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Europe has its first commercial orbital rocket
TL;DRGerman startup Isar Aerospace successfully launched Europe's first commercial orbital rocket after a previous failure.
Why it matters: Europe reduces dependence on US/Russian launch providers; commercial space competition accelerates globally.
German company Isar Aerospace has successfully launched Europe's first entirely commercial orbital rocket. It attempted to achieve the feat last March, but that lasted all of 30 seconds before the vehicle crashed into the sea and exploded. This time the company managed to get…
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