Isar Aerospace's inaugural flight of the Spectrum rocket ended abruptly when the nine engines failed, leading to a crash near the launch site in Norway. Co-founder Daniel Metzler noted that while the outcome was not ideal, the data gathered from the test doubles their understanding of the launch system. The company chose not to carry customer payloads on this initial flight due to low chances of success. Similarities were drawn to SpaceX's first Falcon 1 launch, which also ended in failure, highlighting the risks involved in rocket development.
Today, we know twice as much about our launch system as yesterday before launch.
If officials at Isar Aerospace were able to pick the outcome of their first test flight, it wouldn't be this.
The first launch of SpaceX's Falcon 1 rocket in 2006 ended in similar fashion.
Isar Aerospace, based in Germany, is the first in a crop of new European rocket companies to attempt an orbital launch.
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