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Isar Aerospace's Spectrum Rocket Explodes Shortly

The first flight of Isar Aerospace’s Spectrum rocket lasted just 40 seconds

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 pad in Norway, punctuating the abbreviated test flight with a spectacular fiery crash into the sea.

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Debut flight of Isar Aerospace Spectrum rocket ends in explosion

Spectrum lifted off from Norway’s picturesque Andøya Spaceport and cleared the launch pad. But after about 30 seconds, the vehicle activated its flight termination system, shutting down its engines and sending it tumbling nose-down into the sea “in a controlled manner,” Isar said.

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Isar Aerospace's Spectrum Rocket Explodes Shortly After Takeoff

Isar Aerospace managed to launch its Spectrum rocket this past weekend after several aborted attempts, only for it to crash shortly after liftoff in a fiery implosion in the nearby ocean. The rocket appeared to begin a pitch maneuver to push toward its planned retrograde orbit,

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‘Space is hard’: Why Isar Aerospace CEO describes its rocket crash as ‘great success’

Isar Aerospace’s first mission flew for less than a minute. However, it’s not in the minority—there is a long history of ...

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Isar Aerospace launches Spectrum, fails early in first...

Isar Aerospace, based near Munich, Germany, made the first-ever launch attempt of its Spectrum two-stage rocket on Sunday, March 30, at 10:30 UTC from the Orbital Launch Pad at the Andøya Space ...

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Isar’s first orbital rocket crashes into sea – CEO calls it a 'great success'

Despite the failure, Isar Aerospace CEO and co-founder Daniel Metzler said, "Our first test flight met all our expectations, ...

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Watch a private German rocket explode during 1st orbital launch attempt from European soil (video)

The Germany company's first Spectrum rocket lifted off Sunday morning (March 30) from Andøya Spaceport in northern Norway on ...

ExtremeTech6d

Isar Aerospace Plans Second Spectrum Launch Attempt on Saturday

German rocketry startup Isar Aerospace made its first launch attempt of the Spectrum rocket on March 24 after being given the ...

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Isar Aerospace’s first Spectrum launch fails

WASHINGTON — The first launch of Isar Aerospace’ Spectrum rocket failed March 30 when the vehicle lost attitude control seconds after liftoff and plummeted back to Earth, but the company still ...

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A private European aerospace startup completes the first test flight of its orbital launch vehicle

A rocket by a private European aerospace company launched from Norway on Sunday and crashed into the sea 30 seconds later.

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1st-ever orbital rocket launch from European soil falls to Earth and explodes seconds into flight

The first orbital rocket launch from European soil ended in an explosion when Isar Aerospace's rocket fell to Earth seconds ...

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Europe’s Launcher Revival Faces Challenging Start

Isar Aerospace has received financial backing from the European Space Agency (ESA) and is looking to participate in the organization’s European Launcher Challenge, which is intended to foster ...

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