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 first orbital rocket launch attempt ended in failure after just 18 seconds, with the Spectrum rocket wobbling and tumbling shortly after liftoff from Norway's coast.
- Controllers cut the engines when the rocket began to tumble, causing it to fall into the fjord below in a large explosion.
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