Isar Aerospace’s Spectrum Rocket Reaches Orbit In European Milestone

Spectrum rocket launch

The two-stage Spectrum rocket launched Sept. 5 from the Andoya spaceport in Norway to reach orbit.

Credit: Isar Aerospace
Isar Aerospace made rocket history by becoming the region’s first launcher startup to reach orbit after a liftoff from a European spaceport. The two-stage Spectrum rocket blasted off at 10:12 p.m. local time on Sept. 5 from the spaceport in Andoya, Norway, 190 mi. inside the Arctic Circle for the...
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.

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