A German startup successfully sent satellites into orbit from Norway over the weekend, giving Europe's commercial space industry a milestone it had pursued for years as governments seek greater control over how European satellites reach space.
Isar Aerospace's two-stage Spectrum rocket lifted off from Andøya Spaceport in Arctic Norway at 10:12 p.m. local time Saturday and reached orbit before deploying five small satellites and a technology experiment. It was the first successful commercial orbital launch from continental Europe and came on only the rocket's second flight, CNBC reported Monday.
