The Germany company's first Spectrum rocket lifted off Sunday morning (March 30) from Andøya Spaceport in northern Norway on the first-ever orbital launch attempt from European soil.

The first flight of Isar Aerospace's Spectrum rocket didn't last long on Sunday. The booster's nine engines switched off as the rocket cartwheeled upside-down and fell a short distance from its Arctic ...

Launch provider says a nozzle extension on the upper engine was lost during stage separation, preventing the rocket from ...

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European private aerospace company Isar Aerospace successfully completed the first test flight of its Spectrum rocket, despite the rocket crashing to the ground 30 seconds after launch on Sunday. Isar ...

Far from the most dangerous point in the launch, the Firefly rocket's separation caused it to miss its orbital insertion.

Drone footage provided by Isar Aerospace (a startup incubated as part of the Bavaria One space program) shows the first test flight of its Spectrum orbital vehicle in Norway. The flight termination ...

Isar Aerospace, the German company that built the rocket, had warned that the launch could end prematurely, and maintained that the flight had produced extensive data that its team can learn from.

The flight, from a spaceport in northern Norway, marked the first time a rocket capable of reaching orbit was launched from continental Europe excluding Russia, manufacturer Isar Aerospace said.

OSLO, Norway (AP) — A private European aerospace startup said Sunday it successfully completed the first test flight of its orbital launch vehicle from Norway. Isar Aerospace, which is ...

OSLO, Norway (AP) — A private European aerospace startup said Sunday it successfully launched the first test flight of its orbital launch vehicle from Norway. Isar Aerospace, which is ...