Europe has its first commercial orbital rocket
German company Isar Aerospace has successfully launched Europe's first entirely commercial orbital rocket .
It attempted to achieve the feat last March, but that lasted all of 30 seconds before the vehicle crashed into the sea and exploded .
This time the company managed to get the two-stage Spectrum into low Earth orbit from a Norwegian spaceport.
CEO and Co-Founder Daniel Metzler said in a press release : "Today, Isar Aerospace opened space from Continental Europe.
Launch continues to be the largest bottleneck for the global space industry and from today on, there is a true alternative for commercial and institutional customers … Europe no … Read the full story at The Verge.
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