First Spectrum Rocket Launch Barely Gets Off the Ground

Company Says the Mission Met All its Set Goals

The first European commercial space launch was conducted Sunday by satellite launch service company Isar Aerospace. And though the flight of the Spectrum rocket was terminated 30 seconds after being launched from Andøya Spaceport in Norway, the company said the mission met its "set goals."

“Our first test flight met all our expectations, achieving a grea…