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Isar Aerospace Targets First Orbit from European Soil: Spectrum Qualification Flight Approaches After Months of Scrubs

A German rocket startup is on the verge of making European space history. Isar Aerospace, founded in Munich in 2018, is targeting May 2026 for the second flight of its Spectrum launch vehicle from Andøya Spaceport in northern Norway — the mission that, if successful, will mark the first time a rocket has reached orbit from European soil and the first orbital qualification flight.
by Shannon Harwood
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