Europe’s Space Launch Aspirations Get A Boost

Spectrum rocket launching

Isar Aerospace made rocket history on Sept. 5 as the first European startup to put a payload into orbit using its Spectrum rocket flying from the Andoya spaceport in Norway.

Credit: Isar Aerospace
After years of losing ground to the U.S. and China in the space launch race, Europe might have finally turned a corner. German startup Isar Aerospace made rocket history Sept. 5 when it became Europe’s first launch startup to reach orbit after lifting off from a spaceport within the region. The two...
Robert Wall

Robert Wall is Executive Editor for Defense and Space. Based in London, he directs a team of military and space journalists across the U.S., Europe and Asia-Pacific.

Europe’s Space Launch Aspirations Get A Boost is available to both Aviation Week & Space Technology and AWIN subscribers.

Subscribe now to read this content, plus receive critical analysis into emerging trends, technological advancements, operational best practices and continuous updates to policy, requirements and budgets.

Already a subscriber to AW&ST or AWIN? Log in with your existing email and password.