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Isar Aerospace’s first Spectrum launch fails

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The first launch of Isar Aerospace’ Spectrum rocket failed March 30 when the vehicle lost attitude control seconds after liftoff and plummeted to Earth. The post Isar Aerospace’s first Spectrum launch fails appeared first on SpaceNews.

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First orbital rocket launched from Europe crashes into sea - but company says test 'met all expectations'

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.

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Rocket crashes into sea moments after launch in Norway

This is the moment a test rocket crashed back to Earth just moments after launching in Norway on Sunday (March 30). Footage shows the unmanned Spectrum rocket lifting off from a Norwegian spaceport before losing control 18 seconds into flight and crashing into the sea. The launch aimed to build Europe's satellite-launch capabilities and was the first attempt at an orbital flight from mainland Europe. Despite the failure, Isar Aerospace, the Germ…

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German space rocket explodes seconds into test flight

A German start-up built a rocket with the hope of launching satellites into orbit from Europe in the future. But the test flight, the first of its kind from continental Europe, failed.

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Rocket carrying European orbital vehicle crashed after seconds after takeoff in Norway

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

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Rocket crashes back to Earth just moments after launch in Norway

The Spectrum rocket's first test flight lasted 30 seconds but researchers say it will still provide useful data.

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First orbital rocket launched from mainland Europe crashes after takeoff

Uncrewed Spectrum test rocket’s failure seconds after blast-off said to have produced extensive data nonethelessA test rocket aimed at kickstarting satellite launches from Europe fell to the ground and exploded less than a minute after takeoff from a Norwegian spaceport on Sunday, in what the German startup Isar Aerospace had described as an initial test.The uncrewed Spectrum rocket was billed as the first attempt at an orbital flight to origina…

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