The continent’s imminent attempt at a commercial orbital launch could be the start of a bold new era that ends Europe’s reliance on SpaceX, Elon Musk, and the US.

A German startup named Isar Aerospace will try to launch its first rocket Saturday, aiming to become the first in a wave of ...

A dramatic video shows Isar Aerospace's first orbital launch attempt, which ended with a fiery crash into the frigid sea ...

Germany-based Isar Aerospace attempted to launch the first orbital rocket from European soil on Sunday morning (March 30).

There are no customer satellites aboard the first Spectrum test flight. The rocket will climb into a polar orbit from Andøya ...

The first orbital rocket launched from continental Europe crashed seconds after blast-off Sunday, in a closely watched test for the continent's bid to build a new space economy. The Spectrum ...

Powered by nine Aquila engines, the Spectrum rocket generated 16,860 pounds of thrust at launch. Isar Aerospace had high hopes for the test, expecting to validate key systems for future flights.

Isar Aerospace, the company behind the rocket, is still heralding the launch as a success due to the data it provided ...

The European market’s first attempt at playing catch-up with the satellite launch industry ended in a gigantic explosion off the Norwegian coast, where a German-made rocket crashed and burned.

Elbit Systems , Israel's largest defence firm, said on Tuesday it received a $130 million contract to supply advanced rocket munitions to an unnamed European country.

First commercial rocket from western Europe explodes shortly after launch An effort by Isar Aerospace to become the first European commercial space company to launch an orbital rocket from ...