A spectacular drone video shows the first attempt to launch orbital from Isar Aerospace, which ended with an ardent accident in the icy sea about 30 seconds after takeoff.
The first spectrum rocket of the German company was removed on Sunday morning (March 30) from Andøya Spaceport In northern Norway, during the very first attempt to launch orbital of the European SOIL.
The spectrum cleaned the tower but suffered an anomaly shortly after. The rocket turned around and slammed in the ocean near the cushion, sending a cloud tinged with high orange in a clear arctic sky, as shown in the video.
The launch ramp and the surrounding infrastructure seem to have escaped the damage, according to Isar Aerospace. The company accentuated the positive of the early spectrum, claiming that the 95 -foot rocket high (28 meters) behaved quite well.
“Our first test flight met all of our expectations, achieving great success,” said Daniel Metzler, CEO and co-founder of Isar Aerospace, in a statement sent by e-mail. “We had a clean take -off, 30 seconds of flight and we were even able to validate our flight termination system.”
Officials of the European space were also optimistic.
“A test flight is exactly that: a test to collect data, learn and improve,” said the director general of the European space agency, Josef Aschbacher on Sunday.
“All that Isar Aerospace obtained today is remarkable, and they will have a lot of data to analyze,” he added. “I applaud the teams to go so far, and I am convinced that we will soon see the next spectrum on the launching ramp ready for the unloading of flight 2 test.”
