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 (Spectrum) failed just 18 seconds after liftoff.
- The rocket began to wobble and tumble shortly after clearing the launch site on Norway's coast.
- Controllers cut the engines, causing the rocket to fall and explode in the fjord below.
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