TechGerman company becomes first in Europe to launch fully commercial orbital rocket

Isar Aerospace, founded in 2018 by three German university students, successfully sent its privately developed two-stage Spectrum rocket into low-Earth orbit from Norway’s Andøya Spaceport on Saturday. The launch makes it Europe’s first fully commercial orbital launch and puts Isar ahead of several European startups competing in the market.

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