Isar Aerospace puts Spectrum rocket into orbit from Norway in first for European commercial launch
The commercial launch map of Europe changed this week. Germany's Isar Aerospace successfully placed its Spectrum rocket into orbit from a site in Norway, completing the first commercial orbital launch from continental Europe.
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