The engine trembled to life in about half of the local time on Sunday, and with a mysterious roar, the 92 -foot spectrum missile was lifted slowly away from the launcher, which represents the first players of its kind in the European continent.
The missile, launched by ISAR Aerospace from inside the circle in the Arctic in a space on the Norwegian Ice Island, was the first tropical flight outside Russia to leave the continental Europe. About 30 seconds after removing the missile from the launch platform, fought to the side and fell to the ground.
But Daniel Mitzer, CEO of ISAR Aerospace, was optimistic. He said in a statement that the test trip “managed to” all our expectations, as it achieved great success, “despite the accident.
“We had a clean take -off, 30 seconds of the flight, until we got to the authenticity of our flying system,” said Mr. Mitzler. He added that the missile fell directly into the sea, and the launch platform was not damaged, and no one was harmful when the spacecraft crashed.
It was not immediately accessible to the space water in Andtya for suspension. Earlier, it was published on social media, saying that “crisis management” was activated after the accident, and that it was cooperating with emergency services and Isar Aerospace.
The test trip was seven years in the ISAR Aerospace manufacturer, a German -based company founded in 2018 with a task to make satellite launch easier than Europe. It was European companies to push Front in space and research technology, exploring the potential of the space sector for defense, security and geopolitical.
“There are about a million things that can make an error and only only one way is going well,” said Mr. Mitzer, CEO of ISAR Aerospace, in a video before the launch. The team rescheduled many previous attempts to launch, noting the unfavorable weather conditions. He said at the time: “Frankly, I will be happy if we just fly 30 seconds.”
He said that this time will give the team a lot of information to analyze and use it to improve their car. This is the period that lasted on Sunday.
In the video, Mr. Metzler pointed out that Spacex, the first private company to launch a missile of its own design in orbit, had three failed attempts before this teacher was achieved in 2008.
Many private companies were in Europe design Space compounds for a new wave of missiles. Sweden renewed an old research base at the modern satellite launch center north of the Arctic circle, and Britain also opened a space center in Cornwall, in the far southwest of England. However, Minfires could be expensive: Virgin Orbit, the space company founded by British billionaire Richard Branson, was finally folded after its failed attempt in 2023 to launch a orbit missile.
“Space really has become a very important element in political geography, in global visions, and of course it is a great economic opportunity,” said Mr. Mitzler.
The company, which was initially supported by Bulent Altan, chief executive director of Space X, Arise More than 430 million dollars of financing from international investors, according to its website, including support from NATO innovation finance.
Ali Watkins He contributed to this report.