German company becomes first in Europe to launch fully commercial orbital rocket

Ars Technica
By Stephen ClarkSep 6, 2026, 7:55 am122 pts
Isar Aerospace, founded in 2018 by three students at a German university, successfully launched a privately-developed rocket into low-Earth orbit Saturday from a Norwegian spaceport inside the Arctic Circle. The two-stage rocket, named Spectrum, became the first fully commercial launch vehicle in Europe to…

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