A German company’s first attempt to launch an orbital rocket ended after just 18 seconds on Sunday. Isar Aerospace’s Spectrum started wobbling just after it cleared the launch site on Norway’s coast and as it started to tumble controllers cut the engines and it fell to the fjord below in a huge explosion.
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Key Takeaways:
- Isar Aerospace's inaugural launch of its Spectrum orbital rocket failed just 18 seconds after liftoff.
- The German-made rocket began wobbling and tumbling shortly after clearing the launch site on Norway's coast.
- Controllers terminated the flight, leading to the rocket's fall into a fjord where it exploded.
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