Orbital rocket launches from Western Europe for first time
Get the Full StoryGerman startup Isar Aerospace launched its Spectrum rocket from And ya Spaceport in Norway today, marking the first-ever vertical orbital rocket launch in Western Europe. Spectrum blasted off at 12:30 PM CEST 11:30 BST but lost control at about 25 seconds into the flight. A video from the launch shows the rocket wobble, pitch over, and then plummet back to the ground, where it collided with the ocean, causing a large explosion. The launchpad remains intact and no one was injured, Isar said. Drone and pad footage from Isar Aerospace s Spectrum launch. You can see it avoided the pad when it This story continues at The Next WebShare: