attempt for German "Spectrum" rocket aborted".

·Germany
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Center

The German company, Isar Aerospace, has cancelled the launch of the Spectrum rocket an hour from the countdown due to a suspicious leak. More information: 2026 is the year of Miura 5, the Spanish hope to go into space: this is how PLD Space faces its moment of truth

·Spain
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In the evening, Isar Aerospace will launch the rocket "Spectrum" on the second test flight. The target is the Earth orbit for civilian and military satellites. Europe is so far heavily dependent on US companies like SpaceX – the German rocket is supposed to change this.

·Dortmund, Germany
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Europe's space industry wants to become more independent. The second test flight of the German "Spectrum" rocket will take place on Thursday – it would be a big step.

·Düsseldorf, Germany
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noz.de broke the news in on Wednesday, April 8, 2026.
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