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April 14, 2021

Europe’s space sector has lift off: Satellite launcher startup Isar Aerospace lands exclusive deal

Isar is the first fully privately-financed European launch vehicle bringing satellites into earth’s orbit.


Credit: Isar Aerospace

Yesterday morning at Isar Aerospace’s headquarters in Munich, the company’s first rocket engine — built entirely in-house — rolled off the production line.

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Birds' eye view of the two orbital launch pads planned at Andøya Space.
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Spectrum has payload capabilities of up to 1'000kg to low-earth orbit and a multi-ignition second stage engine.
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Miriam Partington

Miriam Partington was a senior reporter at Sifted, based in Berlin. She covered the DACH region and the future of work, and wrote Startup Life , a weekly newsletter on what it takes to build a startup.

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