German space firm aborts rocket test flight over leak

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2026-04-10

Munich (dpa) - A launch attempt of the Spectrum rocket developed by German start-up Isar Aerospace was aborted on Thursday evening at Norway's Andøya Spaceport due to a suspected leak. The company said about an hour before lift-off it had called off the launch to investigate a pressure vessel issue, adding that teams would assess the situation and decide on next steps. It marked another setback after a first test flight last year ended in an expl......

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