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.

A German startup named Isar Aerospace will try to launch its first rocket Saturday, aiming to become the first in a wave of ...

A dramatic video shows Isar Aerospace's first orbital launch attempt, which ended with a fiery crash into the frigid sea ...

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

There are no customer satellites aboard the first Spectrum test flight. The rocket will climb into a polar orbit from Andøya ...

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 ...

The first orbital rocket launched from continental Europe crashed seconds after blast-off Sunday, in a closely watched test for the continent's bid to build a new space economy. The Spectrum ...

The recent failed Spectrum rocket launch is another example of the poor state of Europe’s space program—but is, at least, a step in the right direction.

The cause of the strange blue spiral is actually a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket that blasted off from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida at 1:48 p.m. EDT (1748 ...

Powered by nine Aquila engines, the Spectrum rocket generated 16,860 pounds of thrust at launch. Isar Aerospace had high hopes for the test, expecting to validate key systems for future flights.

The Spectrum rocket's first test flight lasted 30 seconds but researchers say it will still provide useful data.

Isar Aerospace, the company behind the rocket, is still heralding the launch as a success due to the data it provided ...