German start-up set for historic orbital launch from mainland Europe

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2025-03-24

Munich (dpa) - German space start-up Isar Aerospace is set to launch a historic test flight in northern Norway on Monday. According to Joseph Aschbacher, the director general of the European Space Agency (ESA), the test marks "the first commercial orbital launch from mainland Europe." The company's Spectrum launch vehicle is due to take off from the Andøya spaceport between 12:30 pm (1130 GMT) and 3:30 pm, although the test could still be pushed......

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