The German company Isar Aerospace conducted the first launch of its unmanned Spectrum orbital rocket on Sunday, March 30. The rocket exploded 40 seconds after launch, but the launch was called a success, CBS News reported.
It is noted that the Spectrum rocket, which was launched from the Norwegian Andoya cosmodrome in the Arctic, is designed to create the possibility of launching satellites from Europe. Xcor Aerospace called this flight a success.
The publication emphasized that orbital rockets are designed to carry cargo such as satellites into Earth orbit or beyond. The launch of Spectrum was the first launch of an orbital launch vehicle from the European continent, with the exception of Russia. korrespondent.net.
