Private German Rocket Makes History, Reaches Orbit From European Soil

"No rocket had ever reached orbit from Western European soil — until today," reports Space.com.DW.com reports that a Spectrum space rocket from German company Isar Aerospace launched today from the Arctic Norwegian spaceport at Andoya:"Germany has spaceflight capabilities," said the country's Ministry for Research, Technology and Space on X, praising a "milestone that impressively demonstrates our country's innovative strength and technical expertise". This was the German company's second