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 ...

Isar Aerospace's Spectrum rocket lost attitude control less than 30 second after liftoff and fell back to the launch site. Credit: Isar Aerospace/NASASpaceFlight.com webcast Updated 11:30 a.m ...

Isar Aerospace managed to launch its Spectrum rocket this past weekend after several aborted attempts, only for it to crash shortly after liftoff in a fiery implosion in the nearby ocean.

The test flight, “Going Full Spectrum,” was the debut launch of Norwegian company Isar Aerospace’s Spectrum, a two-stage orbital launch vehicle designed to compete with SpaceX’s workhorse ...

Isar Aerospace CEO David Metzler says the company will analyze the data from the first launch of its Spectrum rocket and make needed design changes after the test flight was terminated about 30 sec.

The first commercially built rocket to lift off from continental Europe came tumbling back to Earth within seconds. But its manufacturer considers the mission a success. The test flight, “Going ...

The first orbital launch of the Spectrum rocket, developed by German start-up Isar Aerospace, ended yesterday with an explosion in the sea just seconds after liftoff from Andøya, Norway. The event has ...

Europe took a significant step in its aerospace ambitions with the first test launch of German start-up Isar Aerospace's Spectrum rocket.

Isar Aerospace successfully completed the first test flight of its Spectrum rocket from Andoya, Norway. The 28-metre-long rocket, designed for launching small and medium satellites, flew for 30 ...