# Europe’s space independence? German rocket launch makes history

https://mins.news/en/video/47283

- DW News, 2026-09-06 11:50 UTC
- Science
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0H5IvbIx7WE

> Europe has long built satellites, funded space agencies and developed advanced technology, but it has depended on others to launch missions. German startup Isar Aerospace may change that after sending its Spectrum rocket into orbit from Norway—the first commercial company to achieve the feat from continental Europe.

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