A German rocket, described as the largest the country has made since the Nazi era V-2, has exploded only 40 seconds after the launch of a Norwegian space gate.
The unmanned spectrum rocket was seen in the course of the launch of Andøya space in Norway in Norway.
Images taken by Isar Aerospace, the German company that was responsible for the rocket, showed that it wiggled in the air before the engines failed and fell in the nearby sea and exploded in a huge fireball on impact.
Nevertheless, Isar Aerospace claimed that the failed launch was a success, because it gave its engineers extensive data to learn from.
“Our first test flight met all our expectations and achieved a great success,” said Daniel Metzler, the Chief Executive, in a statement.
He added: “We had a clean lift-off, 30 seconds of flight, and were even allowed to validate our flight termination system.”
The spectrum rocket is 28m (92ft) long and is powered by 10 adjusted engines.
The two -stage spacecraft is specially designed to put small and medium -sized satellites in a job around the earth.
The unmanned spectrum rocket was seen in the course of the launch of Andøya space port in Norway.
Images of Isar Aerospace, the German company that was responsible for the rocket, showed that it wiggled in the air before the engines failed and fell in the nearby sea
The rocket exploded at impact
Despite the explosion, Isar Aerospace claimed that the failed launch was a success because it gave its engineers extensive data to learn from
The Global Space Race has been accelerating for years. Earlier this year, Great -Britain finally revealed that participating in announcing a space port on the Shetland Islands.
The first 'vertical' rocket launch from the British soil will finally continue this year from Saxavord -spacecraft on Unst, the northernmost of the Shetland Islands.
The 100FT RFA One Launch vehicle, developed by the German company Rocket Factory Augsburg, will perform a vertical explosion in NASA style from the site.
It will transport small and micro satellites from a maximum of 1,300 kg to the Earth track for paying customers-what the very first British satellite launch ever marks.
Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA) has a permit for SpaceFlight by the British regulator, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), which means that the flight can officially continue.
“The granting of the first vertical launch license from British soil builds to a historic milestone for the nation,” said Rob Bishton, CAA CEO.
Saxavord SpacePort is one of the three spaces in the UK to start satellite launches.
