Rocket Blast! German Space Shot Explodes

In a fiery spectacle over the Arctic, Germany's Spectrum rocket disintegrated just 40 seconds post-launch. Pioneered by Isar Aerospace, the unmanned venture, Germany's heftiest since the WWII-era V2, aimed to revolutionize European space autonomy from Norway's Andoeya Spaceport. Despite no payload on board, Isar's CEO, Daniel Metzler, hailed the test a data-rich success. Europe's aerospace community eyes stronger independency against alternatives like Starlink. Meanwhile, other nations push their spatial frontiers, echoing a renewed European space race.