What Happened
German Startup Isar Aerospace Reaches Orbit From Arctic Norway
German startup Isar Aerospace has successfully launched its Spectrum rocket into orbit from Arctic Norway, marking Europe’s first commercial orbital launch from continental Europe. The uncrewed rocket carried five small satellites and an in-flight technology experiment from Andoeya Spaceport in Norway. Isar Aerospace’s CEO, Daniel Metzler, hailed the launch as a major milestone, and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz called it the beginning of a new era. The launch was reported by Unknown Source.