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The full -screen rocket Spectrum lifted from Andøya in northern Norway. Here it was prepared for launch just over a week ago. Photo: Simon Fisher/Wingman Media/Isar Aerospace/Handout
An attempt for the first time to postpone a berry rocket for satellites from Europe was over after 25 seconds.
The rocket Spectrum lifted off the ground in Norwegian Andøya and was in the air for 25 seconds before it crashed and exploded.
Rescue services have moved out after the crash, but it is unclear what the injuries look like at the impact site. According to the police, there is no information at an early stage that persons or buildings have been injured.
The 28 meter high rocket Spectrum is postponed by the space company Isar Aerospace, which is based in Germany. It is built to carry satellites and place them in orbit around the earth.
The company’s management had said in advance that it would be a success only to raise the rocket in the air. Now it came several hundred meters up before it turned.
“The test has resulted in a ton of data that the team can now evaluate and learn from,” says a commentator from Isar Aerospace in its own live broadcast.
The launch is the first of such a rocket from Europe, as similar plans have previously been implemented from the European Space Agency Esa’s space base in French Guyana in South America.
The plan was for the rocket to be postponed already on Monday, but it has been postponed several times due to bad weather conditions.
Andøya is an island on the coast of northern Norway, roughly in the height of the Treriksröset.