Isar Aerospace's Spectrum Rocket Fails on First Test Flight

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

Isar Aerospace, the company behind the rocket, is still heralding the launch as a success due to the data it provided

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.

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

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

European orbital rocket crashes soon after launch

The 92-foot rocket was not carrying any payload for flight.

German rocket’s test flight hailed as it crashes and burns

Fraying defence ties with Washington and a backlog at Elon Musk’s SpaceX have added to Europe’s sense of urgency to develop its own satellite launch capacity.