ScienceGerman startup carries out Europe’s first commercial space launch

German startup Isar Aerospace successfully sent its Spectrum rocket into orbit from Norway on Saturday night, achieving the first launch of its kind from European soil by a commercial entity. European companies are racing to catch up in a launch market dominated by SpaceX.

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