Isar Aerospace's first Spectrum rocket suffered an anomaly about 18 seconds into its first-ever launch and crashed. The ...

The five companies ESA selected are Isar Aerospace, MaiaSpace, Rocket Factory Augsburg, PLD Space, and Orbex. Only one of these companies, Isar Aerospace, has attempted to launch a rocket into orbit.

Still, Isar became the first in a new crop of European launch startups to launch a rocket theoretically capable of reaching orbit. Flush with cash ... Isar is leading in another metric, too. The ...

The ESA competition aims to foster independent access to space by supporting emerging small- and medium-lift rocket ...

Gilmour Space Technologies had earlier said it would consider the launch a success if the rocket left the ground ...