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More videos of today's #IsarAerospace outcome - which they claim is great: https://isaraerospace.com/images/Pressemitteilung_Isar-Aerospace-hebt-erfolgreich-im-ersten-Testflug-ihrer-orbitalen-Tr%C3%A4gerrakete-ab.pdf - have emerged: https://x.com/AndoyaSpace/status/1906379072747282531 from Andøya Spaceport (from which this still was captured), https://x.com/isaraerospace/status/1906418985173758236 by the company with some more angles and https://www.nrk.no/video/dronefilm-viser-hele-oppskytingen_e9b2606c-a185-465d-81c0-19c9c85e408b with another drone view of the whole flight.
Europe's first ever rocket launch from european soil had their first test today.
Congratulations on Isar Aerospace!
See all info here:
https://isaraerospace.com/press/isar-aerospace-lifts-off-successfully-during-first-test-flight-of-orbital-launch-vehicle
Isar AerospaceIsar Aerospace lifts off successfully during first test flight of orbital launch vehicle - Isar AerospaceBy enabling access to space, we contribute to humanity’s progress and our planet’s sustainable technological and economic development. Select your journey to orbit and launch with us.
Spectrum, the first orbital rocket launched from continental Europe, crashed seconds after blast-off.
The Spectrum rocket, developed by German start-up Isar Aerospace, crashed seconds after blast-off from Andoya Spaceport in Nordmela, on Andøya island, Norway. The two-stage rocket fell into the sea
Before this launch, Isar Aerospace had stated that it had little hope of reaching orbit on its first attempt.
Le Monde · Spectrum, the first orbital rocket launched from continental Europe, crashed seconds after blast-off.
Valiant attempt by #IsarAerospace to put a rocket up from Norway. It cleared the tower at least.
A German 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. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/30/world/science-health/german-test-rocket-failure/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #sciencehealth #isaraerospace #germany #norway #space #nasa #rockets #space
The Japan Times · German startup's space rocket explodes after takeoff from Norway
".. At 12:30 PM CEST,, Isar Aerospace's Spectrum launch vehicle successfully lifted off .. vehicle was terminated after approx. 30 seconds in flight, and the vehicle fell directly into the sea. The launch pad seems to be intact. .."
".. had a clean liftoff, 30 seconds of flight and even got to validate our Flight Termination System"
https://isaraerospace.com/newsroom-first-test-flight
30.3.2025
Isar AerospaceFlight News! - Isar AerospaceBy enabling access to space, we contribute to humanity’s progress and our planet’s sustainable technological and economic development. Select your journey to orbit and launch with us.
The German space rocket #Spectrum manufactured by #IsarAerospace was destroyed only about 20 seconds after launch when initiating a “pitch-over manoeuvre”. Instead of rotating, it turned downwards to the Earth and fell out of the sky.
Not sure whether the enormous explosion that can be heard in the live stream resulted from the rocket impacting the ground or from deliberate destruction as a precaution.
Ja, gut, #IsarAerospace, den Versuch war es wert.
Aber wirklich schöne Landschaft dort...
#rockrt #launch #fail
I’m so glad that #IsarAerospace decided to live stream their launch. As @acolangelo recently put it on @meco learning from #SpaceX includes celebrating your failures.
Srcub or RUD doesn’t matter. I’m here for it.
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For the second time the countdown for the maiden launch of the Spectrum rocket by #IsarAerospace has actually begun: webcast from 10:15 UTC on https://www.youtube.com/live/IKLQxe2MvpQ, launch window from 10:30 to 13:30 UTC. (Europe switched from CET to CEST overnight, but they stay with the '12:30 to 3:30 p.m.' window, so everything happens an hour earlier now.)
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Yay, the choir of complaints apparently had an impact - there will be an official webcast of the next #IsarAerospace launch attempt: https://www.youtube.com/live/IKLQxe2MvpQ! Which, for weather reasons, has slipped another day to Saturday now: https://x.com/isaraerospace/status/1905297479559471296 - during the partial solar eclipse, it seems.
So looks like #IsarAerospace will do a livestream of their first launch!
https://www.youtube.com/live/IKLQxe2MvpQ
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ESA Launches $182M Plan to Boost Commercial Rockets
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German aerospace startup scraps orbital rocket launch on first test flight.
German startup Isar Aerospace on Monday scrapped a planned test flight for its Spectrum orbital launch vehicle from Norway, citing unfavourable winds.
The two-stage launch vehicle is intended to be the first orbital launch flight to lift off from Europe.
France24 · German aerospace startup scraps orbital rocket launch on first test flight.
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The #IsarAerospace launch attempt has been scrubbed because the wind was too strong: https://x.com/isaraerospace/status/1904148400813048050 - but one lesson was learned today ... namely that the space nerd community gets *very* unhappy when there is no live stream.
X (formerly Twitter)Isar Aerospace (@isaraerospace) on XThe first test flight of #Spectrum is scrubbed due to unfavorable winds. Launch vehicle and range remain healthy, and the team is working to determine a new launch window together with @AndoyaSpace Spaceport. Well done team for today’s attempt.
#goingfullspectrum
What a view! #Aurora over a launch pad in Norway's #Lofoten - with an #IsarAerospace rocket waiting for its maiden launch, potentially tomorrow: https://x.com/isaraerospace/status/1903864038108340595 (it would be the first orbital launch from European soil ... ever). Updates at https://www.isaraerospace.com/newsroom-first-test-flight and a long preview story in https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/03/this-launcher-is-about-to-displace-the-v-2-as-germanys-largest-rocket/
German company set for first commercial rocket launch from Europe.
Isar Aerospace is preparing to launch its Spectrum rocket from a base in Norway, which would make it the first orbital launch from continental Europe outside Russia
New Scientist · German company set for first commercial rocket launch from Europe.
Das deutsche Start-up Isar Aerospace steht kurz davor, mit der Spectrum-Rakete den ersten privaten orbitalen Raketenstart in Westeuropa durchzuführen – ein Meilenstein für die europäische Raumfahrt und ein klares Zeichen für technologische Unabhängigkeit. Das soll nochmal jemand sagen, dass in Europa nichts passiert.
#IsarAerospace #Raumfahrt #Technologie
https://www.basicthinking.de/blog/2025/03/02/isar-aerospace/
BASIC thinking · Deutsches Start-up vor erstem privaten Weltraumflug in EuropaDas deutsche Start-up Isar Aerospace könnte SpaceX Konkurrenz machen. In Norwegen steht der erste private Weltraumflug in Europa bevor.
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#IsarAerospace is preparing for its first test flight at #Andøya Spaceport in #Norway 
. "All we need is the license” https://www.isaraerospace.com/press/isar-aerospace-successfully-completes-stage-1-2-static-fire-tests-final-preparations-for-test-flight-begin
Isar AerospaceIsar Aerospace successfully completes Stage 1 & 2 static fire tests – final preparations for test flight begin - Isar AerospaceBy enabling access to space, we contribute to humanity’s progress and our planet’s sustainable technological and economic development. Select your journey to orbit and launch with us.