The first flight of Isar Aerospace's Spectrum rocket ended in dramatic fashion today. Germany-based Isar Aerospace attempted to launch the first orbital rocket from European soil on Sunday morning ...

OSLO, Norway — A test rocket aimed at kickstarting satellite launches from Europe fell to the ground and exploded 40 seconds after takeoff from a Norwegian space port on Sunday, in what German ...

We demonstrated that we can not only design and build but also launch rockets.” With the launch, Isar became the first European space company to launch an orbital rocket from continental Europe.

Even before Spectrum's first test launch, Isar has already secured a launch contract to fly the new rocket's first commercial missions. The company announced a deal with the Norwegian Space Agency ...