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  • German Rocket carrying European orbital vehicle crashes after seconds after takeoff

    03/30/2025 6:26:23 PM PDT · by SeekAndFind · 51 replies
    CBS News via MSN ^ | 03/30/2025
    A test rocket aimed at building the ability to launch satellites from Europe crashed about 40 seconds after takeoff from a Norwegian spaceport on Sunday. The unmanned Spectrum rocket, an orbital rocket developed by German start-up Isar Aerospace, started smoking from its sides and then crashed back to Earth with a powerful explosion after launching from Norway's Andoya Spaceport in the Arctic. The company called the test flight a success. "Our first test flight met all our expectations, achieving a great success," Daniel Metzler, Isar's chief executive and co-founder, said in a news release. "We had a clean liftoff, 30...
  • Rocket crashes back to Earth just moments after launch in Norway

    03/30/2025 10:22:10 AM PDT · by BenLurkin · 27 replies
    German start-up Isar Aerospace developed the rocket and had warned ahead of the test that the initial launch could end prematurely. The company said 30 seconds of flight was enough time to register data. "Our first test flight met all our expectations, achieving a great success,"