Europe took a significant step in its aerospace ambitions with the first test launch of Isar Aerospace’s Spectrum rocket. View on euronews

The first orbital rocket launch from European soil ended in an explosion when Isar Aerospace's rocket fell to Earth seconds after launching on March 30.

The rocket, developed by Isar Aerospace, lifted off from Norway’s Andøya Space Center and crashed about 30 seconds later. The test flight was part of efforts to make Europe a center for private satellite launches.

A German-built test rocket, Spectrum, exploded 40 seconds after launching from Norway's Andoya Spaceport in a historic attempt to establish satellite launches from Europe. Despite the failure, developer Isar Aerospace called the mission a success,

The unmanned Spectrum rocket, an orbital rocket developed by German start-up Isar Aerospace, crashed and exploded 40 seconds after takeoff.