The first orbital rocket launched from continental Europe crashed seconds after blast-off Sunday, in a closely watched test ...

Before this launch on Sunday, Isar Space had stated that it had little hope of reaching orbit on its first attempt.

The uncrewed Spectrum rocket was billed as the first attempt at an orbital flight to originate from Europe. Read more at ...

OSLO: The first orbital rocket launched from continental Europe crashed seconds after blast-off Sunday, dealing ...

The unmanned Spectrum rocket, an orbital rocket developed by German start-up Isar Aerospace, crashed and exploded 40 seconds ...

OSLO: The first orbital rocket launched from continental Europe crashed seconds after blast-off on Sunday, in a closely ...

A test rocket has crashed to the ground and exploded 40 seconds after take-off from an idyllic Norwegian spaceport.

The test rocket was aiming to kick-start satellite launches from Europe but it fell to the ground and exploded in 40 seconds.

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