The Germany company's first Spectrum rocket lifted off Sunday morning (March 30) from Andøya Spaceport in northern Norway on the first-ever orbital launch attempt from European soil.

Germany-based Isar Aerospace attempted to launch the first orbital rocket from European soil on Sunday morning (March 30).

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

Isar Aerospace, the company behind the rocket, is still heralding the launch as a success due to the data it provided ...

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 ...

Spectrum Rocket launch: The spectrum rocket – which is the first European orbital rocket, crashed right after launch. On Sunday, March 30, the rocket, which was launched from continental Europe ...

The Spectrum rocket, developed by German start-up Isar Aerospace, started smoking from its sides, then crashed back to Earth with a powerful explosion just after launching from Norway's Andoya ...

It was the largest German rocket since V-2, the Nazi-era rocket that has often been described as having launched the space age and was the world’s first long-range guided ballistic missile. Isar ...

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

The first flight of Isar Aerospace's Spectrum rocket didn't last long on Sunday, Ars reports. The booster's nine engines ...

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