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flag German startup's rocket crashes seconds after Europe's first mainland commercial orbital launch attempt.

flag A German startup's rocket, Spectrum, developed by Isar Aerospace, crashed seconds after launching from Norway's Andoya Spaceport on Sunday. flag Despite the failure, the company claims it met its goals of a clean liftoff and 30 seconds of flight. flag The incident marks Europe's first mainland commercial orbital launch attempt. flag Spectrum's crash is seen as a step towards Europe's goal of establishing an independent space industry, as it had no access to Russian launchers since the Ukraine conflict began in 2022.

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