Officially labeled a rocket launcher, the M202 FLASH stood for Flame Assault Shoulder. It was intended to replace the World ...

[Michael Pick] wanted to build something altogether more devastating. To that end, he created a rocket launcher with an advanced air burst capability, intended to take out enemies behind cover.

Isar Aerospace, a German startup founded seven years ago, is positioned to become the first in a new generation of European launch companies to reach orbit with a privately funded rocket.