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European Space Launch Vehicle Crashes Seconds After Historic First Launch from Mainland Europe

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A German start-up's orbital rocket, named Spectrum, failed to reach orbit and crashed into the Norwegian Sea shortly after take-off from Norway's Andoya Spaceport. The rocket, which was intended to be the first orbital vehicle launch from mainland Europe (excluding Russia), malfunctioned and emitted smoke from its sides before plummeting to Earth with a fiery explosion.

  1. AT
    Josef Aschbacher
    European Space Agency
    1. Whatever the outcome, Isar Aerospace's upcoming Spectrum launch will be historic: the first commercial orbital launch from mainland Europe. The support and co-funding the European Space Agency has given Isar Aerospace and other launch service provider startups is paying off for increased autonomy in Europe.
    2. Success to get off the pad, and lots of data already obtained. I am sure @isaraerospace will learn a lot. Rocket launch is hard. Never give up, move forward with even more energy!
  2. DE
    Isar Aerospace
    1. Isar Aerospace met its set goals: After ignition of its first stage, Spectrum successfully lifted off … for its first test flight lasting approximately 30 seconds. This allowed the company to gather a substantial amount of flight data and experience to apply on future missions.
    2. After the flight was terminated at T+30 seconds, the launch vehicle fell into the sea in a controlled manner.
  3. DE
    Daniel Metzler
    Isar Aerospace
    1. We will be able to serve customers from around the world to bring their satellites into space and to help Europe solve a major blind spot in its security architecture: access to space.
    2. Every second we fly is good, because we collect data and experience. Thirty seconds would already be a great success.
    3. As a company with European roots, we are proud to have shown that Europe has an enduring capacity for bold thinking and grand achievements.
    4. We do not expect to reach orbit with this test. In fact, no company has yet managed to put its first orbital launch vehicle into orbit.
    5. Our first test flight met all our expectations, achieving a great success. We had a clean liftoff, 30 seconds of flight and even got to validate our Flight Termination System.

sources

  1. 1.Le Monde
  2. 2.CTV News
  3. 3.The Times of India
  4. 4.CNN
  5. 5.The Guardian
  6. 6.Agence France-Presse
  7. 7.Reuters

perspectives

  1. 1.Disasters
  2. 2.Aerospace Industry
  3. 3.US space industry
  4. 4.Space Race
  5. 5.EU space industry

countries

  1. 1.ChinaCN
  2. 2.GermanyDE
  3. 3.SpainES
  4. 4.FranceFR
  5. 5.United KingdomGB
  6. 6.GuyanaGY
  7. 7.ItalyIT
  8. 8.NorwayNO
  9. 9.Russian FederationRU
  10. 10.SwedenSE
  11. 11.UkraineUA
  12. 12.United StatesUS

organizations

  1. 1.Isar AerospaceDE
  2. 2.SpaceXUS
  3. 3.Boeing CoUS
  4. 4.European Space Agency
  5. 5.Virgin Orbit
  6. 6.YouTubeUS
  7. 7.MaiaSpace
  8. 8.Rocket Factory Augsburg
  9. 9.ArianeGroup
  10. 10.Blue Origin LLCUS
  11. 11.European Central Bank
  12. 12.HyImpulse

persons

  1. 1.Daniel MetzlerDE
  2. 2.Richard BransonGB
  3. 3.Elon MuskUS
  4. 4.Jeff BezosUS
  5. 5.Josef AschbacherAT
  6. 6.Mario Draghi

technicals

  1. 1.Andoya Spaceport
  2. 2.Arctic
  3. 3.Ariane 6
  4. 4.Boeing 747
  5. 5.Shetland
  6. 6.Start Me
  7. 7.Orbital
  8. 8.Vega-C
  9. 9.Norwegian Sea
European Space Launch Vehicle Crashes Seconds After Historic First Launch from Mainland Europe