The test flight, "Going Full Spectrum," was the debut launch of Norwegian company Isar Aerospace's Spectrum, a two-stage orbital launch vehicle designed to compete with SpaceX's workhorse Falcon 9 ...

Far from the most dangerous point in the launch, the Firefly rocket's separation caused it to miss its orbital insertion.

Another update from Firefly early Tuesday afternoon confirmed the launch failed. The company said the rocket "experienced a ...

European private aerospace startup Isar Aerospace successfully completed the first test flight of its Spectrum rocket, despite the rocket crashing to the ground 30 seconds after launch on Sunday.

"From an economic point of view, if they don't, I think they're going to get kicked out." The first launch of the Spectrum rocket by German startup Isar Aerospace exploded less than a minute after ...

Launch provider says a nozzle extension on the upper engine was lost during stage separation, preventing the rocket from ...

Articles by Jonas Vidhammer Berge The unmanned Spectrum rocket is seen after it exploded in this image obtained from a video taken by Isar Aerospace in Andøya, Norway.

The Spectrum rocket, developed by German company Isar Aerospace, crashed just seconds after liftoff from the Andoya Spaceport on March 30, drawing backlash from local fishermen and politicians.

That skepticism extends to a new line of European small launch vehicles, like Isar Aerospace’s Spectrum, which crashed less than a minute after liftoff on its inaugural flight March 30.