The first Launch of the German rocket spectrum This Sunday from the Norwegian cosmodrome of Andøya was assessed as successful by its developer, the German emerging company Isar Aerospace, despite having crashed in half a minute.
“What happened! At 12:30, the launch vehicle for the Isar Aerospace spectrum successfully took off the Andøya cosmodrome in Norway. The launch vehicle came out after about 30 seconds of flight e The vehicle fell directly on the sea. The launch platform seems to be intact, “wrote the Bávara company in its X account.
The general manager and CO -Fondor of Isar Aerospace, Daniel MetzlerHe added: “Our first test flight has satisfied all our expectations, reaching great success. We had a clean take -off, 30 seconds and we could even validate our flight termination system”.
According to the company, with this test flight it is possible to successfully collect precious data e Experience for future missions. “
He added that “thanks to Rigorous safety procedures Both Isar Aerospace and Eøya Cosmodrome, all the staff were safe at any time. “
“With the spectrum n. 2 and n. 3 already in production, Isar Aerospace is preparing for its next version!“The company is advanced.
The German Minister of Economy and Climate, Robert Habeck, spoke of “important day for German and European space flights“And he stressed that this inaugural flight provided important data and experiences for the next missile flight.
“Access without obstacles to space is strategically crucial: only those who can reach space can use it. The satellites allow navigation, The communication and observation of the earth contribute to the protection of the climate and the management of crises and strengthen our economic and technological sovereignty, “he said.
He said that Isar Aerospace “can contribute and contribute decisively to guarantee the Independent access from Europe to space “.
This launch, which was to be postponed several times, It was the first of this two -stadium carrier and also the first of a rocket in Europe financed almost exclusively with private funds.
Metzler had previously stressed that this first trial flight “in the current geopolitical climate It is much more than the launch of a rocket “, since” space is one of the most critical platforms for our safety, resistance and technological progress. “
“In the next few days, Isar Aerospace will lay the foundations to recover the necessary access independent and competitive From Europe to space, “he said then.
The test flight of the orbital vehicle, 28 meters longThe main objective was to provide technical data and is considered an important step for trips to the European space, although the experts had made a crash.
Spectrum is designed for transports small and medium satellites, It belongs to the microlanzori class and has nine engines in its first stage and with another in the second.
Isar Aerospace, financed among others by Porsche, is one of the various emerging emerging companies a Compete with the American Spacex company Of the magnate Elon Musk.
