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German startup carries out Europe's first commercial space launch

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German startup Isar Aerospace successfully launched its Spectrum rocket into orbit from Norway on Saturday night, marking the first ever such launch by a commercial entity from European soil. European firms are racing to make up ground in the lucrative launch industry, currently dominated by America's SpaceX.

First report: Space startup makes history with first ever rocket launch from European soil — independent.co.uk, 8d