International🌐 Available in EnglishSeptember 7, 2026

German startup carries out Europe's first commercial space launch

France 24

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German startup Isar Aerospace successfully launched its Spectrum rocket into orbit from Norwegian territory on Saturday evening, marking a historic European achievement as the first commercial entity to conduct such an operation from European soil. European companies are racing to close the gap with the United States in the lucrative space launch industry, currently dominated by American firm SpaceX.

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German startup Isar Aerospace successfully launched its Spectrum rocket into orbit from Norway on Saturday night, marking the first ever such launch by a commercial entity from European soil. European firms are racing to make up ground in the lucrative launch industry, currently dominated by America's SpaceX.

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