Germany-based Isar Aerospace attempted to launch the first orbital rocket from European soil on Sunday morning (March 30).

The continent’s imminent attempt at a commercial orbital launch could be the start of a bold new era that ends Europe’s reliance on SpaceX, Elon Musk, and the US.

Isar Aerospace's debut launch didn't even make it a whole minute off the ground, but that hasn't stopped the company from declaring its SpaceX rival a success.

The first flight of Isar Aerospace's Spectrum rocket didn't last long on Sunday. The booster's nine engines switched off as ...

The first commercial rocket built in Europe has launched from the Andoya Space Center in Norway. The Spectrum mission marks a significant advancement in the development of European space technologies.

And the company framed Sunday’s launch as a step toward that goal ... which has launched hundreds of rockets into orbit. Europe has historically lagged behind, both in the initial space race ...

Isar Aerospace is preparing to launch its Spectrum rocket from a base in Norway, which would make it the first orbital launch from continental Europe outside Russia ...

A first European orbital launch attempt was made in 2023 by billionaire entrepreneur Richard Branson's Virgin Orbit. It attempted to use a Boeing 747 to launch a rocket into orbit from southwest ...

the 92-foot-tall Spectrum rocket lifted slowly away from its launch tower, marking the first liftoff of its kind on the European continent. The rocket, launched by Isar Aerospace from within the ...

Other European launch companies likely to be in the mix include PLD Space of Spain, Skyrora from the United Kingdom, and Germany's Isar Aerospace, whose first Spectrum rocket currently sits on the pad ...

Welcome to Edition 7.37 of the Rocket Report! It's been interesting to watch how quickly European officials have embraced ...

The shapes can seem to appear out of nowhere: an undulating S-like spiral streaking across the European skies or a glowing ...