# German startup conducts Europe’s first commercial space launch

https://mins.news/en/video/48152

- France 24 English, 2026-09-07 09:41 UTC
- Science
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjPBJqVPTj0

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

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