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:
- German company Isar Aerospace's inaugural orbital rocket launch of its Spectrum vehicle failed dramatically after only 18 seconds.
- The rocket experienced instability, wobbling and tumbling shortly after liftoff from Norway, prompting controllers to cut engines and resulting in an explosive crash into a fjord.
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