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This photo provided by Isar Aerospace shows a successfully completed test flight of its orbital launch vehicle called Spectrum from Norway on Sunday, March 30, 2025. (Isar Aerospace via AP)

A private European aerospace startup completes the first test flight of its orbital launch vehicle

A rocket by a private European aerospace company launched from Norway on Sunday and crashed into the sea 30 seconds later.
 
In a photo provided by Isar Aerospace, Photo Wingmen Media, Isar Aerospace Launch Vehicle "Spectrum" is transported to a launchpad at Andoya Spaceport in Nordmela, on Andøya island, Norway, on March 10, 2025. (Isar Aerospace, Photo Wingmen Media via AP)

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A private European aerospace startup completes the first test flight of its orbital launch vehicle

A rocket by a private European aerospace company launched from Norway on Sunday and crashed into the sea 30 seconds later. Despite the short test flight, Isar Aerospace said that it successfully completed the first test flight of its orbital launch vehicle by launching its Spectrum rocket from the island of Andøya in northern Norway.

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