A German company’s first attempt to launch an orbital rocket ended after just 18 seconds on Sunday. Isar Aerospace’s Spectrum started wobbling just after it cleared the launch site on Norway’s coast and as it started to tumble controllers cut the engines and it fell to the fjord below in a huge explosion.
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Key Takeaways:
- German company Isar Aerospace's inaugural orbital rocket launch, the Spectrum, failed just 18 seconds after liftoff.
- The rocket experienced severe wobbling and tumbling shortly after clearing the launch site on Norway's coast.
- Controllers terminated the flight, leading to the rocket falling into the fjord below and exploding.
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