Failure of Spectrum rocket seconds after blast-off deals blow to continent’s effort to build new space economyThe first orbital rocket launched from continental Europe crashed seconds after blast-off on Sunday, dealing a blow to the continent’s effort to build a new space economy.The Spectrum rocket, developed by the German startup Isar Aerospace, tilted over and crashed back to Earth with a powerful boom just after launching from Norway’s Andøya spaceport in the Arctic, in live video broadcast on YouTube. Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/mar/30/first-orbital-rocket-launched-europe-crashes-launch-spectrum
Author : Agence France-Presse
Publish date : 2025-03-30 11:16:00
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