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, the Spectrum, failed after just 18 seconds on Sunday.
- The rocket started wobbling and tumbling shortly after clearing the launch site on Norway's coast.
- Controllers cut the engines, leading to the rocket's fall and subsequent explosion in the fjord.
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