Europe has its first commercial orbital rocket
German company Isar Aerospace has successfully launched Europe's first entirely commercial orbital rocket. Europe has its first commercial orbital rocket
By Dillip Chowdary • Sep 07, 2026 • Source: The Verge
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The Verge reports: Europe has its first commercial orbital rocket. German company Isar Aerospace has successfully launched Europe's first entirely commercial orbital rocket. It attempted to achieve the feat last March, but that lasted all of 30 seconds before the vehicle crashed into the sea and exploded. This time the company managed to get the two-stage Spectrum into low Earth…
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