First Orbital Rocket Launch from Europe Fails as Spectrum Explodes Midair

First Orbital Rocket Launch from Europe Fails as Spectrum Explodes Midair

The very first attempt to launch an orbital rocket from European soil has failed. Isar Aerospace's Spectrum rocket lifted off from Andøya Spaceport in Norway on March 30. It lost control after an anomaly occurred eighteen seconds into the flight.  No payloads were onboard. The test flight was taken to gather data on the vehicle's performance. The cause of the failure is not known.Investigation UnderwayAccording to reports, video footage showed t…